UPDATE
4:36 PM PT — Vegas authorities simply stated they’ve ID’d the motive force of the automotive however should not revealing his title. They are saying he rented the automotive in Colorado, drove to Vegas and arrived at 7:30 Wednesday morning … then drove up and down the Strip earlier than heading to the resort.
UPDATE
4:37 PM PT — The authorities credit score Elon Musk for offering data that helped them observe the automotive with video at varied charging stations alongside the route.
UPDATE
7:20 PM PT — A Turo spokesperson tells TMZ, “We’re heartbroken by the violence perpetrated in New Orleans and Las Vegas, and our prayers are with the victims and households. We’re actively partnering with regulation enforcement authorities as they examine each incidents. We don’t consider that both renter concerned within the Las Vegas and New Orleans assaults had a legal background that might have recognized them as a safety menace. We stay dedicated to sustaining the very best requirements in danger administration, due to our world-class belief and security applied sciences and groups that embody skilled former regulation enforcement professionals.”
There are a number of ominous connections between the New Orleans terror assault on Bourbon Road and the Tesla that exploded exterior the Trump Resort in Vegas.
Each the Vegas Tesla and the choose up truck in New Orleans have been rented by the identical car-sharing firm, Turo. And three detonating gadgets have been present in New Orleans — one within the pickup truck and a couple of close by — it seems there are similarities to the detonating machine within the Tesla.
It may well’t go with out saying … the truth that a Tesla Cybertruck — manufactured by an organization owned by Elon Musk — exploded exterior the TRUMP Resort is greater than telling, given the political backdrop of the Trump/Musk union.
As for Elon, he was fast to say on social … the Cybertruck had no defect that might trigger an explosion.
The FBI is investigating the Vegas explosion, which killed the motive force and injured 7 others, as a attainable terrorist act. Authorities discovered a large quantity of fireworks-style mortar contained in the Tesla.
Cybertruck blew up in entrance of Trump resort in Las Vegas. These are our baggage by the door and that’s the place we have been when it occurred. pic.twitter.com/KaVZXfGLNK
— ayackle (@kaaaassuu) January 1, 2025
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Donald Trump‘s son Eric, who’s the EVP of the Trump Group, stated after the explosion … the security and well-being of friends and staffers is the corporate’s prime precedence.
The Cyber Truck blew up at round 8:40 Wednesday morning, simply after it pulled as much as the resort. Smoke was billowing out of the automobile earlier than it blew up.
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