Summary

Matthew Livelsberger, the suspect behind the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, was described as a “big” Trump supporter and a highly trained Green Beret with 19 years of military service.

Livelsberger, who died in the blast, rented the Cybertruck in Colorado and filled it with explosives, injuring seven.

Authorities are investigating the incident’s symbolism, speculating it may have been a political statement due to its location and links to Trump and Elon Musk.

No clear motive has been established.

  • FirstCircle@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    17 days ago

    One thing I’m finding interesting: we’ve got the NO attack and this Trump/CT attack, happening in close temporal proximity and both hurting/killing innocents, but I’m only seeing the former labelled by the media as a “terrorist” attack. Could it, maybe, possibly, have something to do with the NO attacker potentially having an Islamic background? In contrast, a US military member, and a Trump supporter in particular, could never be awarded the “terrorist” badge by the press, “bomber” is the most he could hope to earn it seems.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    18 days ago

    I will still wait for more concrete details before I cast judgement, but in the meantime I can say this much:

    Many leftist haters of Trump wouldn’t go in a Cybertruck to make a statement. They’d probably even refuse to be paid to get in one.

    • Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      edit-2
      18 days ago

      The stupid things have had over a half dozen recalls in the last year. You couldn’t pay me enough to get in one.

      I already feel unsafe when I call a Lyft or Uber and get a Tesla. That alone removes a star.