Vandals injury Tesla automobiles in Belfast

Vandals have broken round 20 Tesla automobiles at a dealership in Belfast, police have mentioned.

The Police Service of Northern Eire (PSNI) mentioned the incident occurred within the Boucher Highway space within the south of town on Sunday.

Many of the automobiles had their wing mirrors damaged, whereas some had their home windows smashed and others sustained bodywork dents.

Police didn’t point out a suspected motive for the vandalism of their assertion – as they urged witnesses to return ahead.

The billionaire businessman and proprietor of X is a good friend and supporter of Mr Trump and contributed hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to his re-election marketing campaign.

Musk, a vocal critic of massive authorities, has been main efforts to chop federal spending by way of the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), with plans for mass layoffs of federal employees.

Police in Oregon mentioned “greater than a dozen” photographs have been fired at a Tesla dealership final week – the second time the enterprise had been focused in every week.

4 Cybertrucks have been destroyed by hearth in Seattle, however police haven’t mentioned if it was arson.

Injury to Tesla automobiles has additionally been reported in Massachusetts, Washington and South Carolina, police informed ABC Information mentioned.

In a bid to spice up gross sales and help the model, Mr Trump mentioned he would purchase one in entrance of the White Home final week.

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Standing in entrance of a number of Teslas, the US president declared the pink Mannequin S “lovely” and urged Individuals to purchase Tesla in solidarity with Musk, whom he known as “an amazing American”.

It got here after Tesla shares plunged by no less than 15%, that means the inventory has misplaced greater than half its worth since its peak in December, after Mr Trump refused to rule out a recession within the US financial system.