PJ Vogt

Okay, so this was a public document that the State Department had put on its website called a procurement forecast. An enormous, dense document that lists places where the State Department expects to spend taxpayer money. This document is not user-friendly. It's quite obscure. But Ryan Grimm, this sharp, dogged reporter, sat down and pored through the document just to check.

Okay, so this was a public document that the State Department had put on its website called a procurement forecast. An enormous, dense document that lists places where the State Department expects to spend taxpayer money. This document is not user-friendly. It's quite obscure. But Ryan Grimm, this sharp, dogged reporter, sat down and pored through the document just to check.

Okay, so this was a public document that the State Department had put on its website called a procurement forecast. An enormous, dense document that lists places where the State Department expects to spend taxpayer money. This document is not user-friendly. It's quite obscure. But Ryan Grimm, this sharp, dogged reporter, sat down and pored through the document just to check.

Was this new, unusual presidential administration doing anything new and unusual that might be revealed here in the spreadsheet's many lines? And Ryan Grim found something that seemed to him very strange. The U.S. State Department, the part of the government that deals with diplomacy and foreign policy, was revealing that they were going to spend $400 million on a fleet of new armored cars.

Was this new, unusual presidential administration doing anything new and unusual that might be revealed here in the spreadsheet's many lines? And Ryan Grim found something that seemed to him very strange. The U.S. State Department, the part of the government that deals with diplomacy and foreign policy, was revealing that they were going to spend $400 million on a fleet of new armored cars.

Was this new, unusual presidential administration doing anything new and unusual that might be revealed here in the spreadsheet's many lines? And Ryan Grim found something that seemed to him very strange. The U.S. State Department, the part of the government that deals with diplomacy and foreign policy, was revealing that they were going to spend $400 million on a fleet of new armored cars.

Well, not just any armored cars. Armored Teslas. almost half a billion dollars in taxpayer money to be spent on electric vehicles made specifically by Elon Musk's company. Elon Musk, the man who these days is Donald Trump's right-hand man. So Ryan Grim publishes his story. Some outlets, like Rachel Maddow, start to zero in on what they perceive as the fishiness of all this.

Well, not just any armored cars. Armored Teslas. almost half a billion dollars in taxpayer money to be spent on electric vehicles made specifically by Elon Musk's company. Elon Musk, the man who these days is Donald Trump's right-hand man. So Ryan Grim publishes his story. Some outlets, like Rachel Maddow, start to zero in on what they perceive as the fishiness of all this.

Well, not just any armored cars. Armored Teslas. almost half a billion dollars in taxpayer money to be spent on electric vehicles made specifically by Elon Musk's company. Elon Musk, the man who these days is Donald Trump's right-hand man. So Ryan Grim publishes his story. Some outlets, like Rachel Maddow, start to zero in on what they perceive as the fishiness of all this.

Like, you're seeing Elon's reaction. You're getting ready to do your story for NPR the next morning. When do you notice that the original State Department spreadsheet has been altered?

Like, you're seeing Elon's reaction. You're getting ready to do your story for NPR the next morning. When do you notice that the original State Department spreadsheet has been altered?

Like, you're seeing Elon's reaction. You're getting ready to do your story for NPR the next morning. When do you notice that the original State Department spreadsheet has been altered?

NPR's Bobby Allen reports this comes as Tesla CEO... Bobby publishes his story the morning of February 13th. Things are moving.

NPR's Bobby Allen reports this comes as Tesla CEO... Bobby publishes his story the morning of February 13th. Things are moving.

NPR's Bobby Allen reports this comes as Tesla CEO... Bobby publishes his story the morning of February 13th. Things are moving.

I know many people are familiar with this clip, but let's just watch it together one more time because it represents nearly perfect unscripted comedy. It's 2019 and we're at a fairly infamous product presentation for the then new Cybertruck.

I know many people are familiar with this clip, but let's just watch it together one more time because it represents nearly perfect unscripted comedy. It's 2019 and we're at a fairly infamous product presentation for the then new Cybertruck.

I know many people are familiar with this clip, but let's just watch it together one more time because it represents nearly perfect unscripted comedy. It's 2019 and we're at a fairly infamous product presentation for the then new Cybertruck.

On a stage filled with fog, laser lights, and jets of flame, the aesthetic halfway between Tron and American Gladiator, Elon, in a black leather jacket, here to give the world its first glimpse of the future.

On a stage filled with fog, laser lights, and jets of flame, the aesthetic halfway between Tron and American Gladiator, Elon, in a black leather jacket, here to give the world its first glimpse of the future.