Environmental Progress founder Michael Shellenberger called out the Democrats for their attacks on Elon Musk.
Shellenberger said, “I think it’s revealing its true colors that you have one of the main climate justice organizations leading these protests against the most important electric car manufacturer in the world.”
He also called it “Musk derangement syndrome.”
Environmental Progress founder Michael Shellenberger said on “Fox & Friends” that many Democrats have become “lost” and are afflicted with “Musk derangement syndrome.” Shellenberger marveled at how left-wing climate activists are now “opposing one of the main technologies to deal with climate change” by going after Tesla dealerships and charging stations.
MICHAEL SHELLENBERGER: The Democrats are really lost. I’ve never seen the left so lost as it is right now. I think it’s revealing its true colors that you have one of the main climate justice organizations leading these protests against the most important electric car manufacturer in the world. I think what it shows is that what would really upset them, is that Elon Musk has been cutting the government or, under the work of President Trump, has been cutting the budget for all of these pet projects that had nothing whatsoever to do with climate change or the environment. I mean, it was quite shocking. The so-called Inflation Reduction Act was spending billions of dollars on just frankly, graft and grift and kickbacks and all sorts of corrupt enterprises that have now been exposed. And so anybody that cares about climate change — that we need things like natural gas, nuclear power — those are things that the so-called climate justice movement opposes.
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SHELLENBERGER: It’s really Musk derangement syndrome. We saw it afflicted Trump beforehand. They’ve really gone crazy over it. Remember, these are people that say that we have ten years to solve climate change or the world would come to an end. They then advocated the shutting down [of] nuclear plants, advocating the ending of natural gas production, even though that was what was the main thing, reducing carbon emissions. So it’s really never been about climate change. It’s always been about getting government money for various pet projects, often to do political work. … It’s the so-called sunshine movement. They really manipulated children and adolescents and teenagers in particular, to really become quite hysterical about climate change. But where are they now? What are they doing? They’re opposing one of the main technologies to deal with climate change.
There has been a wave of attacks on Tesla over Elon’s support for Donald Trump and work with DOGE.
Police across the United States are investigating a series of attacks on Tesla showrooms, charging stations and Tesla vehicles, as vitriol escalates against CEO Elon Musk.
There have also been peaceful protests at many Tesla locations, which involve demonstrators carrying signs and chanting “Elon Musk has got to go” in response to the slashing of federal jobs and budgets by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Though the protests have been peaceful, there have also been widespread reports of vandalism. While there have been no reports of injuries, the incidents pose a potential financial problem for Tesla. The company faces declining sales for the first time due to increased competition and backlash over Musk’s contentious role in the Trump administration.
The Democrats have Musk derangement syndrome.
