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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
Condemning the wave of domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars and dealerships.
Ms. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Steube, Ms. Mace, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Donalds, and Mrs. Luna) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Condemning the wave of domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars and dealerships.
Whereas members of the Democratic Party have made calls for their supporters to incite and engage in domestic terrorism by attacking Tesla vehicles and facilities to protest Elon Musk;
Whereas anti-Tesla incidents have happened in at least 9 States involving arson, gunfire, and vandalism;
Whereas at least 80 reported cases of vandalism or arson of Tesla vehicles have taken place throughout the United States and Canada;
Whereas at least 10 Tesla dealerships, charging stations, and facilities have been hit by vandals;
Whereas, on February 11, 2025, in Loveland, Colorado, a man attacked a Tesla dealer on multiple occasions, including throwing Molotov cocktails and spray-painting words on vehicles and windows, including the word “Nazi”;
Whereas, on March 2, 2025, in Washington, DC, 2 people defaced Tesla vehicles, twice writing political hate speech on the vehicles before fleeing;
Whereas, on March 3, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts, 7 Tesla charging stations in a mall outside the Massachusetts capital were set on fire;
Whereas, on March 6, 2025, in Portland, Oregon, at least 7 gunshots were fired into a Tesla showroom in the middle of the night, windows were shattered, and 3 cars were damaged, and 1 bullet went through an office wall and into a computer monitor;
Whereas, on March 7, 2025, in North Charleston, South Carolina, a 24-year-old man threw 5 Molotov cocktails at a Tesla charging station, and witnesses reported seeing a man spray-paint an expletive against Trump and “Long Live Ukraine” in red paint in the parking lot;
Whereas, on March 7, 2025, in Loveland, Colorado, a man ignited an incendiary device and hurled it at a Tesla dealership, which landed between 2 cars and created a fire that put lives at risk, and rocks were also thrown, damaging both the building and multiple vehicles;
Whereas, on March 18, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada, a person dressed in black shot at Tesla cars at a repair shop and ignited 2 of them with Molotov cocktails, and the word “Resist” was spray-painted on the front doors of the shop;
Whereas, on March 24, 2025, the Austin police discovered multiple incendiary devices that had been placed at a Tesla showroom in Austin, Texas; and
Whereas, on March 24, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation created a task force to work in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate violent Tesla attacks: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives condemns the wave of domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars and dealerships.