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April 4, 2025 - Liberty Hangout - Kaitlin Bennett
29:35
Tesla Protestors Are Big Mad
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Do you want money taken from your grandma?
Do you want to not support battered women?
Stand up and say it, fascists.
Stand up and say it.
I'm standing up and saying what I believe.
You stand up and say what you believe and not platitudes and not idolatry.
Let's hear ideas.
You have no ideas.
All you have is hate, racism, stupidity, and greed.
Do you think the dealership should, the vandalism that's going on there is okay?
I'll take the fifth on that one.
Would you say, like, please stop vandalizing the Tesla cars?
Please stop vandalizing our government.
They've got charging stations everywhere.
He is quietly taking over the country.
With the charging stations?
Yes.
What car should people buy that's an electric vehicle other than Tesla?
That I don't have an answer to.
I haven't done a lot of research into alternatives.
We are here in Tampa today at a Tesla takeover event because people are big mad about money being saved.
I'm undercover.
It's just Jenna today.
Let's go see what everybody's whining about.
We're doing a cyber truck right there.
What do you think about the people who have been keying Tesla cars and cyber trucks?
I don't think they should do that.
I think that a lot of these owners purchased them way before Elon went out of his mind.
And I think the dealerships is one thing.
Somebody's personal car should be off limits.
That's just not right.
Do you think the dealership should, the vandalism that's going on there is okay?
I'll take the fifth on that one.
So not someone's personal cars, but maybe the dealership that's up for 20.
Well, I don't think there should be destruction.
Okay.
I don't.
I think it should be just a protest.
I don't think there should be destruction.
Good, good, good, good, good.
And do you think people who purchased a Tesla car in the past, and then now we realize how just crazy Elon Musk is, should they be selling that?
I don't think they can.
You don't think they can?
Who's going to buy them?
Well, that would be my next question.
One, who's going to buy them?
They can't sell them.
They've lost value.
No one's going to buy them.
Okay.
So they should be left alone.
Okay.
All right.
Sounds good.
What is the worst thing Elon Musk has done?
A Nazi salute.
Oh, okay.
That's the worst thing.
As far as I'm concerned, that started now.
Yeah, no.
Uh-uh.
All right.
So the, actually, the Anti-Defamation League, who is really, they kind of love pointing out when people are anti-Semitic or, you know, leaning towards the Nazi side, they actually defended Elon Musk and said that that was not a Nazi salute.
What do you think about that?
They're full of shit.
Okay, all right.
I love it.
Straight to the point.
Thank you so much.
I really appreciate you.
Hi, how are you?
Nice to see you.
Thank you for being out here today.
What do you think about Elon Musk?
I think the big problem our country faces is that people don't realize that Putin was trained by communists to create all this.
It's the conservatives, the so-called conservatives, are kissing a communist.
You know, they don't realize that Putin was trained to make an idiot out of Trump.
What's the big problem?
What's the worst thing Elon Musk has done?
Come to this country and stirred up all this bullsh ⁇ .
He's not from this.
He's not an American.
He doesn't understand our Constitution.
Do you think people who come to this country and don't acclimate and understand our Constitution should be out?
No, but I don't think they should be immediately installed into political leadership positions on just because they got money.
I welcome everybody to this country.
We need them.
We need people.
I'm an old man.
Who's going to help me do all this stuff when I get old if we don't have some immigrants here that are willing to help?
Do you have children?
Nope.
Oh.
Yeah, you're kind of SOL then, huh?
Yeah, well, I was...
It was a conscious decision.
Then when I got old enough to have kids, it was too late.
I love your shirt.
Can I get your shirt on camera?
Absolutely.
That is hilarious.
Canada is not for sale.
Absolutely.
We're proud Canadians here.
Are you a Canadian?
Yes.
Born and raised.
Okay, why are you protesting outside of Tesla today?
Well, we're very concerned about the things that are happening in the Trump administration, and Elon Musk is at the heart of so much of it.
What is he, what's the worst thing he's done so far?
This is not the time or place to even enumerate it.
It's very upsetting.
We're here to raise awareness.
