{"id":2414502,"date":"2025-03-24T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-supporters-confront-opposing-protesters-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T12:55:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:55:49","slug":"tesla-supporters-confront-opposing-protesters-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-supporters-confront-opposing-protesters-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla supporters confront opposing protesters &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Ftesla-supporters-confront-opposing-protesters-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=2414502&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>Recently, a meaningful clash occurred outside\u2063 a \u200bTesla \u2063dealership in Salt Lake City, \u2063Utah, where pro-Tesla \u200dsupporters gathered \u200din response to left-wing demonstrators protesting against the electric vehicle manufacturer. The protests were\u200d associated with an increase\u200b in vandalism against\u2062 Tesla properties,\u2063 including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pornhub-founders-16-million-mansion-razed-in-massive-fire-arson-suspected\/\" title=\"Pornhub Founder\u2019s  Million Mansion Razed In Massive Fire, Arson Suspected\">arson incident<\/a> at a Tesla service center in\u200c Las Vegas. Three suspects\u2062 have been charged with\u200b vandalism, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">facing potential \u200bprison sentences<\/a>.Despite the tense atmosphere, \u200dFriday&#8217;s protest remained peaceful, with \u2062no reported damage to\u200d Tesla vehicles. Utah&#8217;s\u2064 Governor \u2062Spencer Cox\u2062 condemned the violent protests,indicating that such actions could harm public opinion and suggesting they are detrimental \u200dto the anti-Tesla cause. Meanwhile, utah&#8217;s adoption of electric vehicles lags behind states like California, \u2064which leads in EV registrations.  <\/p>\n<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\">Tesla supporters show up in force outside Utah dealership as leftist attacks continue<\/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_2062270\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Left-wing demonstrators<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3354025\/karoline-leavitt-suggests-democrat-tesla-stance-captivated-by-far-radical-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" against Tesla\"> <\/a>shouting for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3354025\/karoline-leavitt-suggests-democrat-tesla-stance-captivated-by-far-radical-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">boycotts<\/a> of Tesla outside a dealership in Salt Lake City, Utah, were met with American flag-waving supporters of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This clash over the electric car manufacturer comes as Tesla dealerships and owners have been the victims of vandalism in recent weeks.&nbsp;In one case, a suspect set a Tesla service center in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3351667\/elon-musk-outraged-arson-attack-tesla-las-vegas-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Las Vegas, Nevada<\/a>, ablaze using Molotov cocktails, damaging five vehicles.&nbsp;Attorney General Pam Bondi charged three people with allegedly vandalizing Teslas across the country, and all three face as many as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3354196\/bondi-charges-tesla-vandalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"20 years in prison\">20 years in prison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3356205\/dc-metro-target-exceed-one-million-daily-riders\/\">DC Metro on target to exceed 1 million daily riders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3352986\/eu-charges-google-antitrust-violations-trump-warns-overregulation\/\">EU charges Google with antitrust violations as Trump warns against overregulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3352233\/tim-walz-celebrates-tesla-stock-dropping-little-boost\/\">Walz celebrates Tesla&#8217;s stock dropping: &#8216;Gives me a little boost&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s clash of protesters did not result in any damages to Tesla vehicles. The two groups countering each other seemingly resulted in a non-violent demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody has a right to their own opinion; I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have a problem with it,&rdquo; one pro-Tesla demonstrator named Jason Stembridge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13now.com\/news\/local-news\/northern-utah\/protestors-line-up-for-tesla-takedown-at-south-salt-lake-dealership#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> Fox 13 Now. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m here to just support the company and keep the peace and make sure none of the Teslas get vandalized or damaged. It ain&rsquo;t his business that&rsquo;s causing the problems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) has discouraged the protests, suggesting those against Tesla were not &ldquo;helping&rdquo; their cause during a Thursday press conference.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3352565\/pam-bondi-targeted-tesla-attacks-domestic-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>PAM BONDI DECLARES TARGETED TESLA ATTACKS ARE &lsquo;NOTHING SHORT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you want to lose the popular opinion, just start setting people&rsquo;s vehicles on fire. It&rsquo;s inexcusable, it&rsquo;s stupid, and it&rsquo;s evil. And we will arrest you,&rdquo; Cox said.<\/p>\n<p>Utah is among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-raskin-worries-republicans-could-nominate-trump-as-next-house-speaker\/\" title=\"Rep. Raskin Worries Republicans Could Nominate Trump As Next House Speaker\">slowest states<\/a> to adopt electric vehicles, with nearly 40,000 EVs registered there. 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