Former US Vice President Kamala Harris said then President Joe Biden, made a “big mistake” by not inviting Tesla CEO Elon Musk to a 2021 White House event on electric vehicles. The event, held in August 2021, included executives from General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, but Musk was notably absent despite Tesla being the nation’s leading EV manufacturer.

“I thought it was a big mistake”

“I write in the book that I thought it was a big mistake to not invite Elon Musk when we did a big EV event,” Harris told Fortune on Tuesday. She referenced her memoir, 107 Days , in which she also criticized Biden for initially running for re-election despite his health struggles.

Political and labor context

Musk ’s exclusion was widely seen as a gesture to support the United Auto Workers and

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