The President's Daily Brief
March 26th, 2025: FBI Zeroes In On Tesla Attackers & Washington Lifts Taliban Bounties
Wed, 26 Mar 2025
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The FBI launches a new task force targeting a surge in attacks on Tesla vehicles—but critics say the Justice Department is being politically weaponized. The U.S. quietly removes multimillion-dollar bounties on senior Haqqani network leaders, including the Taliban’s current interior minister. Turkey’s president intensifies his crackdown on pro-democracy protests as demonstrations continue following the arrest of his top political rival. In today’s Back of the Brief: China unveils a deep-sea cable-cutting device capable of severing the world’s most secure underwater communication lines—raising fears of digital sabotage. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Stash Financial: Go to https://Get.Stash.com/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the focus of the FBI's new task force?
It's Wednesday, the 26th of March. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. In today's spotlight, the FBI is ramping up its investigations into a wave of attacks on Tesla vehicles. launching a new task force to tackle the surge.
Chapter 2: Why are Democrats accusing the Justice Department of political weaponization?
But in a textbook example of what goes around comes around, Democrats are accusing the Department of Justice of being weaponized for political purposes. We'll break down what's happening. Later in the show, a controversial decision by Washington. The U.S.
Chapter 3: What recent actions has the U.S. taken regarding Taliban bounties?
has quietly removed multi-million dollar bounties on senior figures in the Haqqani militant network, including its leader, who's now serving as the Taliban's interior minister. Plus, chaos continues in Turkey as Turkish President Erdogan tightens his grip, cracking down on demonstrators as pro-democracy protests stretch into a second week following the arrest of his chief political rival.
Chapter 4: How is Turkey handling pro-democracy protests?
And in today's Back of the Brief, China reveals a dangerous new weapon. It's a deep-sea device designed to cut even the most secure underwater cables. Well, what could the Chinese Communist Party want with a device designed to cut undersea cables? If only we had a clue. But first, today's PDB Spotlight. We'll begin in the U.S.
Chapter 5: What dangerous technology has China unveiled?
with the continuing violence and vandalism directed at the EV manufacturer Tesla, where the Trump administration is forcefully responding to mounting attacks of extreme violence and vandalism targeting electric vehicle maker Tesla. Seems like just yesterday, when the far left loved Tesla, now they're firebombing charging stations and dealerships. Hmm.
Chapter 6: What are the details of the attacks on Tesla vehicles?
On Monday, the FBI launched a task force intended to crack down on attacks against Tesla and hold perpetrators accountable for what they contend are acts of domestic violence. Well, yeah, firebombing and damaging and vandalism. I guess that could be construed as possible domestic terrorism.
Chapter 7: What does the FBI's investigation reveal about the nature of these attacks?
The move comes in the wake of a series of destructive arson attacks and acts of vandalism and straight up criminal violence. targeting the electric car maker over CEO Elon Musk's role in leading the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, which has undertaken sweeping cuts to the federal government workforce. Now look, in reality, it's basically about Musk's support of Trump.
Chapter 8: How are the Taliban's actions impacting U.S. foreign relations?
Most of the gormless morons involved in the acts of violence and vandalism couldn't tell you what DOGE does, much less spell DOGE. The FBI says they've received reports of at least 48 attacks across nine states in March alone, 10 of which have targeted Tesla dealerships and charging stations, and that the activity appears to be escalating, as according to a report from the New York Post.
The attacks regularly involve arsonists setting fire to Tesla vehicles and charging stations, often using Molotov cocktails, and also include multiple instances of perpetrators shooting at Tesla vehicles in showrooms. The latest high-profile incident came on Monday when a bomb squad found multiple incendiary devices at a Tesla showroom in Austin, Texas.
That, of course, is the same city that hosts the company's corporate headquarters. The devices were removed by authorities without incident. But the scare, well, it gives you an idea of the dangerous nature of these attacks and their potential for causing accidental or intentional bodily harm. FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday, quote, This is domestic terrorism.
Those responsible will be pursued, caught and brought to justice. The newly minted task force is partnering with special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as well as personnel from the FBI's Counterterrorism Division, to try to identify and arrest the criminals involved in these ongoing attacks.
The ATF has reportedly already embedded personnel in multiple FBI field offices to help accelerate the efforts. So far, only three people have been arrested in relation to the attacks, according to the Post report. FBI officials note the perpetrators largely appear to be lone offenders who carry out their attacks at night, making identification and arrest somewhat difficult.
In Massachusetts, for example, seven Tesla charging stations sustained heavy fire-related damage earlier this month after unknown vandals deliberately put the facilities to the torch under the cover of darkness.
In another case, on the 7th of March, vandals targeted a Tesla charging station in South Carolina, spray-painting expletives directed at President Trump alongside the words, Long Live Ukraine, before throwing homemade Molotov cocktails, destroying three charging stations. As I mentioned, in addition to the rampant arson attacks, there have also been shooting incidents.
For example, on the 6th of March, an unidentified gunman fired shots at a Tesla dealership in Tigard, Oregon. Police said seven bullets damaged three cars and shattered windows around the dealership, according to a report from CNN. There are, frankly, too many attacks to keep track of, but you get the picture.
Despite the difficulty in investigating these attacks, the FBI is hopeful that their new task force can help flush out those involved. The FBI has so far partnered with local law enforcement to investigate seven of these attacks at the federal level, and more cases are expected to be opened. Meanwhile, U.S.
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