Tesla ( TSLA) and its high-profile CEO Elon Musk can be polarizing. However, the automaker has achieved things that seemed impossible. It not only broke into the highly mature auto industry, it also helped to create the electric vehicle (EV) market. Could buying EV upstart Lucid ( LCID) set investors up for a similar success story?

These days, Tesla investors would probably like to be thinking about EV sales, robo-taxis, or anything else besides politics.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles claimed the fallout between Donald Trumpand Elon Muskwas “very troublesome” — but was only a “little hiccup” for Trump’s administration. Speaking on the “Pod Force One” podcast,