This includes Representative Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat from Texas who spoke out about Elon Musk and was happy about the downfall of Tesla. It also occurred at a time when violence was taking place in her own state, and now she is being told to withdraw her comments.
The demand comes from Attorney General Pam Bondi, as she is asking representative Crockett to apologize to American shareholders of the electric vehicle company, Tesla.
Crockett has been an ongoing critic of Elon Musk, who is sitting as the chair of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). That government department has been laying off many people to cut funds from the federal government spending and thousands of people have lost their jobs.
Many people have been noticeably upset at both Elon Musk and Donald Trump for these sweeping changes that have taken place in the United States. Protests have also begun taking place across the country, particularly at Tesla showrooms and it has resulted in violence in some cases.
Not only have Tesla cars been set on fire, electric charging stations have been damaged and vandalized and Tesla sales locations are also victims of attacks and violence as well.
In the middle of all of this, Congresswoman Crockett joined a #TeslaTakedown YouTube livestream last week. She said: “On March 29, it’s my birthday. And all I want to see happen on my birthday is for Elon to be taken down.”
Bondi appeared on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News on Monday to condemn the comments. She also admitted that Crockett acknowledged she did not mean that Musk should be physically harmed himself.
The Attorney General went on to say: “But, however, your words have consequences. And what happened after she (Crockett) said that about Elon Musk – she’s a Texan – and in her own home state after she said that, this morning three explosive devices were found in Austin, Texas.
“So she needs to unequivocally denounce the violence. She must apologize immediately not only to all Texans but to our country, to the American shareholders of Tesla because she is promoting violence.”
The representative was also accused of ‘using her public persona, her public platform to increase her followers, to increase her significance.’
After Bondi’s appearance on Fox News, many people took to social media to denounce what she said. They also began mocking her for being on TV so much.
