{"id":2465962,"date":"2025-07-23T21:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T01:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-reporter-roasts-tesla-diner-on-live-tv-elon-dont-come-for-me-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T21:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T01:28:10","slug":"la-reporter-roasts-tesla-diner-on-live-tv-elon-dont-come-for-me-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-reporter-roasts-tesla-diner-on-live-tv-elon-dont-come-for-me-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"LA reporter roasts Tesla Diner on live TV: \u2018Elon, don\u2019t come for me\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=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fla-reporter-roasts-tesla-diner-on-live-tv-elon-dont-come-for-me-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=2465962&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>The article reports on a live TV segment by KTLA reporter ellina Abovian covering the grand opening of Elon Musk&#8217;s new Tesla Diner in Hollywood. Although the diner attracted many fans with its retro-futuristic design, 24\/7 service, and Tesla-themed features like EV superchargers and Cybertruck lunch boxes, Abovian was openly critical during her broadcast.She admitted she did not eat at the diner, ordering food from Uber Eats instead, and described the menu items as unappetizing. She also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/please-sanction-the-hell-out-of-flamin-hot-doritos-critics-blast-doritos-over-super-bowl-commercial\/\" title=\"\u2018Please Sanction The Hell Out Of F...min\u2019 Hot Doritos\u2019: Critics B...st Doritos Over Super Bowl Commercial\">accidentally dropped<\/a> a Cybertruck lunch box on air and joked about it, warning Musk not to &#8220;come for&#8221; her over her candid comments. While praising the diner&#8217;s aesthetic and marketing, she mocked some aspects such as the flimsy burger boxes and the large LED screen blocking nearby residents&#8217; views.The segment took a sarcastic tone,with in-studio anchors joking about Tesla&#8217;s aggressive Cybertruck design. Online responses were mixed, with some viewers accusing the report of bias against the diner and Musk, while others found humor in the reporter&#8217;s blunt and unconventional coverage.The diner features 250 seats, 80 Supercharger stalls, exclusive merchandise, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >screens retro sci-fi films<\/a> and SpaceX launches, and Musk described it as &#8220;one of the coolest spots in LA.&#8221;  <\/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\">LA reporter roasts Tesla Diner on live TV: &lsquo;Elon, don&rsquo;t come for me&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_2164341\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3433826\/kevin-oleary-tesla-stock-trump-musk-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tesla\">Tesla<\/a>&rsquo;s highly anticipated 24\/7 retro-futuristic diner in Hollywood may have drawn lines of hungry fans and excited EV owners. However, it got a full serving of side-eye from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-called-bitter-after-viewers-see-his-new-reaction-to-kamalas-loss\/\" title=\"Tim Walz Called &#039;Bitter&#039; After Viewers See His New Reaction to Kama...&#039;s Loss\">local television reporter<\/a>, whose live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3480221\/fox-beating-cnn-by-average-nearly-2-million-viewers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"broadcast\">broadcast<\/a> outside the diner quickly went viral for its unapologetically harsh tone.<\/p>\n<p>KTLA reporter Ellina Abovian, who was covering the grand opening of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3470790\/grok-pentagon-use-x-ai-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a>&rsquo;s Tesla Diner, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KTLA\/status\/1947688154950971551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">admitted on-air<\/a> that she didn&rsquo;t eat at the diner at all. Instead, she ordered a breakfast burrito from Uber Eats, telling the studio anchors, &ldquo;I owe no loyalty to Elon Musk. I went inside with the full intention of ordering &hellip; but it didn&rsquo;t look very appetizing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3480477\/tesla-quarterly-revenue-down-12-percent-musk-breakup-trump\/\">Tesla quarterly revenue down 12% after Musk breakup with Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3480318\/skydance-slash-dei-policies-paramount-promise-fcc\/\">Skydance moves to slash DEI policies at Paramount in promise to FCC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3478306\/coca-cola-cane-sugar-version-in-us\/\">Coca-Cola to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janet-yellen-salutes-powell-being-completely-committed-to-the-feds-independence\/\" title=\"Janet Yellen salutes Powell being \u2018completely committed to the Fed\u2019s independence\u2019\">launch cane sugar version<\/a> in US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>One of the anchors then confronted her: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re outside a diner doing a whole story on it and didn&rsquo;t even try the food?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKFAST FOUL<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EllinaKTLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EllinaKTLA<\/a> accidentally dropped her photographer&#8217;s burrito from the Tesla diner in Hollywood, which then led to more words with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankBuckleyTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FrankBuckleyTV<\/a> &#128514;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gWjDb3YDrV\">https:\/\/t.co\/gWjDb3YDrV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XMW6Yc9Hns\">pic.twitter.com\/XMW6Yc9Hns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KTLA (@KTLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTLA\/status\/1947688154950971551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 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>Abovian reaffirmed her decision not to eat at the establishment, insisting her review was &ldquo;honest&rdquo; and &ldquo;unbiased.