Nikola Founder Promises Lawsuit And Wants Reporter Fired Over "Fake" News Story

Nikola Founder Promises Lawsuit And Wants Reporter Fired Over
Today, a story about Nikola, a startup that is valued in the billions despite having no revenue, appeared on Bloomberg, headlined “Nikola Founder Exaggerated the Capability of His Debut Truck.” Within about an hour, Nikola’s founder was rage-tweeting, calling for the author of the story to be fired and promising a lawsuit.
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CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 6/18/2020 1:01:03 PM
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Showing in public that you have absolutely no self control or the ability to think one two steps ahead to understand the consequences of your actions is not a good trait to have for any leader, let alone the CEO of a public company. If you can't learn from the very public mistakes of others in your position, you are pretty much hopeless.


MDarringerMDarringer - 6/18/2020 3:16:30 PM
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And yet, Joe Biden babbles incoherently.


CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 6/18/2020 5:21:42 PM
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@Md- Personally since there is a lower age limit on who can be the US President, I think a simple vote in Congress/Senate could put in an upper limit. The precedent has been set already, so nobody can cry agism.

Since retirement is 65, back off 8 years and you get 57. Nobody older than 57 on their first day as President should be allowed to run. That would enable them to be at the height of their experience and intellectual power and not suffer from any old age related illness (mental or physical).


runninglogan1runninglogan1 - 6/19/2020 12:02:38 AM
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Trump can barely drink a glass of water.


MDarringerMDarringer - 6/19/2020 5:31:42 PM
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I want one term once per life limits on:

Governors
Sheriffs
District Attorneys
Senators
Representatives

SCOTUS justices should face mandatory removal at 65.

Presidential candidates should have to be 60 or younger when then run, by law.


ricks0mericks0me - 6/18/2020 9:55:40 PM
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CC: I would like to agree with you on "57" but in the U>S>A>>>>> that would lead to an age discrimination lawsiut.


CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 6/18/2020 10:06:13 PM
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@ricks - There is already a minimum age of 37 years to run for the job of US President. So I don't think the agism argument would hold up in court.


Carmaker1Carmaker1 - 6/21/2020 5:40:33 PM
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Extremely resent as a tri-Raptor owner and Ford engineer, the blatant copying of our trucks by Nikola.

They need to be more original, as the Raptor grille marker lights were created in 2007 to pass regulations for the increased width of the 2010MY P415 chassis SVT Raptor.

I am equally sick of many unoriginal idiots that plaster them onto their poverty spec F150s with cheap lifts and even worse for those in Toyota trucks (I do like Tacoma/Hilux).

People should enjoy doing vehicle modifications, provided they don't rip off other OEM designs by another brand or halo trim level.

No better than putting M badges on a 320i or Hellcat badging on an SXT Charger/Challenger.

Only the Ram Rebel TRX I can honestly respect, as well as ZR2. Aftermarket is full of BS, taking advantage of losers that can't buy the real thing.


MDarringerMDarringer - 6/21/2020 5:57:59 PM
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Preach it! But you know that opportunists will go the route of living with a fake because they are too cheap to buy the real thing OR--as you have noted--rip off the real thing's styling.

Kinda like how Detroit plastered Mercedes grilles onto their land yachts in the 70s.

A number of times I've walked away from the purchase of a classic car because it was obviously a fake but a good enough fake to fool an average person. There are more vintage GT350s out there than Shelby/Ford ever built.


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