Trump says he will label the violence against Tesla as a domestic terrorism
President Donald Trump said that he would label the violence against Tesla’s dealers as a domestic terrorism, according to a transcription shared by journalists from the White House swimming pool, a sign of deepening links with Elon Musk.
“Tesla Takeovers” broke out around the world among Tesla dealers when people protest against what they consider to be a hostile takeover of the federal government by Musk and its Government Department of Effectiveness (DOGE). Some of the demonstrations have led to graffiti on the Tesla panels, the charging stations are burnt down, even Molotov cocktails be thrown into the lot of a dealer.
The manifestations and vandalism arise as the course of Tesla’s action took a hitFalling below the place where he skyrocketed after Trump won the presidential election in November 2024 and made it possible to allow the overall stock market during the same period. Tesla also saw Dirty nosedive worldwide As the brand suffers from Musk’s political exploits.
“I’m going to stop them,” said Trump about people who commit violence against Tesla property. He spoke with Musk Tuesday in the White House. “We surprise anyone because they harm a large American business.”
“And let me tell you,” said Trump. “You do it to Tesla, and you do it to any business, we will catch up and you will go through hell.”
According to federal law, An attack on business property could be considered an internal terrorism if the intention is to intimidate or force a civilian population, influence government property or affect government conduct by destruction, assassination or kidnapping.
The coming risk lies in the way Trump and Musk define violence – and if the peaceful demonstrators will be qualified as violence in the future. Trump has promised to deport international students who join demonstrations against the War of Israel in Gaza, which increases the threat that people who have green cards or visas in the United States could be under the same threat to protest against Tesla.
Since Trump published a decree in January to form Doge, an advisory committee to reduce public spending, Musk – who donated $ 260 million To a great pec to elect Trump – supervised the distribution dismissal government employees and the elimination of whole agencies like USAID, promoting an environment of anger, fear, confusion and chaos, according to Some reports.
Musk has watched other agencies for “suppression”, although his criticisms underline that his companies have directly benefited from government contracts and incentives. SpaceX, for example, received more than $ 20 billion in NASA contracts, the Ministry of Defense and other federal agencies, According to data from USASPREND.GOV.
Trump said on Tuesday that he would buy a Tesla that he “would not be authorized” to drive, but that it would be used in the White House by its staff members.
“I think it was treated very unfairly by a very small group of people,” said Trump, according to the swimming pool report. “And I just want people to know that he cannot be penalized to be a patriot.”
