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Alleged Cybertruck bomber was ‘big’ Trump supporter: source
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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.
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.
I mean... this guy was possibly a suicide bomber.
I don't think there would be concerns over what happened if he got into a fender bender on the way there.
Tesla's are the most deadly vehicles per accident, for everyone not in one.
Got a source for that? I'd be curious for a read through.
I wouldn't trust a cyber truck to even blow up correctly.
When I look at his background. 19 years of military service at the sharp end, does not leave a person "fully whole". The US also has a history of neglecting the mental health of its service members.
This suicide might have more to do with those factors, than politics. The apparent political statement might just have been a final cry for attention.
Further, nobody willingly leaves the military at 19 years. 20 years and you get retirement pay for the rest of your life--19 gets you nothing.
Maybe he had a medical retirement, which is fully possible for any number of reasons, but...
Probably he did something egregious to get kicked out at 19 years. Leaders will often let servicemembers near 20 years retire when they're guilty of wrongdoing (in consideration of the many years served beforehand). To cut short a retirement career is to make an example of a person for doing something awful.
Edit: He was still active duty and stationed in Germany, making my whole comment moot. My bad. That's what I get for not reading the article before commenting ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Quick article skim, but I didn't see where it said he was ex-military. I see a lot of past tense that could be interpreted as that, or as "the guy is dead and entirely past tense now". I may have missed it.
Maybe he is trying to say something about the president elect's relationship with teslas owner.
I can imagine that relationship could seem troubling if you were a fan