{"id":2414825,"date":"2025-03-24T19:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T23:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-cornyn-calls-democrats-unteachable-amid-tesla-vandalism-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T19:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T23:53:12","slug":"john-cornyn-calls-democrats-unteachable-amid-tesla-vandalism-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-cornyn-calls-democrats-unteachable-amid-tesla-vandalism-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cornyn calls Democrats \u2018unteachable\u2019 amid Tesla vandalism &#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\">22<\/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%2Fjohn-cornyn-calls-democrats-unteachable-amid-tesla-vandalism-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=2414825&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>Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) criticized Democrats for being &#8220;unteachable&#8221; after they failed to condemn recent vandalism against Tesla properties, which he described as not addressing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limbaugh-the-lefts-systemic-exploitation-of-race\/\" title=\"LIMBAUGH: The Left\u2019s Systemic Exploitation Of Race\">real problems facing<\/a> the nation. His remarks came following Attorney General Pam Bondi&#8217;s proclamation of charges against three individuals involved in the vandalism,labeling it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-drafting-legislation-to-criminalize-trump-rallies-classify-them-as-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"... Are Drafting Legislation to Criminalize Trump Rallies \u2014 Classify Them as \u201cDomestic Terrorism\u201d\">domestic terrorism<\/a>.Cornyn urged Democratic lawmakers to collaborate with Republicans to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">find constructive solutions<\/a> rather than resorting to property destruction. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vice-president-kamala-harris-tells-u-n-to-prepare-for-next-pandemic\/\" title=\"Vice President Kamala Harris Tells U.N. To Prepare For Next Pandemic\">expressed appreciation<\/a> for the efforts to prosecute those responsible for the vandalism and slammed Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) for celebrating Tesla&#8217;s declining stock. Alongside these events, Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett advocated for a &#8220;Tesla Takedown&#8221; protest against Elon Musk, raising further tensions surrounding the issue. Additionally, Rep. Ro khanna (D-CA) called for zero tolerance against such vandalism, stressing the need for a unified condemnation from Democrats.  <\/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\">John Cornyn calls Democrats &lsquo;unteachable&rsquo; amid Tesla vandalism<\/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>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) argued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> have shown &ldquo;they are unteachable&rdquo; in light of the party&rsquo;s failure to condemn acts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3352155\/elon-musk-shocked-violence-threats-tesla-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vandalism<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tesla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tesla<\/a> properties. He added that their tactics are not addressing &ldquo;any problems&rdquo; the nation faces.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn&rsquo;s assessment came as Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3354196\/bondi-charges-tesla-vandalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"charged three people\">charged three people<\/a> connected to vandalizing Tesla vehicles, charging stations, and dealerships. Bondi deemed the acts &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3352565\/pam-bondi-targeted-tesla-attacks-domestic-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">domestic terrorism<\/a>&rdquo; and warned, &ldquo;If you join this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3357070\/trump-administration-khalil-association-unrwa-green-card-application\/\">Trump administration accuses Khalil of hiding association with UNRWA in green card application<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3356603\/trump-fuels-jfk-conspiracy-theories-after-unspectacular-file-release\/\">Trump fuels JFK conspiracy theories after &#8216;somewhat unspectacular&#8217; file release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3356161\/three-killed-14-injured-shooting-park-new-mexico-las-cruces\/\">Three killed, 14 injured in a shooting at a park in New Mexico&rsquo;s Las Cruces<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Texas senator urged Democratic lawmakers and their supporters to &ldquo;work together&rdquo; with Republicans over engaging in ways to stop such property destruction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I think it demonstrates that they are unteachable, and certainly they didn&rsquo;t learn anything from the election on November the 5th when their party and their platform was rejected by the American people,&rdquo; Cornyn said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Faulkner Focus<\/em>, guest-hosted by Julie Banderas. &ldquo;So I would prefer that they would engage constructively and try to work together with us to try to solve some of these problems rather than just lose their mind and destroy an inanimate object like a Tesla automobile. That doesn&rsquo;t solve any problems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2857462&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c7dc82f4a7d5947b77ca85616eeddfc1\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The senator also criticized Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) for celebrating Tesla&rsquo;s stock tanking and suggested one can see &ldquo;why he lost the election&rdquo; in 2024. Additionally, Cornyn was perplexed as to why &ldquo;not everyone&rdquo; is excited about President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s &ldquo;golden era&rdquo; that he is working toward, as he would have thought everyone would be &ldquo;very excited and optimistic&rdquo; about it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn expressed gratitude that the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> is working to stop the Tesla vandalism. He suspected that &ldquo;maybe&rdquo; seeing &ldquo;the full weight of prosecution&rdquo; unleashed on those engaging in vandalism would help.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn&rsquo;s comments came as Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a>&nbsp;(D-TX) urged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3354099\/jasmine-crockett-endorses-tesla-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title='opposition to&nbsp;Tesla during a \"Tesla Takedown\" livestream'>opposition to&nbsp;Tesla during a &ldquo;Tesla Takedown&rdquo; livestream<\/a> event last week. During the event, Crockett said she wants Tesla founder&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a>&nbsp;&ldquo;taken down&rdquo; for her birthday later this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3354452\/carbon-footprint-burning-tesla-vandalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF A BURNING TESLA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amid protests against Tesla and Musk, several supporters of the billionaire and his work with the Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3356857\/tesla-supporters-utah-dealership-attacks-continue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">came out in force to counter the left-wing demonstrators<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3354025\/karoline-leavitt-suggests-democrat-tesla-stance-captivated-by-far-radical-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a>shouting for a Tesla&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3354025\/karoline-leavitt-suggests-democrat-tesla-stance-captivated-by-far-radical-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boycott<\/a> at a dealership in Salt Lake City, Utah. The two protesting groups held nonviolent demonstrations that did not result in any damage to Tesla vehicles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is zero tolerance for acts of vandalism against Tesla. Spraying the words &#8220;nazi cars&#8221; or lighting fire to dealership and chargers is wrong. Period. All Democrats should condemn it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4VF6dgy3BV\">https:\/\/t.co\/4VF6dgy3BV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1899493755939348857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 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>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) advocated earlier this month to stop the vandalism against Tesla and urged his fellow Democratic lawmakers to express &ldquo;zero tolerance&rdquo; for it.<\/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_2062270\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2062270\"}});<\/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>John Cornyn labels Democrats as &#8216;unteachable&#8217; over Tesla vandalism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2414826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/John-Cornyn-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,45064,32171,52038,32076],"class_list":["post-2414825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-john-cornyn","tag-political-commentary","tag-tesla-vandalism","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/John-Cornyn-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414825"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414829,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414825\/revisions\/2414829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}