Tesla CEO Elon Musk is responding to the electric vehicle manufacturer's disappointing first-quarter financial results with some surprising rhetoric, according to CNN.   What's happening? Tesla announced its first-quarter results on Tuesday.

Elon Musk says he’ll be spending less time in Washington slashing government costs and more time running Tesla after his electric vehicle company reported a big drop in profits. Tesla struggled to sell vehicles as it faced angry protests over Musk’s leadership of DOGE,

COMMENT: Tesla has endured a brutal start to the year, but it will bounce back. Elon Musk’s personal brand has been battered by months of negative headlines, and as a result, Tesla has been bruised. But there are smoother roads ahead for the American EV giant.