Senator Tommy Tuberville (whose net worth is approximately $...

Senator Tommy Tuberville (whose net worth is approximately $16m) is betting against Tesla.

Tuberville recently invested $50k in $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ $190 puts expiring 12/15/2023, coupled with options in $Texas Instruments (TXN.US)$ , $Coca-Cola (KO.US)$ , $United States Steel (X.US)$ , $Louisiana-Pacific (LPX.US)$ & $Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$ .

The unsettling practice of politicians leveraging positions over companies they legislate prompts a critical discussion on the ethical implications and whether such speculative actions should be permissible in public office.