17 Teslas Go Up in Flames in Rome. Coincidence—or Arson?

By Bob Hoge | 3:02 PM on March 31, 2025

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My first thought when I saw that 17 Teslas had been destroyed by fire in Rome Sunday night was that this had about a one percent chance of being coincidental. With the domestic terrorism attacks on dealerships, the cars themselves, and even their drivers occurring almost daily here in America, one would be naïve not to at least consider the fact that it could be arson carried out by anarchists.

Leftists here in the States are furious that Tesla CEO Elon Musk, as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), would dare to try to cut the fat and fraud in the federal government. I’m not sure what they’re all worked up about in Rome, if this does indeed turn out to be deliberate, but in any case, nobody will ever be driving these 17 electric vehicles again:

Someone set on fire a Tesla center in Rome.

17 vehicles and part of the building has been destroyed.

I hope @GiorgiaMeloni treats the person who did it as the terrorist that she or he is.

They’re not going to stop doing this and someone is going to legitimately get hurt or… pic.twitter.com/i2qNRfMmz8
— Ada Lluch (@ada_lluch) March 31, 2025

They’re not going to stop doing this and someone is going to legitimately get hurt or die.

Authorities are on the case.

Italy’s anti-terrorism police unit Digos is leading the investigation and is looking into the possibility that anarchists set fire to the cars on the eastern outskirts of Rome, the source said.
Drone images of the Rome fire showed the burnt-out remains of cars lined up in a parking lot, with two rows of vehicles back-to-back and a third row some distance away.

The site looked like a bomb hit it:

Terrorism also in Italy. Last night in Rome 17 cars were burned in a Tesla dealership. This is largest attack on Tesla in Europe. CC @ElonMusk @GiorgiaMeloni. pic.twitter.com/GFiVVnmYEs
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) March 31, 2025

Arsonists Target NM GOP. Will the Democrats Condemn This Latest Act of Domestic Terrorism?

The anti-Musk venom has reached dangerous proportions, and someone is likely to get seriously injured or killed if it continues in this fashion. Democrats have mostly been silent on the issue, and as RedState's Sister Toldjah reported, folks like Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) were too busy Wednesday to condemn the domestic terrorism.

Stunning and brave.. https://t.co/TslL9Ulr1w
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) March 27, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have vowed to crack down on this scourge, and at least one arson suspect has been arrested and faces serious charges. The key, though, is finding out who’s behind the violence and who’s financing the provocateurs. Many folks online are pointing the finger at radical activist billionaire George Soros, but that has not been definitively proven.

The ironic thing is that many of these “protesters” are probably adherents of extreme environmental theory, too. Do they not realize that burning electric vehicles is seriously bad for the environment? (And that a huge number of Tesla drivers are progressive?)

These people need to be treated like cards and dealt with, post-haste.

The left hates Elon Musk precisely because he’s effective.

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