Are you concerned at all about the 120,000 employees that Tesla has that make a living off of working in these dealerships and the energy side and the car manufacturing side?
Are you worried at all there might be negative effects to their employment if Tesla were to go down?
It is very concerning that the CEO of Tesla has decided to get so political.
That's why most CEOs don't do it.
Because in my mind, it shows a lot of disregard for the employees, for the people who just want to do their job every day.
When the head of the company is so partisan, so involved in politics, is essentially acting as the shadow president of the U.S., that is really hard on them.
Absolutely.
Do you think that maybe the calls to shut down Tesla's Tesla dealerships and Tesla as a business, we should maybe scale that back because the employees would suffer and lose their jobs?
I'm very concerned as I say that the head of Tesla has been so political.
No one asked him to do this and no sensible company or well-run company does the head of a company just involve them in politics.
It shows a reckless disregard for Tesla share price, for Tesla shareholders, for Tesla employees, for Tesla owners.
It is a reckless action by Elon Musk and that should be concerning.
We should be concerned as Americans by what he is doing politically.
Are you an American?
I'm a greenhard holder.
I'm a Canadian citizen, but Americans should be concerned.
And I have family who are American.
We should be concerned.
In fact, everyone should be concerned.
Everyone around the world should care as citizens of the world the actions being taken by this government.
But if you care about Tesla, you have to care about the actions of Elon Musk too, because it is deeply irresponsible to do this.
And then, would you be able to publicly condemn the vandalism at the Tesla dealerships and on Tesla cars?
Well, of course, I have nothing to do with vandalism.
Why are you even asking me?
Why the hell would I know anything about that?
Because the right language.
That's a ridiculous question to even ask.
Like, why the hell, why don't you, we all condemn vandalism, but why are you even asking me?
I don't think that's really more helpful to ask that question.
Why are you so upset over me just making to do with that?
I'm just, oh, you're proving that you guys are peaceful and you're not like the right wing says.
This is not a useful conversation when you ask those questions, but thank you, though.
I appreciate it nonetheless.
It's just disavowing vandalism.
Elon Musk fights against human trafficking.
Yeah.
He does.
I know.
He's with Homeland Security, bro.
All right.
Thank you.
I appreciate that.
This is funny.
So you guys are out here saying the store is closing.
Everything must go.
Obviously, you're not working for Tesla, right?
Like you're not actual, like the store not actually closing.
Would you be happy to see the store close?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Would you agree with that?
Would you be happy to see it close?
I really just want blessed out of the government.
Yeah, okay.
That's my main thing.
Okay, so you would be happy to see the store close.
Do you have any concern for the 120,000 employees?
Absolutely.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
So if the store closed, they would be out of a job.
I mean, if they just let Elon go, that'll get me a lot closer to being okay with Tesla again.
Okay.
But as long as he stays at the top of their board, like, I can't...
Like, this money goes directly into his pocket, which lets him do the things he's doing.
And that I'm not okay with, because I'm not okay with the things he's doing.
And do you think that a store closing and people losing their jobs would just kind of have to be what it does?
Like, that's just kind of how it has to be.
I don't want to go that way, but that's one way it can go.
If that's what it comes to.
And that would be unfortunate.
We'd lose a car company, but I mean, it might be what it takes.
Also, 120,000 people would lose their jobs.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's just kind of like, that's just how it has to be.
People are losing their jobs right now thanks to Elon Musk.
So it's a complicated equation.
It's not simple on either side of this.
Like, and if you're trying to paint it as one thing where just 120,000 people lose jobs or they don't, that's oversimplifying it.
Okay.
Well, if, like, he went out of business, like, say he, like, you guys got what you wanted, he went out of business, he wasn't profiting from this anymore, Tesla got shut down.
I just wonder what we would do with 120,000 employees.
That's really what I want.
I mean, what I really want is for him not to be involved with Tesla, not to be financially profiting from Tesla.
Like, and there are multiple ways that can happen.
And Tesla can make that happen.
Why do you think they won't kick him off?
That's a great question, and I have no answers.
I don't know why they're still sticking with him.
It's not working out for them well.
