State Dept. Plans $400M Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/trump-tesla-musk-cybertruck.html

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Erm... probably a stupid question but I wonder how much need there is for armored vehicles for the U.S. State Dept?

In addition to the armored Cybertrucks, they're buying $40 million of armored BMW "sport utility vehicles".

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Department of State operates embassies in places where people don't like the American government very much, as well as sometimes hosting foreign officials that some would prefer unalive.

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