1 dead as Tesla Cybertruck pulls up to Trump hotel in Las Vegas and explodes: officials - Raw Story
By: Matthew Chapman
looks like the next 4 years should be pretty interesting ...
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A Tesla Cybertruck pulled up to the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas and exploded on New Year's Day, killing one person inside the vehicle, and authorities now say they're investigating the blast as a possible act of terror.
Video of the Cybertruck exploding into flames in the valet area quickly spread on the internet. The footage was captured both from guests checking into the lobby and at least one person who saw smoke from the window of a nearby hotel.
The driver of the vehicle died in the blast, which happened around 8:40 a.m., CNN reported. Seven bystanders suffered minor injuries, authorities said. The cause of the blast wasn't immediately known.
An official briefed on the probe told ABC News that fireworks-style mortars were in the truck. Police were reportedly treating the blast as a possible crime and act of terror.
"We believe everything is safe now," Sheriff Kevin McMahill told reporters.
The incident immediately prompted a reaction from commenters online — many of whom noted the intense symbolism given that President-elect Donald Trump, whose company owns the Vegas hotel, relied heavily on Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, both for campaign backing and now for advice as part of a high-profile task force to cut government spending.
Eric Trump confirmed the incident on X.
"Earlier today, a reported electric vehicle fire occurred in the porte cochere of Trump Las Vegas. The safety and well-being of our guests and staff remain our top priority. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Las Vegas Fire Department and local law enforcement for their swift response and professionalism," he said.
The hotel issued essentially the same statement.
"Earlier today a reported electric vehicle fire occurred in the porte cochere of Trump Las Vegas," the hotel wrote. "The safety & well-being of our guests and staff remain our top priority. We extend our gratitude to the Las Vegas Fire Department and local law enforcement for their swift response."
Others highlighted the unusual circumstances given the ties to Musk and Trump.
"If you were going to choose a metaphor for our current state of politics, a Tesla Cybertruck exploding and burning in front of a Trump Tower in a city where millions of Americans go each year to lose their money, is pretty spot on," wrote New York Health Campaign executive director Melanie D'Arrigo.
"A Tesla Cybertruck on fire outside of Trump's hotel in Las Vegas? This has to be staged," wrote Huffington Post commentator Yashar Ali.
"A Tesla Cybertruck is on fire and exploding outside of a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas," wrote left-leaning political YouTuber Jack Cocchiarella. "If you're looking for a more perfect metaphor for the state of America right now you won't find it."
"If a Tesla Cybertruck exploding at the entrance of trump International Hotel in Las Vegas this morning isn't some sort of sign or foreshadowing of what we can expect in the near future, I don't know what is," said singer-songwriter Ricky Davila.
"A Cybertruck exploding outside of Trump Tower is a bit too on the nose for my taste," said conservative talk radio host Joe Cunningham.
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hilarious. the other day 1, the day 1 trump and maga have no control over ...
gee, looks like it's really going to suck being a secret service agent assigned to DC or florida ...
I'd definitely want to double vest and keep my distance.
meh, I'm twisted enough to find it funny that public perception will soon be that anything connected to trump, like trump rallies, trump properties, and/or high profile trump supporters, might be seen as a life or death decision to participate in or be around. I just can't imagine the level of ignorance it must take for somebody that would willfully place themselves between some unknown nuts and an asshole that has spent a lifetime continuously putting a target on himself with his own words.
So you think it was a suicide bomber?
don't know, don't care, but the driver was incinerated in the vehicle which may have been intentional, but I doubt it. apparently it was a rented vehicle, which leads me to speculate that the driver's unfamiliarity with it, created a few opportunities for him/her to make mistakes. primarily being that it may be difficult to unlock the doors to escape, once the battery had been disabled by using it as the detonator for whatever explosives he was using. I think it was some dumb ass that wanted to make a political statement, prematurely detonated the explosives accidentally, and then discovered too late that he probably should have left the door ajar ...
I see someone found a use for a Cyber truck
Denver News station 7 reported law enforcement officials say this guy and the one in New Orleans had been stationed on the same US military base. They both used the same app to rent the trucks and FBI is looking to see if the cases are related.
I caught a news blurb claiming the vegas guy was a green beret on leave at the time.
Sure as shit sounds like they are connected if that is accurate, but, unlike Trump, I'll not cast my damn stupid fckn uninformed ignorant two non-sense into the debate, until there is confirmation, cause, some say, "it's the kind of collaberation efforts, that, the, there like never seen before kind of coincidences, and i'll tell you, there, there tremendous, and are just damn more, god-damn more evidence, about what I was telling everybody about during the election, you know, the election I won bigly with mandates, sorta like Elon, cause I know I more than sorta like Elon. Actually, someones upset, cause of all the time he's been Putin it in my backdoor that I leave open for the driving range that little putters do putz, and they;re fantastic at fckn this A whole klutz smack inn his phat ass sucks, Trump does declare, to not be , declared....
See? Tesla drivers are terrorists. I knew it!