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Matthew Livelsberger, the suspect behind the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, was described as a “big” Trump supporter and a highly trained Green Beret with 19 years of military service.

Livelsberger, who died in the blast, rented the Cybertruck in Colorado and filled it with explosives, injuring seven.

Authorities are investigating the incident’s symbolism, speculating it may have been a political statement due to its location and links to Trump and Elon Musk.

No clear motive has been established.

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean you can't help but think it is something to do with Elon Musk and the h1b1 Visa issue.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A veteran that supported him thinking he was "for the troops" getting fucked over by the military for something (like the VA not treating PTSD) could be a reason.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Yup, could be a veterans thing. Both these terrorists served at Fort Bragg.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago

In other words, what's left when a leopard eats the face off of another leopard.

[–] FirstCircle@lemmy.ml 25 points 4 days ago (11 children)

One thing I'm finding interesting: we've got the NO attack and this Trump/CT attack, happening in close temporal proximity and both hurting/killing innocents, but I'm only seeing the former labelled by the media as a "terrorist" attack. Could it, maybe, possibly, have something to do with the NO attacker potentially having an Islamic background? In contrast, a US military member, and a Trump supporter in particular, could never be awarded the "terrorist" badge by the press, "bomber" is the most he could hope to earn it seems.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I understand your sentiment, but I think it was the videos of him wanting to join ISIS and then ISIS flags in the truck with him.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/01/us/shamsud-din-jabbar-suspect-new-orleans-attack/index.html

[–] FirstCircle@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Right, but I wasn't claiming that he wasn't seeking to spread terror for his cause, assuming that these are the facts. I'm remarking on the fact that the “big” Trump supporter and a highly trained Green Beret wasn't immediately branded a terrorist by the media just like the NO guy was, despite committing an act that was, as far as I can tell, an act of terrorism. Is it only "terrorism" if you're motivated by some kind of religious belief, and specifically, some kind of Islamic group's belief?

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[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Isn't that what the average Trump fan has in it's trunk? Doesn't the cybertruck come automatically with that shit? Guns, a Bible and a shit ton of explosives. And a flamethrower. "For protection". Maybe he exploded prematurely, you know, again like the average Trump fan. He just wanted to sleep at the clown's hotel before he was suppose to blow up some communists. Or this is what's left from NYE, he used to have much more but he already lit that shit up. Why else would a Trump chromosome blow himself up in a Musketeer death trap in front of his favorite crimal's business?

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

You're thinking of a Ram.

Most right-wing redneck crazies can't afford a CyberTruck and think electric cars are for communists anyway.

I heard it was rented. Not sure though

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

and a flamethrower

It comes with a device that is functionally the same as a flamethrower, but not called a flamethrower to make it legally allowed to be owned in California.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Yeah that's what is typically American. "It's not slavery, it's forced labor during incarnation". "It's not torture, it's enhanced interrogation". "It's not an assault gun, it's protection". "It's not mass murder and war mongering, it's freedom". "It's not a war crime, they are just terrorists, or look like them, whatever".

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Such a big fan he decided to give one of his hotels an impromptu fireworks display?

[–] ours@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And the Tesla truck can't be a coincidence.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Definitely not, since it was a rental.

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