Liberals loved Musk until he helped Trump. Now they're destroying Teslas.
I find it disgusting and hypocritical that liberal activists and troublemakers are now damaging or destroying Tesla vehicles, dealerships and charging stations across the nation. Of course, they are doing it because Elon Musk has signed on to help President Donald Trump eliminate "waste, fraud and abuse" in the federal government, which I believe is a good thing for all of us.
Musk has done numerous things to try and help save and improve people's lives. For example, he provided satellites to help Ukraine in its war efforts against Russia and also helped the desperate people and law enforcement communicate in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. His company, Neurolink, is developing brain chip implants to help blind people see again and eventually people with spinal cord injuries to walk again. They have implanted three chips to date.
Musk also has a company called "The Boring Co.," which drills tunnels to help with traffic congestion, and they are currently boring a tunnel under Las Vegas. He's heavily involved in artificial intelligence, which might some day help find a cure for cancer and other deadly diseases. His company, SpaceX, recently brought our stranded astronauts home from space.
Elon Musk was a hero to the left until he started helping Trump, and then they turned on him. How many more pounds of flesh do you sick people want?
Richard Davis, Walton, Ky.
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Although the recent vandalization at Tesla dealerships is very troubling, the peaceful picketing of those businesses is certainly protected under the law and is in response to Elon Musk's callous actions through DOGE. Americans are understandably furious and dismayed with Musk's actions, which have resulted in the loss of jobs, medical benefits and possibly cuts in Social Security.
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President Donald Trump's power grab and dismissal of the average working person is nothing short of cruel. He and his fellow Republicans will be remembered for these actions and will go down in history as the party that did not care for the people. We need a collective awakening to stand up to these bullies before our way of life is changed forever.
Janet Christoff, Highland Heights, Ky.
Tesla was and still is overpriced and is bound to crash and burn. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is better at destroying companies than any Molotov-cocktail-throwing liberal. X, formerly known as Twitter, is worth nearly 80% less than when Musk bought it, according to investment giant Fidelity. Now, it's Tesla's turn. Tesla's market value recently dropped below $1 trillion for the first time since the November 2024 election, as sales slumped.
Musk won't do any better at balancing the federal budget. He's cutting funds without the least understanding of what they're spent for. He's cut funds that help feed children and provide health care for poor people. He's cut funds for the Veteran's Administration. In short, he's using the same strategy he used to destroy Twitter and Tesla on the federal government, and the outcome will be the same.
As for actually burning Tesla cars, are we sure it's the work of liberals? Maybe it's the Steve Bannon wing of the Republican Party, who hates Musk as much as any liberal. Haven't you heard Bannon saying that "Musk is a parasitic illegal immigrant. He wants to impose his freak experiments and play-act as God without any respect for the country's history, values or traditions." Added to this, the Bannon cohorts have a lot of experience with destruction − take the U.S. Capitol riots, for example, or democracy.
Chris Bruck, Alexandria, Ky.
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