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Jimmy Kimmel laughs off violent Tesla attacks

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel appears to be chuckling at the vandalism of Tesla's property, cheering from the audience after mentioning Tesla's “disastrous” stock price decline on Tuesday.

“Our co-president Elon Musk sent a SpaceX car to bring the astronauts back. When they landed, he fired them as soon as they landed,” Kimmel joked in his monologue.

“Tesla stocks have fallen considerably, but they're almost tragic,” he said. Tesla stock crash.

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Tesla founder Elon Musk is tackling a wave of violent protests against carmaker dealers and vehicles. (Getty Images/Fox News)

Musk-led Government Efficiency Bureau (DOGE) government cuts and layoffs in spending have sparked rage.

“People are destroying Tesla vehicles, new Tesla vehicles. Don't destroy them. Don't destroy Tesla vehicles,” Kimmel pauses at the camera, highlighting his sarcasm.

Musk responded to a clip of Kimmel's joke with X, saying, “He's such a joyous jerk.”

Tesla's CEO spoke about the atrocities that targeted his company.

“It's really shocking to me that there's this level of real hatred and violence from the left,” Musk said in an exclusive interview. “Hanity” Tuesday.

“I thought Democrats were considered to be a party of sympathy, a party of compassion. And yet they're burning cars. They're burning bombs. They're firing bullets at dealers.

Tesla's attacks in Las Vegas certainly have some of the characteristics of terrorism, FBI officials say

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Elon Musk will speak at the White House on February 11th at the White House at the Oval Office. (AP image)

Attorney General Pam Bondy “The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla's property is nothing but domestic terrorism. The Department of Justice has already kept multiple perpetrators in mind, including cases involving five-year, forced lowest sentence accusations.”

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Tesla vehicle flares up in Las Vegas

Five Tesla vehicles were set on fire and were shot dead on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at a local repair center in Las Vegas, Nevada, where police are investigating it as a “target attack.” (Hal Sparks via Storyful)

“We are continuing to investigate with serious consequences for those involved in these attacks,” the Attorney General said.

Fox News Digital reached out to Kimmel for comment.

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