Bomb squads have found and removed multiple 'incendiary' devices from one Tesla dealership on U.S. Route 183, as protests and attacks on Elon Musk's electric car vehicle company continue following DOGE controversies.
Elon Musk's keen involvement in the current U.S. administration has led to significant backlash, which has targeted Tesla as collateral damage. Not only has the electric car company seen sales declines and stock market drops in recent months, but its dealerships have also been on the receiving end of protests and attacks.
Dealerships have been subject to gunshots multiple times a week, and U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that people who 'mess with' Tesla will be treated as domestic terrorists and put 'through hell'.
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That seemingly hasn't stopped people from showing their discontent towards Musk though, as police has revealed that multiple 'incendiary' devices were found at a dealership in Austin, Texas.
As reported by the Independent, Austin police were initially alerted to the presence of an 'abandoned hazardous' item inside the dealership, which then led the APD bomb squad to investigate the scene.
They uncovered that multiple devices were present within the dealership, with some deemed to be incendiary, and they were removed from the scene without any incident.
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The FBI is currently leading an investigation into these devices, but there have currently been no official statement from the police that links these devices to the ongoing protests at Tesla showrooms across the world.
President Trump has doubled down on his claims of domestic terrorism, indicating now that perpetrators could now be sent to El Salvador prisons that have been controversially used for recent deportees.
"I look forward to watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20-year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla," revealed the president, adding: "Perhaps they could serve them in the prisons of El Salvador, which have become so recently famous for such lovely conditions."
Attorney General Pam Bondi has also echoed these sentiments, declaring: "Let this be a warning: if you join this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars."
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Musk's actions as head of the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are likely the reason why Tesla dealerships have been targeted.
DOGE has implemented mass cuts across almost every area of government, causing significant job losses and the removal of key funding for many Americans in what multiple judges have called both illegal and unconstitutional.
Musk personally has also been heavily criticized for his outwardly far right political leanings, including an alleged Nazi salute at the inauguration and support for Germany political party AfD, to the point where even his fellow billionaire Bill Gates has called out his 'insane s***'.