'Disaster': Chuck Schumer Raises Eyebrows With Response to Questions About Anti-Tesla Violence

As we've documented, the crimes being committed against Tesla showrooms and charging stations have gotten so dangerous and widespread that it has prompted President Trump to suggest they be labeled domestic terrorism. The FBI has even launched a Tesla task force, which is specifically dedicated to investigating these crimes - where incendiary devices and guns have been used - and bringing the unhinged perpetrators to justice.

Sadly, the escalation in violence has not led to any mass condemnations coming from the left. Some, like Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), have bizarrely equated the stepped-up actions of the FBI to "lawfare," with Goldman expressly declaring that such tactics amounted to a "political weaponization of the DOJ."

Others, like former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), can't even be bothered to take five seconds to condemn the actions of leftist agitators, telling one reporter in late March who asked her about it that "I’m so sorry, I’m a little bit late here right now" to wherever it was she was going.

To make matters worse, Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who in his position is the most powerful Democrat in America, was also recently asked about anti-Tesla violence.

His response? To first avoid the reporter and the questions, and then claim he "can't talk about Tesla" before proceeding to attack the company's CEO, Elon Musk, right before stepping into an elevator, where he could once again shield himself from questions:

"I can't talk about Tesla, but Elon Musk is a disaster for America, and America knows it," Schumer stated. "Look at Wisconsin.”

Watch:

🚨Chuck Schumer is asked to denounce violence against Tesla — he REFUSES, then angrily attacks Elon Musk instead:

"I can't talk about Tesla, but Elon Musk is a disaster for America.” pic.twitter.com/TdeKPrAPBC
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 9, 2025

To repeat a point I made in my Pelosi write-up, how hard could this be? It would have taken less time for him to simply say, "Violence is not the answer," than the response he gave.

Remember, these were the same people who repeatedly tried to lecture Republicans during the first Trump administration and then the four years after that amid their lawfare campaign against Trump that "no one is above the law."

And yet, with very few exceptions, they've been quiet as mice on the subject of the gunshots being fired, the fires being intentionally set, and the bombs that have had to be defused at the Tesla showrooms and charging stations. Not to mention all the instances of cars getting keyed and sprayed with Nazi symbols and owners being driven off the road.

Going by the Democrat Playbook on these matters, "silence = violence," right? The lack of strong denouncements on the violent actions taken not just against Tesla locations but also against Tesla owners is very telling of these same Democrats, and not in a good way.

Schumer may be playing the dodge-and-weave game because he doesn't want to further alienate the hardcore leftists who turned on him after he caved to Republicans and Trump on the CR. But rest assured, his lack of a strong statement on this issue is going to come back to bite both him and the party in a big way in the midterms, especially if the violence - God forbid - leads to more people getting hurt.

President Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE are bringing much-needed accountability to our out-of-control government as they take a chainsaw to rampant waste, fraud, and abuse.

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