Jordan Klepper, a correspondent for The Daily Show, was surprised when his woke studio audience cheered the recent wave of violence against Elon Musk and Tesla. The TV presenter began the segment by describing the history of domestic terrorism against the electric car maker. As he described an arson attack that severely damaged a dealership in Kansas, the crowd erupted in applause, visibly shocking the host.
Klepper is not the only one to notice the rise in violence. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, has issued several statements condemning the wave of violence. President Donald Trump also addressed the attacks in a recent Fox News appearance. Users reacted to the clip of the arson and Musk’s statements on social media with sympathy.
Klepper began his remarks by summarizing the anti-Tesla protests that led up to the violence. He said, “They’re taking to the streets or the parking lots tonight; the FBI and ATF are now investigating multiple cases of possible arson targeting Teslas and cyber trucks. This dramatic video shows multiple cars and flames. Police say the attacker used Molotov cocktails.”
He continued his explanation until he was interrupted by the crowd. He added, “It’s the latest in more than a dozen instances of arson and vandalism targeting Tesla. The same suspect shot more Teslas with a gun. Tesla cyber trucks were set on fire in Kansas City, and earlier this month, shots fired at a Tesla dealership in Oregon. Cyber trucks on fire in Seattle.” After the applause died down, he quipped, ” Wow. You guys like petty acts of domestic terrorism, huh?”
In response to the unprecedented wave of terrorism, Musk issued a series of reactions and decried rampant lawlessness. He said, “Wow, they’re totally insane. Death threats, shooting up Tesla stores and burning down Superchargers are definitely not “legitimate forms of protest”!’
However, Musk wasn’t the only prominent figure who addressed the wave of arson. President Donald Trump addressed the controversy to Fox News anchor Laura Ingram. He said, “I do think this is an act of domestic terrorism. When we catch those people, you will find out that they were paid by people who were very highly political on the left.”
Elon was quick to follow Trump’s lead. In another post, the DOGE head delved into the funding of these violent protests. He stated, ” An investigation has found 5 ActBlue-funded groups responsible for Tesla “protests”: Troublemakers, Disruption Project, Rise & Resist, Indivisible Project and Democratic Socialists of America. ActBlue funders include George Soros, Reid Hoffman, Herbert Sandler, Patricia Bauman, and Leah Hunt-Hendrix.”
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He continued to offer details on the investigation, “ActBlue is currently under investigation for allowing foreign and illegal donations in criminal violation of campaign finance regulations. This week, 7 ActBlue senior officials resigned, including the associate general counsel. If you know anything about this, please post in replies. Thanks, Elon.”
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In the comments section, users offered their sympathies to Elon. One comment read, “@TheDailyShow wow! You have shown your true colors. The Democrats are the violent, hateful, destructive, mentally insane terrorists who are throwing a tantrum because they lost. Shame on you.” Some notice the repeated pattern of Democrats burning down dealerships. Another said, ” These were the same people that cheered on as Minneapolis burned for four consecutive days.” Others objected to the double standard concerning pollution. A reply read, ” I never want to hear the Left complain about supposed acts of “political violence” or a “climate crisis” again.”
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