Trump Says He Will Designate Attacks on Tesla Dealerships as ‘Domestic Terrorism’

Donald Trump wants Americans to be nice to Tesla and Elon Musk—or feel the wrath of the federal government. Yes, in an effort to quell populist rage at his financial backer, Trump held a press conference Tuesday at which he announced he would be designating violence against Tesla dealerships as “domestic terrorism.” Such a designation could mean incredibly long prison sentences (on par with violent insurrectionists) for people who put a brick through a car dealership’s window. “They’re harming a great American company,” Trump said, at the press conference. The president also made the bizarre claim that people who vandalize Tesla dealerships are the “same guys that screw around with our schools and universities, the same garbage, and we’re going to catch them.” Musk, also in attendance, said: “It’s really terrible that there’s so much violence being created against people like Tesla, Tesla supporters, Tesla owners, Tesla stores. These are innocent people.” Musk’s activities as head o ... Read full article.