What car should people buy that's an electric vehicle other than Tesla?
That I don't have an answer to.
I haven't done a lot of research into alternatives.
All right.
Thank you for your time.
Not that long ago, I would have said a Tesla.
Okay.
Like, because it was a company I did believe in until Elon Musk started doing the things he's doing today.
All right, I appreciate your time.
Thank you.
Do you have an alternative that you could recommend to people to buy instead of a Tesla?
I love a Prius, but it's not the most efficient thing on the market these days.
I'm not super well-versed.
I drive an old car and I'm not in the market anytime soon.
But I think it's like either BMW or Mercedes.
I was just reading an article.
Like, they appear to be doing better on all the stats.
Plus, also, I guess you can't trust the Tesla company.
They've lied on so many stats.
Like, you have to really look at what people are getting in the field versus what they're claiming that they're charging speed times and stuff like that, their range.
Right, right, right.
What's the worst thing Elon Musk has done?
Not divest himself from his corporate interests while also meddling in our government.
So, the only person that has recognized me so far is actually another content creator, Adam.
And there's a bunch of MAGA people over there.
I'm going to avoid them because I don't want them to recognize me and kind of derail what I'm doing.
But this is great.
No one has recognized me.
Jenna out here undercover.
I feel like an absolute goober.
If you guys ever wanted to know if I hate dressing in this stuff, I do.
I feel like a straight-up goober.
Hi, ladies.
Thanks for coming out to our event.
I really appreciate it.
You're one of the organizers.
Somebody told me somebody filming was from getting information against us.
So I was like, oh, no, I don't know who that is.
Is it the guy in the MAGA hat right there?
He's not.
I don't know.
We're trying not to engage.
So, what are you out here doing today?
No Kings.
No Kings.
No Trump.
No fascist USA.
Absolutely.
Save our democracy.
This has gone too far.
So are you protesting Trump today or Elon Musk?
Well, they're together, aren't they?
Didn't he put $275 million?
Didn't he buy votes in Pennsylvania?
Isn't he in Wisconsin?
He voted.
Wait, did you say Pennsylvania?
Yes.
Didn't he spend, give you $100 to come and register?
Yeah, Elon Musk did that.
So are you saying that there might be voter fraud in Pennsylvania?
Of course there is.
Okay.
Elon's in Wisconsin right now trying to buy votes.
They're trying to make illegal his lottery to give two people a million dollars so if they come and register to vote against the democracy and against the candidate for the Supreme Court in Wisconsin.
Did you see any evidence of the fraud that Trump claims happened in the 2020 election?
Yeah, thank you.
I grew up in New Jersey.
The man's a con, he's always been a con.
He's for no one but him.
He's a liar and a cheat.
Absolutely.
And a fascist and a racist misogynist and an adulterer and a liar.
Rapist!
Don't forget to rapist.
He's adjudicated guilty of sexual assault.
The judge said that was tantamount to the criminal charge of rape.
He is credibly alleged of having raped a 14-year-old girl.
Is that what you want for your president?
Absolutely not.
Which one are you guys talking about?
I'm sorry, I interrupted you and I shouldn't have done it.
Sure could, my friend.
Sure could.
I was talking about our alleged president, our fascist, Nazified idiot, Moronic.
The mango menace.
Break our NATO alliance.
Turn our allies against us.
Steal our money.
Throw 71 people, 71 million people off Medicaid that people depend on.
71 million people.
Is this what you want?
Do you want money taken from your grandma?
Do you want to not support battered women and abuse children?
Is that what you believe?
Stand up and say it, fascists.
Stand up and say it.
I'm standing up and saying what I believe.
You stand up and say what you believe and not platitudes and not idolatry.
Let's hear ideas.
You have no ideas.
All you have is hate, racism, stupidity, and greed.
A round of applause for that right there.
He has been waiting a while for that.
Yeah, that was great.
What do you think about the vandalism that's going on at Tesla dealerships around the country?
And we're not the TV, so you can say whatever you want.
You know, I still for no violence unless we're pushed.
I mean, they want us to do violence so they can declare martial law.
So that's why I'm against the violence.
