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SICK: ‘The Daily Show’ Audience Cheers for Domestic Terrorism Against Tesla, Host Defends
PJ Media ^ | 03/20/2025 | Matt Margolis

Posted on 03/20/2025 8:22:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

During a recent segment on “The Daily Show,” guest host Jordan Klepper covered the recent string of attacks on Tesla vehicles, including arson and gunfire, only to be met with enthusiastic applause from the audience. The moment, which aired on Comedy Central, appeared to showcase open support for acts of domestic terrorism targeting the electric vehicle company.

Klepper began by referencing critics of Elon Musk, noting that some were going beyond vocal opposition and “taking to the streets or the parking lots.” The show then cut to a news clip detailing multiple FBI and ATF investigations into arson attacks on Teslas and Cybertrucks. As footage rolled of cars engulfed in flames, the studio audience erupted in cheers.

“This dramatic video shows multiple cars in flames. Police say the attacker used Molotov cocktails,” the news clip reported — again met with cheers from the studio audience.

The segment continued outlining further attacks, including instances where suspects fired guns at Teslas and set Cybertrucks ablaze in Kansas City and Seattle. The audience’s response remained the same: more cheers.

Finally, after another mention of gunfire targeting a Tesla dealership in Oregon, Klepper, seemingly taken aback, reacted to the studio’s enthusiasm. “Wow. You guys like petty acts of domestic terrorism, huh? Cool. Wow,” he said, his tone showing some disbelief.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: terrorism; tesla; vandalism

1 posted on 03/20/2025 8:22:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Rather than unequivocally condemning politically motivated violence, Klepper actively justified it, proving Musk’s point about the growing hatred and extremism from the left. Instead of condemning the arson and gunfire, Klepper excused the attacks as a reasonable response to Musk’s effort to reduce government waste, which has nothing to do with Tesla at all.

His flippant remarks not only validated the radical anger fueling these violent acts but also reinforced the notion that targeting Musk’s company with destruction is somehow warranted.

Worse still, this came after the audience repeatedly cheered acts of arson and gunfire, revealing an unsettling appetite for political violence. Rather than challenging this alarming display, Klepper doubled down, providing a smug, sarcastic justification for why Tesla deserved to be attacked.

This isn’t just reckless rhetoric; it’s outright enabling domestic terrorism.


2 posted on 03/20/2025 8:23:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

The far left just keeps getting more and more hateful every single day (if that is even possible).


3 posted on 03/20/2025 8:26:19 AM PDT by volare737 (Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated.)
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To: SeekAndFind

These people are sick, sick, sick!


4 posted on 03/20/2025 8:31:22 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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“Petty terrorism”? When does it cross the line so that it isn’t “petty” anymore?

These people are morally stunted.


5 posted on 03/20/2025 8:31:27 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (God save the United States!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Someone needs to lose their FCC license...


6 posted on 03/20/2025 8:32:43 AM PDT by OKSooner (Oh, the mad fools!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hope these liberals who bought Teslas realize how fickle their fellow travelers are. But nah, they’re fellow travelers too.


7 posted on 03/20/2025 8:35:17 AM PDT by stevio (Fight until you die!)
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When do we start burning down Ben&Jerry’s stands? Whole Foods?Priuses?


8 posted on 03/20/2025 8:38:22 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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There are still so many stupid people in America until its in their back yard


9 posted on 03/20/2025 8:41:51 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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The moment, which aired on Comedy Central, appeared to showcase open support for acts of domestic terrorism targeting private owners of the electric vehicles company.

There, fixed it.

Regards,

10 posted on 03/20/2025 8:57:55 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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Finally, after another mention of gunfire targeting a Tesla dealership in Oregon, Klepper, seemingly taken aback, reacted to the studio’s enthusiasm. “Wow. You guys like petty acts of domestic terrorism, huh? Cool. Wow,” he said, his tone showing some disbelief.

These "tolerant liberals" also seem to support the use of firearms within city limits.

Regards,

11 posted on 03/20/2025 9:00:49 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’d wager this audience supports shooting health care executives in the back and killing them, too.


12 posted on 03/20/2025 9:41:28 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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To: SeekAndFind

Helicopter rides.


13 posted on 03/20/2025 10:53:14 AM PDT by cowboyusa
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TDS has escalated to the next tier they are at the point of no return.


14 posted on 03/20/2025 1:10:52 PM PDT by Vaduz
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Exactly.

When do we start burning down PP clinics and beating campus protesters?


15 posted on 03/20/2025 2:17:24 PM PDT by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all antisemites)
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p


16 posted on 03/20/2025 3:39:22 PM PDT by wintertime ( Behind every government school teacher stand armed police.( Real bullets in those guns on the hip!))
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