Elon Musk blames the Democratic Extreme Trump propaganda for Tesla attacks
Tune in to part 2 of Elon Musk’s interview on “Special Report”, Friday at 18:00 et on Fox News Channel.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, is talking about what he sees as a growing wave of violence against Tesla owners, blaming the left rhetoric to encourage attacks.
In an interview with Bret Baier of Fox News on “Special relationship“Thursday, Musk has claimed that the real problem is not only the people who commit these acts, but the people who spread anti-terrible narratives.
“The real problem is not people. It is not like the madman that Firebombs a Tesla dealership,” Musk said.
“They are the people who pushes propaganda who makes that boy do it. These are the real bad guys here.”
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According to Musk, the increase in vandalism and attacks in Teslas derive from criticisms of his leadership at the Department of Efficiency of the Government (Doge), a federal agency that has cut millions of funding for government programs and has reduced the number of federal jobs. It says rhetoric from democratic leadersIn particular, those against doge and its involvement fueled anger against Tesla and its supporters.
“They are nourished with propaganda from the far left, and believe it,” Musk said.
Washington, DC – March 26: the United States representative Robert Garcia (D -Ca) speaks in front of the poster of Tesla and CEO of Spacex Elon Musk during an oversight for the supervision of the Chamber and the hearing of the Government Reform Committee at the Campidoglio della Unitedi on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. The heads of NPR and PBS appeared in front of the subcommittee of the Chamber for the delivery of the government’s efficiency to face the accusations of prejudice in their programming against conservatives. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Relationships of accidents related to Tesla have increased, ranging from minor vandalism, such as the key or graffiti, to more extreme cases such as fire e Drive-by shootings Targeting for Tesla vehicles.
“Tesla is a peaceful company that has made great cars, excellent products. It is all that is done. It hasn’t damaged anyone. Yet people commit violence,” Musk said.
“Tesla Bombardieri dealers are. They are shooting guns in stores. They are threatening people. They are issuing death threats against me and other Tesla staff.”
In response to violence, the FBI announced Monday that he launched a Task Force to investigate the attacks on Tesla owners. The director of the FBI Kash Patel has published on X that the accidents are treated as “domestic terrorism”.
Musk also declared that the Trump administration has promised to act.
“The president clarified: we are chasing them. Those who provide the money, those who push the lies and propaganda. We are following them,” he said.
President Donald Trump and the Senior Councilor of the White House, Tesla and the Spacex CEO Elon Musk start after watching Tesla vehicles on the southern lawn of the White House on 11 March 2025 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
When asked why he continues his role as doge despite the repercussions, Musk compared the attacks against him to those faced by President Donald Trump, in particular accusations that is a Nazi.
“I got the normal playbook,” he said.
“All these things called the president … at a certain point there was a Cover of magazineswho said that the president was worse than Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin combined. And the president has not killed anyone. He started wars. In fact, he is good at stopping wars “.
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Musk claimed that this extreme language is part of a wider strategy to stop the agenda of his and Trump.
“Why do they push these lies? I think we must consider people responsible to push these lies, because those lies almost killed the president,” he said.
Tune in to part 2 of Elon Musk’s interview on “Special Report”, Friday at 18:00 et on Fox News Channel.
