CNN: FBI Issues Public Alert After Targeted Attacks Against Tesla

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for joining me ░░░░░░░░ m Fredricka Whitfield and ░░░░░░░░ begin this hour with ░░░░░░░░ warning from the FBI ░░░░░░░░ the public to be ░░░░░░░░ alert for any signs ░░░░░░░░ planned attacks against Tesla ░░░░░░░░ and property It comes ░░░░░░░░ multiple facilities have been ░░░░░░░░ in recent months with ░░░░░░░░ setting fire to chargers ░░░░░░░░ and vandalizing buildings The ░░░░░░░░ began in January amid ░░░░░░░░ over Tesla CEO Elon ░░░░░░░░ s involvement with doge ░░░░░░░░ the department s efforts ░░░░░░░░ shrink the federal government ░░░░░░░░ s Julia vargas Jones ░░░░░░░░ more That s really ░░░░░░░░ Of course it s ░░░░░░░░ Rolling his model y ░░░░░░░░ to factory settings Joe ░░░░░░░░ is a Tesla owner ░░░░░░░░ more A week ago ░░░░░░░░ covering a Protest at ░░░░░░░░ Tesla service Center We ░░░░░░░░ romer as he drove ░░░░░░░░ the picket line I ░░░░░░░░ in the process of ░░░░░░░░ my car repaired so ░░░░░░░░ I can sell it ░░░░░░░░ He says A weight ░░░░░░░░ lifted I feel better ░░░░░░░░ I was Getting to ░░░░░░░░ point where this was ░░░░░░░░ embarrassing Driving this car ░░░░░░░░ of Elon Musk and ░░░░░░░░ things he s doing ░░░░░░░░ now and that just ░░░░░░░░ find annoying and not ░░░░░░░░ Even though he s ░░░░░░░░ for less than a ░░░░░░░░ of what he originally ░░░░░░░░ four years ago romer ░░░░░░░░ not alone From our ░░░░░░░░ they were picking up ░░░░░░░░ Teslas today In 2025 ░░░░░░░░ of Americans are breaking ░░░░░░░░ with the automaker Tesla ░░░░░░░░ for model year 2017 ░░░░░░░░ newer Made up 1 ░░░░░░░░ of all vehicles traded ░░░░░░░░ through mid March That ░░░░░░░░ more than triple the ░░░░░░░░ from this time last ░░░░░░░░ according to edmunds Data ░░░░░░░░ with Reuters And some ░░░░░░░░ drivers are hiding in ░░░░░░░░ sight And then I ░░░░░░░░ took my finger and ░░░░░░░░ Just pulled it off ░░░░░░░░ makes me feel like ░░░░░░░░ m doing something Masking ░░░░░░░░ Tesla costs almost nothing ░░░░░░░░ in the week romer ░░░░░░░░ to sell he got ░░░░░░░░ less for the car ░░░░░░░░ s always going to ░░░░░░░░ opportunity To either do ░░░░░░░░ right thing or at ░░░░░░░░ signal That you re ░░░░░░░░ the right thing But ░░░░░░░░ most People the average ░░░░░░░░ taking the hit On ░░░░░░░░ depreciation of a Relatively ░░░░░░░░ electric car by selling ░░░░░░░░ Just to prove a ░░░░░░░░ is not something that ░░░░░░░░ re in the business ░░░░░░░░ doing Protests continue at ░░░░░░░░ across the country and ░░░░░░░░ Tesla properties have become ░░░░░░░░ torched with molotov cocktails ░░░░░░░░ at and defaced And ░░░░░░░░ this comes as Tesla ░░░░░░░░ new headaches including potential ░░░░░░░░ tariff woes and recalls ░░░░░░░░ cybertruck panels have been ░░░░░░░░ falling off The stock ░░░░░░░░ has also plunged That ░░░░░░░░ liberals cheering They ve ░░░░░░░░ That little Stock app ░░░░░░░░ added Tesla to to ░░░░░░░░ me a little boost ░░░░░░░░ the day And the ░░░░░░░░ Administration taking unprecedented steps ░░░░░░░░ defend the company On ░░░░░░░░ On Thursday attorney general ░░░░░░░░ Bondi announced charges against ░░░░░░░░ people accused of destroying ░░░░░░░░ property in Oregon Colorado ░░░░░░░░ South Carolina If convicted ░░░░░░░░ faces a minimum of ░░░░░░░░ years and up to ░░░░░░░░ behind bars And on ░░░░░░░░ President Trump comparing attacks ░░░░░░░░ Tesla facilities to the ░░░░░░░░ 6th insurrection Well I ░░░░░░░░ these people as terrorists ░░░░░░░░ like others These are ░░░░░░░░ I looked at those ░░░░░░░░ burning and those cars ░░░░░░░░ 1 or 2 like ░░░░░░░░ eight 10 burning exploding ░░░░░░░░ over the place These ░░░░░░░░ terrorists You didn t ░░░░░░░░ that on January 6th ░░░░░░░░ of that going too ░░░░░░░░ for romer It is ░░░░░░░░ How do you Feel ░░░░░░░░ Better Happy And more ░░░░░░░░ that agree with romer ░░░░░░░░ expected to be here ░░░░░░░░ Fred This is a ░░░░░░░░ in pasadena California They ░░░░░░░░ boarded up They boarded ░░░░░░░░ their front door We ░░░░░░░░ people here a couple ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago as well ░░░░░░░░ look these protests continue ░░░░░░░░ grow The people that ░░░░░░░░ speak to here they ░░░░░░░░ said to us that ░░░░░░░░ want to send a ░░░░░░░░ To the administration that ░░░░░░░░ don t believe Elon ░░░░░░░░ should be so involved ░░░░░░░░ the politics of the ░░░░░░░░ He wasn t elected ░░░░░░░░ has been the resounding ░░░░░░░░ from these people Now ░░░░░░░░ question is will that ░░░░░░░░ be actually heard by the