Tesla employees and investors are speaking out over fears that CEO Elon Musk’s alliance with Donald Trump undermines its reputation and sustainability mission.

While investors hoped Musk's association with Trump would boost the company, sales and stock price are down since inauguration. Some industry analysts say Musk's political involvement is to blame, others that it's thanks to Tesla falling behind on new model releases.

The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase.

The U.S. government has not awarded Tesla a contract to produce “armored” electric cars, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday, clarifying a budget document that appeared to detail the agency’s plan to spend $400 million on vehicles from Elon Musk’s automotive giant.