U.S. President Donald Trump described the people who attacked Tesla vehicles as “terrorists” on Monday, March 24, vowing that they would face serious consequences.
Trump condemned the attacks at a cabinet meeting in the White House, where he praised Elon Musk for his contribution to the administration.
Musk’s head of the government’s efficiency division, which Trump once praised for finding theft, fraud and waste in the federal government.
At the end of the cabinet meeting, Trump expressed sympathy for Musk and said he had “experienced a lot in this horrible situation.”
The president described Musk as a “patriot”, emphasizing that hostility towards the world’s wealthiest people and their companies is “unfair”.
Trump revealed that he took action last week, resulting in the arrest of four people involved in the attack.
“Elon never asked me anything. If he didn’t do that, he wouldn’t face these difficulties.”
“They will suffer a lot of consequences. When you think about this, they are really terrorists – in the high-level room. I believe people are funding them, and they are most likely people I know. These people are in a lot of trouble.”
