President Donald Trump bought a Tesla vehicle outside the White House on Tuesday afternoon during an event with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Speaking in front of reporters, Trump told Musk that he would write him a check to buy the Tesla Model S in full.
"I like a check better than this modern system of, all of a sudden, there's money in your account," Trump said. "I like signing a check!"
"I know he'd give me a discount, but honestly, I don't want to ask for one," Trump also told the press gaggle. "You know, I'm president, and so I want to pay full price."
Before purchasing the vehicle, Trump said that his top reason was because the Tesla vehicle was "a great product, as good as it gets."
"And number two, because this man [Elon Musk] has devoted his energy and his life to doing this," Trump continued.
The Republican went on to praise Musk, saying that he's "been treated very unfairly by a very small group of people."
"And I just want people to know that he can't be penalized for being a patriot," Trump said. "And he's a great patriot. And he's also done an incredible job with Tesla."
