Violent Attacks On Teslas Surge Amid Musk's Controversial Role In Trump White House
HuffPost
There's been a clear uptick in Tesla attacks since Trump empowered the electric vehicle maker's owner to oversee the slashing of government spending.
SEATTLE (AP) — Cybertrucks set ablaze. Bullets and Molotov cocktails aimed at Tesla showrooms.
Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric-car company are cropping up across the U.S. and overseas. While no injuries have been reported, Tesla showrooms, vehicle lots, charging stations and privately owned cars have been targeted. In Canada, Tesla was removed from an international auto show over safety concerns.
There has been a clear uptick in Tesla attacks since President Donald Trump took office and empowered Musk to oversee a new Department of Government Efficiency that is slashing government spending.
Experts on domestic extremism say it’s impossible to know yet if the spate of incidents will balloon into a long-term pattern.
In Trump’s first term, his properties in New York City, Washington and elsewhere became a natural place for protest. In the early days of his second term, Tesla is filling that role.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will finally get their first breath of fresh Earth air after their roughly nine-day test flight stretched into a controversial monthslong journey.
It is "plainly" unconstitutional for Defense Department-run K-12 schools to ban books for political reasons, said 26 lawmakers.
Edward "Jake" Lang was accused of using a baseball bat on officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Now he wants to return to the Capitol as a senator.
The judge said the administration couldn't send Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, but the administration claims his oral orders weren't "enforceable."
The party's leadership is trying to move past a shutdown debacle with a focus on protecting health care coverage under Medicaid.
While the event is usually attended by sitting presidents and first ladies, Trump and his wife, Melania, declined to attend during his first four years in office.
Trump declared Sunday that many of former President Joe Biden's pardons are "VOID" due to unverified claims that he used an autopen to sign them.
"I'm going to take a look at that," the president said before the White House announced its action.
A papier mâché sculpture of Elon Musk will also go up in flames in Valencia.
The president's press-baiting just hit another low.
The president then railed against the "discredited" media organization.
The Trump White House press secretary's clueless take on France and the Statue of Liberty sparked an instant fact check.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station, departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts.