{"id":2414056,"date":"2025-03-20T13:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crockett-joins-actors-alex-winter-and-john-cusack-endorsing-tesla-takedown-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T13:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:51:10","slug":"crockett-joins-actors-alex-winter-and-john-cusack-endorsing-tesla-takedown-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crockett-joins-actors-alex-winter-and-john-cusack-endorsing-tesla-takedown-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Crockett joins actors Alex Winter and John Cusack endorsing \u2018Tesla Takedown\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrockett-joins-actors-alex-winter-and-john-cusack-endorsing-tesla-takedown-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Crockett joins actors Alex Winter and John Cusack endorsing &lsquo;Tesla Takedown&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2045208\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) was among several speakers on a live stream to urge opposition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tesla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tesla<\/a>, revealing she wants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> &ldquo;taken down&rdquo; for her birthday later this month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/APHo7bea_p4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The livestream, <\/a>conducted on Wednesday night, was held by a movement called Tesla Takedown, which is planning a day of protest against the electric vehicle manufacturer on March 29. Crockett claimed the protest against Tesla is a means &ldquo;to yell and scream&rdquo; at the public and those in charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3354196\/bondi-charges-tesla-vandalism\/\">Bondi charges three people over Tesla vandalism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3354141\/wikipedia-posts-updated-to-smear-patel-hegseth-gabbard-watchdog\/\">Wikipedia posts updated to smear Patel, Hegseth, Gabbard: Watchdog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3354025\/karoline-leavitt-suggests-democrat-tesla-stance-captivated-by-far-radical-left\/\">Karoline Leavitt suggests Democrats&#8217; Tesla stance is &#8216;captivated by the far radical Left&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;And I won&rsquo;t hold you all, cause I know how much people love to listen to politicians, so I&rsquo;ll make sure that I keep it short,&rdquo; Crockett said at the start of her speech. &ldquo;Starting with on March 29, it&rsquo;s my birthday, and all I want to see happen on my birthday is for Elon to be taken down. Yes!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She followed those remarks by calling for peaceful protests against Tesla, clarifying that she and her other demonstrators are &ldquo;fighting for democracy&rdquo; and that her use of the word fighting is meant to be figuratively speaking.<\/p>\n<p>The footage of Crockett&rsquo;s call for Musk to be taken down was shared on X, catching Musk&rsquo;s attention, who responded, &ldquo;Wow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1902580027629117725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Actor Alex Winter, perhaps best known for playing Bill in <em>Bill &amp; Ted&rsquo;s Excellent Adventure,<\/em> claimed he was &ldquo;appalled&rdquo; when Musk &ldquo;performed a Nazi salute&rdquo; at President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> inauguration celebration in January, which was followed by Musk&rsquo;s &ldquo;all-out assault on our government.&rdquo; He also claimed that Tesla has been &ldquo;permanently tarnished&rdquo; ever since Musk&rsquo;s hand gesture and his work via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3295297\/elon-musk-nazi-salute-allegations-dirty-trick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Musk has condemned critics for claiming he performed a Nazi salute<\/a>, suggesting they need better &ldquo;dirty tricks.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3304098\/elon-musk-threatens-sue-tim-walz-nazi-salute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">He has also threatened to sue Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN)<\/a> after the governor claimed the billionaire &ldquo;of course&rdquo; performed a Nazi salute.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3353765\/tesla-attacks-musk-tim-walz-tiana-lowe-doescher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TESLA ATTACKS SHOWCASE &lsquo;SPLIT SCREEN&rsquo; OF MUSK AND TIM WALZ: TIANA LOWE DOESCHER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fellow actor John Cusack called Musk a villain of &ldquo;late-stage capitalism.&rdquo; Like Winter, he has accused Musk of performing a Nazi salute on Jan. 20, and argued that, &ldquo;like Trump, Musk is a pathological liar, he is a criminal, he is a sociopath, and a ghoul.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> stated Thursday on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Faulkner Focus<\/em> that Trump condemns the violent acts against Tesla dealerships, warning that the severest punishments will be carried out against the vandals. She added &ldquo;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3354025\/karoline-leavitt-suggests-democrat-tesla-stance-captivated-by-far-radical-left\/\" title=\"\">Trump Derangement Syndrome<\/a> is on full display&rdquo; with these acts of vandalism, and thanked Attorney General Pam Bondi for investigating these attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2045208\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2045208\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crockett joins actors Alex Winter and John Cusack endorsing \u2018Tesla Takedown\u2019 Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) was among several speakers on a live stream to urge opposition to Tesla, revealing she wants Elon Musk \u201ctaken down\u201d for her birthday later this month. 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