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While on air, she also knocked the Tesla-themed Cybertruck lunch box to the ground, adding: &ldquo;I swear I&rsquo;m not doing this on purpose. Elon, don&rsquo;t come for me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The segment, intended to showcase Tesla&rsquo;s flashy new venue with LED megascreens and EV superchargers, turned into an informal roast. The in-studio anchors mocked the Cybertruck as a car that says, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a mean guy,&rdquo; and suggested its design was &ldquo;too aggressive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When showcasing the food, Abovian didn&rsquo;t eat it but instead pulled in videographer David Lopez to review a half-eaten $15 Tesla burger.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Really, really good,&rdquo; Lopez said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But $15 tasty?&rdquo; Abovian scoffed.<\/p>\n<p>However, she praised the marketing effort and diner&rsquo;s aesthetic, calling it &ldquo;Greece meets the Jetsons.&rdquo; Still, she couldn&rsquo;t resist another dig: &ldquo;Have you seen the boxes? They need a robot to hand you the food because the current ones fall apart.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The segment took another turn when a studio anchor asked the cameraman to pan over to neighboring apartments with blocked views, courtesy of Tesla&rsquo;s massive outdoor screen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey, guess what,<br \/>Legacy media is starting to sniff at the Tesla Diner &ndash;<\/p>\n<p>See if you can catch these quotes <br \/>&lsquo; Elon don&rsquo;t come for me&rsquo;<br \/>&lsquo;oh that&rsquo;s even worse&rsquo;<br \/>&lsquo; how did that get through the planning stage?&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JPC19NVERw\">pic.twitter.com\/JPC19NVERw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; No Safe Words (@Cyber_Trailer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cyber_Trailer\/status\/1947788451409236436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Abovian followed up by asking a diner patron if residents might be upset. &ldquo;Probably not happy,&rdquo; he replied. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a huge ouchy for their eyes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite her jabs, Abovian acknowledged the diner&rsquo;s popularity. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This place is open 24 hours. It&rsquo;s poppin&rsquo; at 10 a.m.,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s cool. You&rsquo;ve got burgers, tacos, milkshakes, a sky deck, even soap in the bathroom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Online reactions were swift and divided over her reporting. Critics accused KTLA of &ldquo;biased&rdquo; reporting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Shame on you, KTLA, for the biased and unprofessional coverage of the Tesla Diner, something many people are genuinely excited about,&rdquo; one user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArthurFromX\/status\/1947881027982270873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted\">posted<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why go so hard on something that&rsquo;s actually good? Was this about the food or the man who built it?&rdquo; another person <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HustleBitch_\/status\/1948023800181805407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> on X. <\/p>\n<p>Another viewer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cyber_Trailer\/status\/1947788451409236436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"joked\">joked<\/a>, &ldquo;Legacy media is sniffing around the Tesla Diner &mdash; the &lsquo;Elon, don&rsquo;t come for me&rsquo; moment is going to live rent-free in my head.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3470790\/grok-pentagon-use-x-ai-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"PENTAGON ANNOUNCES IT WILL BEGIN USING GROK, X'S AI\">PENTAGON ANNOUNCES IT WILL BEGIN USING GROK, X&rsquo;S AI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Others found humor in the chaos when she complained about the diner&rsquo;s cybertuck burger boxes falling apart. &ldquo;Puts it teetering on her suitcase and then blames the box when it falls,&rdquo; one post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xIronman777\/status\/1947791320673829078\" title=\"read\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla&rsquo;s first-ever diner, which opened Monday, features 250 seats, 80 Supercharger stalls, exclusive merchandise, and a massive LED display screening retro sci-fi films and SpaceX launches. Musk himself called it &ldquo;one of the coolest spots in LA.&rdquo;<\/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_2164341\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2164341\"}});<\/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>LA reporter mocks Tesla Diner live: &#8216;Elon, don&#8217;t come<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2465963,"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\/07\/Tesla-cybertrucks.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32192,59776,34528,6734],"class_list":["post-2465962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-elon-musk","tag-la-reporter","tag-live-tv","tag-tesla"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tesla-cybertrucks.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465962","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465962"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465966,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465962\/revisions\/2465966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2465963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}