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   Donald Trump has claimed California Governor Gavin Newsom made no attempt   
   to contact Elon Musk before he moved the Tesla headquarters from the   
   state.   
      
   In an interview with entrepreneur and podcaster Patrick Bet-David, the   
   former president revealed that he asked Musk whether Newsom had tried to   
   persuade him to keep the automaker in the state.   
      
   'I said did Newsom call you at all? Did he call and say 'can we have   
   dinner, I'd love you to stay here and we'll work out some tax benefits or   
   some incentive to stay?,'' Trump said.   
      
   'He said he never called. I was amazed at that. You're talking about   
   thousands of workers and prestige,' he added.   
      
   Musk officially moved Tesla's corporate headquarters from Palo Alto,   
   California, to Austin, Texas, in December 2021.   
      
   At the time, Musk said it had become difficult for employees to afford   
   homes in the expensive Bay Area, which meant many were having to make a   
   long commute to work.   
      
   But before he made the move, the billionaire was already at odds with   
   officials in the state.   
      
   In 2020, he threatened to pull all of Tesla's operations out of the Golden   
   State in response to Covid-era laws, including the shelter-in-place orders   
   which caused the plant to shut temporarily.   
      
   California had also launched a series of regulatory probes regarding the   
   company's treatment of its workers.   
      
   Bet-David was stunned by Trump's comment on his PBD podcast: 'The biggest   
   entrepreneur in your state leaves and you don't call him.'   
      
   Entrepreneur Bet-David is worth about $350 million, which comes from his   
   financial services firm, book sales and even a stake in the New York   
   Yankees.   
      
   Tesla, which employs around 121,000 people globally, has a market value of   
   about $700 billion.   
      
   In July, Musk also announced he would move the headquarters of his two   
   other companies, SpaceX and X, to Texas from California in protest over   
   the state's gender identity laws.   
      
   He said Newsom's signing of a law that bans California school districts   
   from requiring teachers to notify parents if their child is transgender   
   was 'the final straw.'   
      
   Tesla, however, still has its engineering headquarters in Palo Alto,   
   California.   
      
   During a joint press conference to announce the move in February 2023,   
   Newsom said it was a 'point of pride' that Tesla once again has a   
   manufacturing plant in California.   
      
   'We're changing the world through our historic investments, our conveyor   
   belt for talent, and partnerships with companies like Tesla,' Newsom said.   
      
   Earlier this year, Tesla also appeared to be hiring at its California HQ,   
   posting hundreds of job openings in the Bay Area in July, the San   
   Francisco Chronicle reported.   
      
   Musk, who is the richest person in the world with a net worth of $242   
   billion according to Bloomberg, first came out in support for Trump on   
   July 13.   
      
   The businessman has since thrown himself into the race - appearing   
   alongside Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and setting up a   
   political action committee (PAC) to funnel his money into the fight.   
      
   Initially he said he would give $100 to every registered Pennsylvania   
   voter who signed the free speech and Second Amendment petition.   
      
   Days later he announced a $1 million lottery-style giveaway for   
   Pennsylvania residents who sign the petition - prompting concern from some   
   officials and legal experts.   
      
   Filings released this week show he has given almost $75 million to the   
   PAC, catapulting him to the top of the GOP donor list.   
      
   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/consumer/article-   
   13984501/california-gavin-newsom-tesla-Trump-PBD-podcast.html   
      
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