They are police officers?
Okay.
Do you want my name?
What are you guys out here protesting today?
What's the number one thing to be anti-Elon for?
Stop the oligarchy.
We want Americans, he's not elected, and he has no business doing what he's doing.
We don't want the billionaires taking over our country.
Are you trying it?
Oh, let me get you on Facebook, Holly.
Yeah, we're stopping the oligarchy.
That's what it's all about.
Did you feel that way?
We're going to get American against American so that they can pick our pockets.
Did you feel that way when Kamala Harris actually got more donations from more billionaires than Trump did?
I felt like I had a buffer, at least, with the Democrats, and now we have no buffer.
Okay, so at least we were fooled with Kamala in there that we're going to be on the slow bleed.
And now we're on the, you know, take it right.
I'm living on social security.
And for the first time...
My name's Jenna.
Also, Jenna, I'd like to mention that Social Security is not an entitlement.
It's something that put in 8% of every one of my paychecks.
My employer put in 8%.
They did not give me a retirement account because they said you have a government retirement.
Evidently.
Look how serious they are.
Yeah, that's why I didn't make money.
Wow.
Who are they here for anyway?
You know, it's like someone hired them because they're routinely attacked at events or something.
Yeah, if I was Tesla, I would hire security.
No, I don't blame them.
I've had companies in the past where things happen.
I hire security.
Yeah, or perhaps just a little girl who films YouTube videos that gets attacked at these types of events.
So, would you publicly denounce or let me know if you think there's any validity to the vandalism that's happening at dealerships?
Those are different animals.
Vandalism is not peaceful protesting.
Peaceful protesting is an American right.
It's in our Constitution.
You're talking animals versus apples versus oranges.
Would you be willing to tell the people who are doing that to the camera, if they're watching, stop vandalizing Teslas?
No, because there's no reason for it.
Do you see any vandalism?
No, no, no, not here.
But it's been happening across the country and people are having their Teslas keyed.
Would you be willing to look at the very angry?
I wouldn't.
I doubt if it's a red flag, red flag situation going on with the Tesla dealers.
It's very, very good.
Maybe it's an inside job?
Yes.
You know?
Would you be able just to say, hey, other people who might agree with me, please don't vandalize any Teslas?
Hi.
Please don't take over.
More important.
But would you say, like, please stop vandalizing the Tesla cars?
Please stop vandalizing our government.
Please stop buying them.
Also, please stop buying them.
Stop buying the Tesla cars.
Yeah, just like just like, you know, people don't buy Bud Light.
Also, people should not buy Tesla cars.
Should people be selling their Teslas?
That's up to the individual.
A lot of people bought them before they knew what kind of fascist Elon was.
You know, before he took over our government.
So people that bought Teslas in the past, I feel sorry for him.
They've lost all that value.
Let's take harm!
Do the Tink Hile!
Do the Roman salute!
Roman salute!
What were you saying to him?
Do the Roman salute.
They won't do it.
Well, probably because they're not Nazis, right?
That's all I'm going to say, right?
What do you think about the people who work for Tesla?
There's a lot of different EVs.
That's why people are turning in their Teslas.
They don't want to be associated with fascism.
Absolutely.
So if Tesla were to go under, because you don't want to fund fascists, are you concerned for the 120,000 employees that Tesla is?
Probably less than the government workers that were fired.
Way less.
So we can definitely talk about that, but are you concerned for all those private citizens who would lose their jobs?
They can work for other EV companies.
There's other EV companies.
This is not the only one.
So why are you more probably be taking it over?
He didn't fire anybody.
He's just an advisor.
He can't legally fire anybody.
Okay.
I'm done.
Are you working for Fox News?
Oh, maybe one day.
I don't know.
Oh, hey, Fox News, if you want.
Well, I'm just wondering, if you're against federal workers losing their jobs, why are you okay with private citizens losing their jobs?
It has to do with Tesla.
I know, but I'm talking about the employees.
That's okay.
People have a right to protest companies they don't like, like they did Target, like they did Walmart, like they did Amazon.
How is this different?
Oh, I think it's different because you don't want this company to, you're saying these employees.
