After going to social media and announcing that he had abandoned Tesla, Sen. Mark Kelly refused to say whether Democrats' inflammatory rhetoric against Elon Musk would blame the blame for the country's ongoing attacks and ongoing attacks.
Kelly also refused to tell the dealer whether the attack involved shooting and throwing a Molotov cocktail.
The Arizona Senator admitted, “It's certainly a vandalism, it's a crime, a serious crime. Especially, you shouldn't do that, burning a car, destroying someone's car, or even using someone's car as key.”
Kelly said the person in charge should be brought to trial and charged, but was forced to Fox News Digital on whether the attack would be identified as terrorism, and he replied, “I think we need to take a lighter look at the whole “terrorist” word.”
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After months of denouncement of Elon Musk as a threat, Democrats have refused to say whether their inflammatory rhetoric is due to attacks on Tesla owners and dealers across the country. (Getty Images/Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis by Getty Images/Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.
“Sometimes, when you try to expand on this, it's a bit of a loss of focus,” he said. “But when people are destroying people's cars and dealers, it's wrong and dangerous. Someone will get hurt, so the full power of law enforcement needs to reach this issue and be prosecuted.”
There have been at least 80 vandalism against Tesla vehicles in the US and Canada, and at least 10 incidents of vandalism and arson against Tesla dealers, charging stations and facilities.
US Attorney General Pam Bondy said the Justice Department is investigating the incident as “domestic terrorism.”
But major Democrats have remained largely silent on the issue, with few people willing to condemn the attack as an act of terrorism.
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In a 2023 CNN interview, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who accused Republicans of engaging in “stochastic terrorism,” refused to say whether Democrats' rebellious rhetoric should be held responsible for the attack. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
In a 2023 CNN interview, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Dn.Y., accused Republicans of criticizing “stochastic terrorism,” or incitement of violent political action.
Fox News Digital asked Ocasio-Cortez if they saw the connection between the language and violent incidents around the country against Musk.
Cortez began to replied, “Yeah, I've seen again Republicans calling me a 'communist' and I call him “I hate this country.”
Meanwhile, Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa. refuses to label the attack as violent, saying, “I have no opinion on what's going on, but I don't really follow that much, but I'm accurate about our language. “Violence” is against humans.”
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Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa. refuses to label attacks even violently, saying, “I have no opinion on what's going on, but I don't really follow that much, but let's be accurate about our language – “violence” is against humans. ” (Reuters/Michael A. McCoy)
Asked about Democrat rhetoric, Lee said, “It's important to recognize not only the frustration of people that are likely organic, but also the differences in language that come from people in power.
“Donald Trump is in power, he's abusing it, and it's going to hurt people,” she said. “We see American citizens being picked up because of rhetoric from the administration, rhetoric from the right. We see a lot of profiling happening. It's very dangerous and I think it's been violated against people again.”
D-Md. Rep. Steny Hoyer of the group said at a rally on January 6, 2021 that President Donald Trump “telled people to effectively rely on violence.”
Heuer said he discouraged everyone from resorting to violence, but insisted on a peaceful way to tell Trump and Musk “how angry we are.”
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett of D-Texas will speak at a hearing with the subcommittee on February 26th on the implementation of government efficiency at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)
“In effect, he (Musk) and Trump are both trying to benefit from the president, and this is unprecedented of what Musk is doing,” Heuer said.
“I'm opposed to all the violence that began with the rebellion on January 6th,” D-Md said. Rep. Jamie Ruskin, of the group, told Fox News Digital.
D-Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett has been warned by Bondi to “lightly step on” that he appears to have threatened Musk for being “defeated,” but refused to answer questions while her security enters the face of Fox News Digital Reporter.
Meanwhile, Republicans hammered the attacks as a clear example of terrorism.
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“I think it's terrible, they need to destroy their a–,” R-Tenn Rep. Tim Burchett said. “Elon doesn't own a majority share anymore. All you're doing is hurting Americans.” (Alex Won)
“I think it's terrible, they need to destroy their a–,” R-Tenn Rep. Tim Burchett said. “Elon doesn't own a majority share anymore. All you're doing is hurting Americans.”
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“When he boycotted Bad Light in support of these radical issues, he noted that he wasn't just saying, 'We're going to burn Bud Light makers.'' We just didn't buy it. ”
“These awakening things are going to cars that radical liberals wanted to defend, burn them and destroy their property. That's not adult behavior,” McDowell said. “They behave like criminals.”
