Sure it was.
More like he’s trying to hide behind the old saying of “many a true word has been spoken in jest” with his backpedal.
Of course he’s glad to see it go down, but he said it as a joke.
Typical commie trash rhetoric. Tell a lie (or,reveal your true soul) and then after the MSM has run it about, claim that it was a joke.
His constituents include pensioners. They depend upon the return of investments. Over 3% of pensions’ holdings are in Tesla. His coming out saying he hopes the stock crashes is like yelling “fire” in a theater. He is an irresponsible jerk — which is why he was an ideal Veep pick.