{"id":2924,"date":"2025-03-25T06:30:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/elon-musk-slams-jimmy-kimmel-as-unfunny-jerk-after-late-night-host-jokes-about-tesla-vandalism-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T06:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:30:59","slug":"elon-musk-slams-jimmy-kimmel-as-unfunny-jerk-after-late-night-host-jokes-about-tesla-vandalism-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/?p=2924","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel sarcastically urged people not to vandalize Elon Musk&#8217;s Tesla cars, emphasizing his words in an exaggerated manner&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"read-cover_picture\" class=\"mw-full-width mt10 lazyloaded\" alt=\"Elon Musk slams Jimmy Kimmel as 'unfunny jerk' after late-night host jokes about Tesla vandalism\" src=\"https:\/\/dxltb3n5j8l6j.cloudfront.net\/739879\/uploads\/9f10ed30-0612-11f0-9b0c-5121b47a7174_1200_630.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk responded to Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s jokes about Tesla\u2019s recent struggles (Kayla Bartkowski\/Getty Images, @JimmyKimmelLive\/YouTube)<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, DC:\u00a0Elon Musk\u00a0has fired back at late-night host\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel,\u00a0calling him an \u201cunfunny jerk\u201d after Kimmel mocked the decline in Tesla\u2019s stock and recent vandalism of the company\u2019s vehicles during his monologue.<\/p>\n<p>The audience erupted in cheers at the mention of Tesla\u2019s stock crash, adding fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Minnesota Governor\u00a0Tim Walz\u00a0made comments expressing amusement over Musk\u2019s struggles, which have affected thousands of employees. Musk responded with sarcastic remarks on X, continuing his battle with critics amid the ongoing controversies surrounding his companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1902364641751142663&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.meaww.com%2Felon-musk-slams-jimmy-kimmel-as-unfunny-jerk-after-late-night-host-jokes-about-tesla-vandalism&amp;sessionId=9a3a203ae8714b90915f6715e082dc7431405a40&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1902364641751142663\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"split\">Elon Musk responds to Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s jokes about Tesla attacks<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"figure-image\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r3ijz46v2k0u.cloudfront.net\/7eb6758a-8cfb-4007-af3f-258d9a1def2b.1423200743\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 12: Jimmy Kimmel attends the 74th Primetime Emmys at Microsoft T\"\/>Jimmy Kimmel attends the 74th Primetime Emmys at Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (Momodu Mansaray\/Getty Images)<br \/>Elon Musk\u00a0responded on March 19, 2025, to\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s jokes about the recent Tesla attacks. On X, Musk commented on one of the video clips of Kimmel\u2019s jokes, saying, \u201cHe is such an unfunny jerk,\u201d and in another, he tweeted, \u201cWhat a jerk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1902365175191073095&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.meaww.com%2Felon-musk-slams-jimmy-kimmel-as-unfunny-jerk-after-late-night-host-jokes-about-tesla-vandalism&amp;sessionId=9a3a203ae8714b90915f6715e082dc7431405a40&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1902365175191073095\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The clip, shared by End Wokeness on X, showed Kimmel mocking the vandalism of Tesla property during his March 18 episode of \u2018Jimmy Kimmel Live\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his monologue, Kimmel joked, \u201cOur co-president Elon Musk sent a Space-X vehicle to bring the astronauts back, and when they landed, he fired them immediately upon landing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also noted, \u201cTesla stock is way down, almost disastrously so,\u201d which caused the audience to erupt into cheers at the mention of the stock crash.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1902363616927498269&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.meaww.com%2Felon-musk-slams-jimmy-kimmel-as-unfunny-jerk-after-late-night-host-jokes-about-tesla-vandalism&amp;sessionId=9a3a203ae8714b90915f6715e082dc7431405a40&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1902363616927498269\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kimmel further sarcastically commented, \u201cPeople have been vandalizing Tesla vehicles, new Tesla vehicles. Please, don\u2019t vandalize, don\u2019t ever vandalize Tesla vehicles,\u201d addressing the camera with exaggerated emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>The vandalism of Tesla cars appears to be a protest linked to the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency\u2019s (DOGE) controversial spending cuts and layoffs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"split\">Elon Musk condemns violent attacks targeting Tesla<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"figure-image\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r3ijz46v2k0u.cloudfront.net\/96b91063-1d54-4483-b4c2-384b9904c6a4.1270402636\" alt=\"GRUENHEIDE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 03: Tesla head Elon Musk talks to the press as he arrives to to have\"\/>Elon Musk talks to the press as he arrives to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin on September 03, 2020, near Gruenheide, Germany (Maja Hitij\/Getty Images)<br \/>Elon Musk\u00a0has condemned the violent attacks targeting his company, expressing his shock at the extent of the hostility.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview on \u2018Hannity\u2019 this Tuesday, March 18, Musk shared his disbelief, stating, \u201cIt\u2019s really come as quite a shock to me that there is this level of real hatred and violence from the left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He further questioned the supposed values of the left, saying, \u201cI thought the left, you know, Democrats, were supposed to be the party of empathy, the party of caring. And yet they\u2019re burning down cars. They\u2019re firebombing dealerships. They\u2019re firing bullets into dealerships. They\u2019re just smashing up Teslas.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"split\">Attorney General Pam Bondi accuses 3 people of vandalizing Tesla vehicles<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"figure-image\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pisco-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com\/959541ae-0b25-4543-a740-3d9e6a1b3035.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump (R) walks with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (L) during a visit to the Justice Department March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. As he has used the department to punish enemies, Trump is expected to deliver what the White House calls a law-and-order speech and outline steps he will take to counter \u201cweaponization\u201d of the department. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)\"\/>US President Donald Trump (R) walks with US Attorney General Pam Bondi (L) during a visit to the Justice Department on March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<br \/>According to the\u00a0New York Post,\u00a0Attorney General Pam Bondi has labeled three individuals accused of vandalizing Tesla vehicles and charging stations as perpetrators of domestic terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>These three suspects now face up to 20 years in prison on charges of \u201cdomestic terrorism,\u201d as announced by Bondi on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe days of committing crimes without consequence have ended,\u201d Bondi declared in a statement. \u201cLet this be a warning: If you join this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>The individuals involved are facing charges in Colorado, Oregon, and South Carolina. They are accused of using powerful weapons and explosives to damage Tesla\u2019s property. Tesla has been targeted more frequently in recent weeks, with the attacks believed to be linked to Musk\u2019s connection with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk responded to Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s jokes about Tesla\u2019s recent struggles (Kayla Bartkowski\/Getty Images, @JimmyKimmelLive\/YouTube) WASHINGTON, DC:\u00a0Elon Musk\u00a0has fired back at late-night host\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel,\u00a0calling him an \u201cunfunny jerk\u201d after Kimmel &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2927,"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924\/revisions\/2927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}