You're actively saying, you're actively saying that you are against federal employees from being fired, but you're okay with these guys losing their jobs.
Well, if you think the job is your product, they have a right not to buy it, right?
People love their product.
Apparently, their stock is tanked, and Elon is running scared and crying on TV.
Yeah, it's doing great.
Fox News, I'm sure, says it's doing great.
When they're trying to hawk the cars on the front lawn.
Yeah, that's very presidential.
Okay, so your sign says, have you no empathy?
What has he done that would point to and be like, really, dude, be more empathetic?
He just cuts numbers.
And he prides himself on that.
He prides himself on the money bottom line.
And he doesn't realize the lives that he's affected, both in the people that are working and the programs that he's cutting.
He just doesn't get it.
The only thing that matters to him is money.
That's what this is all about.
Okay, all right.
Would you, what kind of consequences would you like to see Elon Musk or Tesla as a company have?
I would like them to have rock bottom profits.
Okay.
So that he has to consider: do we keep it?
Because he's got charging stations everywhere.
He is quietly taking over the country.
With the charging stations?
Yes.
And I would like to see his business really hurt.
I would like him to be as upset as all these people that lost their jobs.
Talking about people who lost their jobs, if they...
So we aren't on that level of relationship yet.
But maybe we can hang out later and become friends.
Are you concerned about the employees?
He has about 120,000 employees worldwide.
Would you be worried about them losing their jobs?
She won't admit me.
Man, please don't mansplain.
Don't mansplain to her.
That is disrespectful to talk to a woman like that and tell her what to do.
Do not mansplain another woman.
Do not mansplain her.
I highly advise that you do not speak to her.
She doesn't need your advisory.
She's a strong woman.
I'm not ashamed of what I say.
It's not a matter of what you're saying.
It's where it's going to.
That's all I got to say.
Who are you working for?
My name is Jenna.
I work with Feminist Camp.
You work with who?
Feminist Camp.
Yeah.
So would you be concerned about the 120,000 employees from losing their jobs if Tesla were to tank?
You know what?
I don't want them.
I don't wish them any ill, but they're not going to be cut off with a bad recommendation.
Is it kind of like just collateral that that's kind of what would have to happen?
No, it's not.
It's when Trump sent out the emails, he also sent out more must sent out the letter saying that their work was subpop.
And that was a double blow.
Let this be a single blow.
Thank you for your time.
I appreciate it.
Stay hydrated out here.
It's a little warm.
Welcome to the protest.
Well, what are we fighting for?
Yeah, so they want Elon Musk to go.
All right, I'm here.
We're jolly.
I agree.
You agree?
Yeah.
What's the worst thing Elon has done?
Have seven different face, 50 Facebook accounts trying to be a womanizer with 14 kids.
And he's not a good father at all.
Sucks as a father.
He's never left for his kids.
Huh?
Oh, are you a scam?
Yes, he is.
No, I don't know what that means.
That seems derogatory.
What?
There was someone else here filming.
I don't know if that's what they mean.
It was another woman.
She was like, MAG, a crazy lady.
You know, I don't believe in that crazy stuff.
Okay.
Yeah, so deport Elon Musk.
Where are we sending him to?
Well, somewhere else other than here.
I mean, I think he's, I'd like to deport him to prison, you know.
That would be very nice.
What crimes has he committed?
Well, I think he has illegally unemployed, if you'd like to use the word, thousands of federal workers.
And that's just a start.
I think he has illegally seized private information of you and you and you and you and me.
And I think that that's illegal.
So how has he done that?
Well, he has accessed that.
In fact, he made that a very strong point, you know, that his very young, very inexperienced crews should be given access codes to all people's personal information.
That's all I have to say.
Okay.
Okay.
How do you protest when you want to get your police out?
Why wouldn't you give it to someone that you know?
Who are you?
I'm just a guy testing that.
Are you working here?
No.
My car.
I dropped my car off.
Now I'm out of here.
Oh, yeah.
Can I ask you for your opinion about this stuff?
Okay.
All right.
Yeah, come here with me.
No, my tire is out of balance.
