Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is putting pressure on Senate Democrats to condemn attacks against Tesla.
Only two senators outside of the Republican Party have spoken out against anti-Tesla crime: Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ). Kelly, until recently, owned two Tesla vehicles but sold them over a spat with Musk. Meanwhile, some of these crimes are resulting in federal and hate crime charges.
“I think it is so inappropriate that because people do not like President [Donald] Trump, they are not for what [the Department of Government Efficiency], which is being led by Elon Musk, is doing, that they are going out and they are attacking Tesla. And we are seeing this all across the country. That is why I am doing the resolution to call out this domestic terrorism, this violence, that is taking place against Tesla dealerships, owners, electric car charging stations,” Blackburn said on Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria Bartiromo Thursday. “And all of a sudden, because the Democrats oppose saving taxpayer money and what DOGE is doing, they are deciding to light up the sky in community after community with fire bombings, shootings into showrooms, and destroying property of the individuals.”
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) has condemned the violence against Tesla. The electric vehicle manufacturer employs over 20,000 people in Fremont, California, which happens to be Khanna’s district.
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In October, Tesla’s CEO, Musk, accompanied Trump onstage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. This was the president’s first time back in the area after an assassination attempt that prompted Musk’s public endorsement. Before that, Musk backed Rick Caruso when he ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022.
However, the Democratic Party has excluded Tesla even before Musk endorsed Trump. In 2023, former President Joe Biden did not invite the company to his electric vehicle summit.
