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Last week, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) spoke at a virtual rally for the Tesla Takedown movement, a group opposed to Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to curb wasteful spending and fraud in the federal government, during which she appeared to call for even more violence and destruction.
“OnMarch29,it’smybirthday,andallIwanttoseehappenonmybirthdayisforElontobetakendown,”Crockettsaidduringherremarks.“Ihavelearned,asIserveontheDOGEOversightcommittee,thatthereisonlyonelanguagethatthepeoplethatareinchargeunderstandrightnow,andthatlanguageismoney.”
Left-wingactivistshavebeenfirebombingTesladealerships,harassingTeslaowners,andvandalizingtheircarsinprotestofMuskandhiseffortstocutwasteandfraudfromgovernmentspending.Crockett’scallforMusktobe“takendown”wasanobviouscallformoreofthatviolence.
AttorneyGeneralPamBondiissuedastarkwarningtoCrockettonSunday,cautioningherto“treadverycarefully”aftershecalledforElonMusktobe“takendown.”
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