So you just came to have your car serviced because the tire messed up.
And then you see this happening out here.
What was your first initial reaction?
I was supposed to just drop the car off and go home.
And I told my wife, absolutely not.
I was born for this.
I just love out here antagonizing them.
And they're just so you sound like me.
It's so great.
What was he trying to say to you?
Because he refused to talk to me.
Yeah, so I'm trying to ask them like specifics, right?
I actually want to engage with them.
And like, I'll talk to him, someone would just shout at you and won't know conversation.
This guy actually had some engagement.
And I was asking him, okay, specifics.
What is it?
He's saying they're going to cut his social security.
I was like, have they cut your social security?
Because I'll be out here with you.
Like, you know, I have family on social security.
No, they haven't cut my social security.
They're going to cut my social security.
Okay, when did they say they're going to cut?
Because I heard the opposite.
I heard that they're not.
Matter of fact, last night, Elon just did a thing.
We're not cutting your social security.
So where are you hearing that?
They're not cutting your social security.
And then I asked, it wasn't him.
It was a different guy that engaged with me.
And I said about, I said, do you agree that there's some waste and fraud in the government, specifically Social Security?
He was also complaining about a Social Security.
And he said, he said, yeah, there's waste and fraud.
I was like, do you agree that there's people 120 years old plus on the social security records?
He's like, I'm sure there's some of them.
I was like, so do you think that they should be cut?
Yeah, well, you know, they shouldn't just go with a hammer and they should, you know, go to Congress.
And I'm like, well, if the government, the president is the executive of the United States, he has to make decisions, right?
So if the president detects or the executive detects fraud in an organization, whether it's the government or business, how soon should he cut that fraud?
Should he let it go on for a day, a month, a week?
That's good.
How long should that go on?
And the guy agrees.
He's like, immediately.
I was like, well, that's exactly what they're doing.
So we agree.
You're out here peddling media talking points instead of actually getting down to what these guys Are saying that's good.
Yeah, I like that.
That's good.
So, how long should we allow fraud to happen?
Do you think that if this was the other side of the aisle, if Kamala had somebody in there finding all this fraud, do you think they would be out here protesting anybody to do with her?
Would they be championing saving money from the taxpayers?
You wouldn't hear anything about fraud if Kamala got into the office.
It's they're uncovering stuff that I didn't even think that they thought they would uncover.
As in, you know, that money is just funneling out of the government.
Taxpayers are paying these NGOs and these nonprofits, right?
And then the nonprofits are paying their executives these ridiculous salaries, which then fund campaigns, right?
And it's basically the taxpayers' dollars from what it looks like is funding, it's going all the way around to fund these campaigns.
And I just, I think it was this guy I was talking with.
He says, Well, or the lady said it.
She says, Well, where is all the indictments?
Where is all the prosecutions for all this fraud and abuse?
And I say, I 100% agree with you.
I just had this conversation with my wife and my dad.
And I said, I said, I tell you what, if in the next, by the midterms, a couple months before the midterms, if the Republicans don't come down on like, hey, this is what we've uncovered, and these are the people responsible, and start bringing in some indictments, then us Trump supporters, this MAGA crew, is going to start getting pissed because we're like, okay, all the fraud, yes, we agree.
We love what you're doing.
We're out here.
We're supporting you.
Now do something about it.
And so far, everything that he's doing is exactly what we voted for.
We just need to make sure that the people are held accountable.
Adam Schiffs and everybody else that was in that are held accountable.
And we see some prosecutions.
And once that happens, I think we're going to sweep the midterms.
Yeah, that's awesome.
Thank you for your time.
I appreciate you trying to engage with them.
They won't engage with me.
Well, they found out who they found out.
They don't like me.
Because of your guys's support, I always come out here prepared with security.
It was needed today.
I appreciate them so much.
And you can go to patreon.com slash king in a minute if you would like to continue supporting me and my work and keeping me safe out here.
She did an amazing job today.
I'm really proud of her.
Do you think the store will be closing after your guys's efforts today?
I'm not talking to you.
I think we both know I didn't do anything.
Okay, we are going to let these people have a little rest here.
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