Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said Monday on Fox News that it’s “time to blow the lid off” Democrats’ “dark money” operations, following ongoing and intense protests against the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) Elon Musk and his car company.
Democrats have protested Musk’s involvement in Trump’s administration since Inauguration Day. Protesters were reportedly involved in over a dozen violent or destructive acts directed at Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) Tesla facilities, according to The Washington Post. On “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Watters asked Hawley about the increase in violence against Musk and his company, asking “how seriously” lawmakers were taking the apparent “domestic terrorist attacks” against Tesla.
“Well, it ought to be serious, particularly if you follow the money, as you were just pointing out, Jesse. It’s time to blow the lid off the dark money operation of the left. They’ve been doing this for years,” Hawley said.
“They’ve been funding all kinds, whether we’re talking about terrorism on campuses, the pro-Hamas terrorists, whether we’re talking about these attacks on Tesla, whether we’re talking about what’s happened at people’s homes, the justices’ homes of the Supreme Court, for instance. All of that is astroturf, left-funded garbage. We ought to find out where all of it is coming from,” Hawley added.
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An Oregon Tesla dealership near Portland was hit with gunshots on Thursday, damaging multiple cars and shattering windshields, according to Fox News. Protests against Tesla also intensified Saturday as part of a nationwide “Tesla Takedown” opposition, with hundreds of people gathering in cities.
Since 2020, protesters have taken to U.S. streets to march for social justice. Last year, many pro-Palestine protesters caused damage to major cities and universities. One of the Democrats’ primary funding platforms, ActBlue, has been known to process donations for several pro-Palestinian groups, including some that praised Hamas’ terrorist attacks.
“But Jesse, I’ll also just say this,” Hawley said. “The left have really gotten to be a bunch of weirdos. Just a year ago they were all driving EV’s and touting their moral virtue for doing so, and now they’re burning down the dealerships, disrupting the State of the Union.”
“These people are weird, and that’s why the American people will not give them power,” Hawley added.
Democrats have pushed for the United States to have more progressive attitudes about electric vehicles. Members of the Biden-Harris administration aimed to have EVs make up 50% of all new car sales by 2030.
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