‘Follow The Money’: After Tesla Attacks, Josh Hawley Says It’s Time To Blow Lid Off Left’s ‘Dark Money’ Operation

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said Monday on Fox News that it’s “time to blow the lid off” Democrats’ “dark money” operations, following ongoing and intense protests against the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) Elon Musk and his car company.

Democrats have protested Musk’s involvement in Trump’s administration since Inauguration Day. Protesters were reportedly involved in over a dozen violent or destructive acts directed at Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) Tesla facilities, according to The Washington Post. On “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Watters asked Hawley about the increase in violence against Musk and his company, asking “how seriously” lawmakers were taking the apparent “domestic terrorist attacks” against Tesla.

“Well, it ought to be serious, particularly if you follow the money, as you were just pointing out, Jesse. It’s time to blow the lid off the dark money operation of the left. They’ve been doing this for years,” Hawley said.

“They’ve been funding all kinds, whether we’re talking about terrorism on campuses, the pro-Hamas terrorists, whether we’re talking about these attacks on Tesla, whether we’re talking about what’s happened at people’s homes, the justices’ homes of the Supreme Court, for instance. All of that is astroturf, left-funded garbage. We ought to find out where all of it is coming from,” Hawley added.

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An Oregon Tesla dealership near Portland was hit with gunshots on Thursday, damaging multiple cars and shattering windshields, according to Fox News. Protests against Tesla also intensified Saturday as part of a nationwide “Tesla Takedown” opposition, with hundreds of people gathering in cities.