Donald Trump faces trolling as he mispronounces Tesla again while supporting Elon Musk: 'Dementia Don'

'The way he’s been treated with Tesler is just terrible,' Trump appeared to say while referring to Elon Musk’s Tesla
UPDATED APR 2, 2025
Donald Trump is facing mockery online again for allegedly mispronouncing Tesla (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Donald Trump is facing mockery online again for allegedly mispronouncing Tesla (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump has been accused of suffering from dementia after he seemingly said "Tesler" instead of Tesla multiple times while speaking at the White House about the increased attacks on the company's cybertrucks.

Referring to Elon Musk, he said, “He's an American patriot,” as reported by Ok! Magazine.



 

“The way he’s been treated with Tesler is just terrible. In fact, you have a Tesler. A lot of people are buying Teslers,” the president appeared to say while referring to Musk’s Tesla.

“He should not be treated that way. He's done an incredible service,” Trump added.

Netizens call Trump ‘Dementia Don’

Donald Trump stands for a prayer during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump hosted the swearing in of his former personal attorney and White House Presidential counselor Alina Habba as interim U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Donald Trump stands for a prayer during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

But people on X were more interested in the Republican leader’s apparent mispronunciation of the automotive company.

An individual sarcastically wrote, “In calling it Tesler for the rest of my life.”



 

Another individual joked, “At this point, it'll be easier for Elon to officially change the company's name to ‘Tesler’ than to get Trump to pronounce it correctly.”



 

“He can't even pronounce your brand right, @elonmusk You must not have paid him enough yet,” the third one wrote.



 

A tweet read, “Dementia Don.”



 

Another tweet said, “This isn't some new car company JFC. He is unwell if he's still calling it by the wrong name.”



 

“He seems medicated. To keep him compliant for his handlers?” an X user speculated.



 

The second X user wrote, “Why can’t he articulate, read, think critically, or keep his diaper clean?”



 

“Memory disease…” a person added.



 

One user said, “I thought he was trying to be 'funny' with it at first. Now, not so much.”



 

Stephen Colbert made fun of Trump after he said 'I love Tesler'

This was not the first time Donald Trump apparently called Tesla "Tesler". 

Last month, he claimed to buy a Tesla vehicle as he showed support to Musk, who has been facing criticism for chairing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 05: Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) endorses Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on October 05, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. This is the first time that Trump has returned to Butler since he was injured during an attempted assassination on July 13th. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk endorses President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sitting inside a red Tesla Model S, the 78-year-old said, "I love Tesla," as per AP.

The commander-in-chief also noted, as per The Hill, “I’m going to buy because number one, it’s a great product. As good as it gets. Number two, because this man [Elon Musk] has devoted his energy and his life to doing this, and I think he has been treated unfairly.”

Comedian Stephen Colbert, however, pointed out that Trump had called Tesla “Tesler” while backing Musk and his company.



 

The ‘Late Show’ host said, “He almost got the name right,” before sarcastically adding, “It’s an honest mistake. He just mixed up the two words most associated with Elon Musk: Tesla and Hitler,” as reported by the HuffPost.

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