Tesla stock was hit harder than most after Trump tariffs threatened against Canada and Mexico roiled car stocks Monday, and it gained less than Ford Motor and Stellantis on Tuesday. Could the reason be Elon Musk?

Musk, who also runs SpaceX and a number of other companies, has been known to make big often exaggerated promises. For example, he once called the Hyperloop, which was never built, the "fifth mode of transport" and famously promised to take Tesla private in a Twitter post, saying he had secured financing that he didn't have.