‘You Could Hurt Somebody’: Kimmel Changes His Tune On Anti-Tesla Riots After Backlash From Musk

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As Americans continued gathering in communities nationwide to torch Tesla vehicles, dealerships, and charging stations in protest of the company’s owner, many leftist comedians attempted to make light of, or even justify, the dangerous riots.

When late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel delivered a monologue that appeared to glamorize the destructive acts, Elon Musk himself was among those who called him out:

As the Daily Caller reported, Kimmel’s monologue the following night struck a notably different tone:

Kimmel didn’t address the allegations head-on, but he did backtrack some of his comments in Wednesday’s monologue.

“Here’s the thing, I get that people are upset,” Kimmel said.

“Burning a car might not be great for the environment. I don’t think that’s what they had in mind when they invented the electric car,” he quipped.

“In Las Vegas yesterday, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla service center,” Kimmel said.

“At least five Teslas blew up, one from the Molotov and four because that’s just what Teslas do sometimes,” he said, as he threw in a zinger at Musk.

Kimmel went on to say, “No one should be setting fires. You could kill somebody, you could hurt somebody. Elon Musk might not care about other people, but decent Americans should.”

The criticism of Kimmel’s earlier monologue spread far and wide via X, the social media platform also owned by Musk:

Fox News also covered the backlash against Kimmel:

Fox News’ Sean Hannity slammed Kimmel as an “unhinged loser” and took aim at top Disney boss Bob Iger.

“Bob, are you OK with this seeming glorification of violence? Is this the inclusive woke, DEI, the ABC Disney brand?” Hannity asked. “You’re the CEO of Disney. Are you proud of this?”

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, similarly slammed the network, asking, “Does ABC approve of Jimmy Kimmel’s on-air incitement of criminal behavior? Will ABC take any action or make any statement in response to it? If not, why not?”

CNN commentator Scott Jennings reacted, “The message from the American Left to conservatives is unmistakable: silence yourselves, or we will do it for you. This isn’t comedy – these are marching orders.”

“ABC and Disney are just allowing this third-place, fifth-rate late-night host to advocate firebombings and shootings at Tesla dealerships. It’s the Antifa era in late night,” Fox News contributor Joe Concha wrote on X.

Of course, this was just the latest example of Kimmel’s disdain for Musk — along with practically anyone else who has ever signaled any type of support for President Donald Trump:



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