What about the fact that Musk publicly exited the presidential councils he was a member of over the Paris Accord? It was a move that would have offended US conservatives, particularly those at Breitbart, on at least two fronts: supporting efforts to combat climate change and damaging the President's reputation as an ally to Silicon Valley.
True, the President is vindictive. I wonder if we can use this. Send in someone who pretends to be anti renewable energy and then piss off Trump so Trump will praise solar power.