The wave of violent attacks against Tesla facilities and vehicles across the country is escalating, and Attorney General Pam Bondi isn’t mincing words. Calling the spree of arson and vandalism “nothing short of domestic terrorism,” Bondi has vowed that those responsible will face severe legal consequences, including mandatory minimum sentences in some cases.
The latest incident occurred Tuesday morning at a Tesla Collision Center in Las Vegas, where five vehicles were torched, gunshots were fired, and the word “RESIST” was spray-painted across the doors of the facility. Surveillance footage suggests the suspect used Molotov cocktails and a firearm in what Las Vegas authorities are calling a “targeted attack.”
5 yrs ago when I ordered my Tesla Cybertruck 📐 I had no idea the polarization that would exist today around this truck. I’m either getting flipped off or people are giving thumbs up and taking pictures. If I had to do it again, I would have ordered 2 of them! #standwithtesla 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/XXUUaEgl6Z
— Michael Fisk (@michaelfisk) March 11, 2025
Tuesday’s arson comes just one day after two Tesla Cybertrucks were set ablaze at a dealership in Kansas City, Missouri. A police officer attempted to extinguish the flames, but the fire spread to a second vehicle. The Kansas City Fire Department deployed its bomb and arson unit, and authorities have opened an arson investigation with assistance from the FBI.
Stupid…
Apparently the new trend on TikTok is to flip off Tesla vehicles as a form of ‘protest’ against Elon Musk.
I’m sure this not only hurts his feelings but imagine the feelings of the poor vehicles as well! LOL! pic.twitter.com/w17Xw7XR1t
— Conservative Brief (@ConservBrief) March 20, 2025
Tesla has been under siege in recent weeks, with multiple dealerships, charging stations, and vehicles being vandalized or set on fire. The surge in attacks coincides with Elon Musk’s growing influence in Washington, where he now spearheads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under President Trump. The connection is obvious—Democrats and leftist activists once championed Tesla as the future of green energy, but as soon as Musk aligned himself with Trump and began challenging government bloat, their support vanished.
NEW: Here is the latest incident showing Tesla drivers being targeted in the Seattle area with crude gestures. This idiot driving a Hyndai takes the time to roll down his window in the pouring rain, just so he could flash the middle finger at a Model X owner. So brave. @elonmusk https://t.co/Ewo7FWZl5W pic.twitter.com/YgiFfbiace
— Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) March 5, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt directly called out Democrats for their silence. “Democrats were big supporters of Tesla and electric vehicles until Elon Musk decided to vote for Donald Trump,” she said. “We would like Democrats to also come out and condemn this heinous violence that we have seen.”
Liberals in America have been reduced to flipping off random people in Teslas pic.twitter.com/wuJbGtbuQQ
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 20, 2025
These attacks aren’t just random acts of vandalism. They are coordinated, politically motivated crimes meant to intimidate Musk and his companies. Federal authorities are now treating them as such. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the Las Vegas attack, and in South Carolina, 24-year-old Daniel Clarke-Pounder has already been charged with arson for firebombing a Tesla charging station. Authorities found a handwritten anti-government manifesto in his apartment, where he ranted against DOGE and justified his attack as “sending a message.”
Some crazed liberal just screamed at and flipped off my wife and TODDLER for driving the Tesla we bought…
…in 2019
What is wrong with people?!
— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) March 5, 2025
Meanwhile, Tesla stock has plummeted nearly 48% this year, and top executives have dumped over $100 million in shares. Left-wing activists, emboldened by Musk’s political opposition, are openly protesting at Tesla dealerships. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs admitted that Musk’s “time at DOGE” has created “a distraction for the company and a problem for the brand.” In other words, Democrats are getting exactly what they want—a political and financial hit on one of the most successful entrepreneurs in modern history.
Now this is taking @Tesla vandalism to a whole other level 💩
How much you wanna bet, that homeboy smelted his fingers after he walked off….. pic.twitter.com/E0WyvuOHaD
— Mary 🤦🏼♀️🇺🇸 (@Mary_McMuffin) March 19, 2025
Musk, never one to shy away from a fight, has fired back. “My companies make great products that people love, and I’ve never physically hurt anyone, so why the hate and violence against me?” he posted on X. His answer? “Because I am a deadly threat to the woke mind parasite and the humans it controls.”
EXCLUSIVE: Look at this @elonmusk hater flipping off a Cybertruck driver in Seattle. This type of behavior is becoming more common as leftists call for a Tesla boycott to hurt Musk’s finances.
They’re not happy with the way he’s purging government agencies like USAID. 🧵👇 pic.twitter.com/pwygpRyDgz— Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) February 16, 2025
