Hes a big businessman.

Hes a successful guy.

Thats why we want him doing this.

Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk gestures while introducing the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla Cybertruck at Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk introducing the prototype of a Cybertruck in 2019.FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

After this story was published, the State Departmentmodifiedits procurement forecast toremovethe word Tesla.

It now says the department expects to spend $400 million on Armored Electric Vehicles.