Trump: Attacks on Tesla Dealerships Would Be Domestic Terrorism

U.S. President Donald Trump says he would label any attack on Tesla car dealers in the U.S. an act of domestic terrorism.

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00:00Attacks on Tesla car dealers will be labeled acts of domestic terrorism, according to U.S.

00:05President Donald Trump.

00:07Here's what happened at a press conference at the White House, where several of the EVs

00:11were on display.

00:13Some say they should be labeled domestic terrorists.

00:16I will do that.

00:17I'll do it.

00:18I'm going to stop them.

00:19We catch anybody doing it because they're harming a great American company.

00:23You know, I've stuck up for the NFL.

00:25I've stuck up for a lot of American companies, and other companies, but American companies.

00:32Trump was responding to the so-called Tesla takedown of movement protesting CEO Elon Musk's

00:37role in his administration.

00:40Musk is leading the Department of Government Efficiency, an initiative aimed at cutting

00:44government costs, but his efforts have shaken up major federal agencies and come at a price.

00:50Tesla's stock has dropped nearly 50 percent since Trump took office.