An owner of Cybertruck in New York was left stunned when he saw a man harm his vehicle with a swastika in protest against Elon Musk – only to realize that he and the Vandal are Jewish.
Avi Ben Hamo told the New York Post that he was across the street when Michael Lewis, 42, had parked his Subaru in a busy street in Brooklyn, jumped out and something seemed to be scribbling on the side of his $ 80,000 electric truck.
Photos and video from the scene show that he had written 'Elon' and had pulled a swastika on the side door of the drivers.
After making the hate symbol, Lewis ran back in his car – who had two car seats in the back – and tried too fast, but Ben Hamo, 45, jumped in front of the Subaru to block his escape.
“Where are you going?” He asked Lewis while he called 911, according to the video that was taken on the spot.
At that time, Lewis decided to dump his vehicle in the bicycle lane and ran away.
When he returned about an hour and a half later to pick up his car, Lewis was confronted with four police officers who fascinated him and arrested Hem accused of worsened intimidation.
But Lewis's lawyer now says that Brooklyn's father regrets his actions that day.
Avi Ben Hamo, who is Jewish, stayed astonished when he saw a man damaging his vehicle with a swastika in protest from the Ministry of Government Efficiency Chief Elon Musk
The police of New York City arrested Michael Lewis, 42, and accused him of serious intimidation, but the public prosecutor in Brooklyn released him without striving for criminal charges
“Our client, who is also Jewish, is deeply regretted by touching the car of the other man and using a hate symbol in the message,” Mark Luccarelli told Fox News.
“At the time, he had to deal with a large number of personal problems and the action was out of character,” the lawyer claimed.
He also noted that the public prosecutor in Brooklyn Lewis released without criminal prosecution in the case “because no damage was caused to the vehicle and no crime was committed.”
Nevertheless, Ben Hamo remained furious about the situation.
“I feel burning inside,” he told the post.
'People hate Elon Musk is one thing, but doing something like that is the next level.
“I don't understand how someone thinks because I bought a car, it gives them the authorization to do this.”
Tesla founder Elon Musk even commented on the situation, which suggests that Lewis is 'crazy'.
“Of course he drives a Subaru,” wrote Musk.
The incident comes in the midst of mass protests by Elon Musk for his efforts to lower government spending. He was depicted on Friday with his son
Speaking of the incident, Musk suggested in a post on X that the Vandal must be 'crazy'
The incident comes in the midst of fiery mass protests in Tesla showrooms throughout the country, while left -wing Musk made for his efforts to lower government spending
Last weekend around 250 activists gathered outside of a showroom in New York City, with anti-sparrow magazines with 'Block Facism Now and' Musk Must Go 'while they shouted:' Elon Musk is not chosen! Democracy must be protected! '
Five demonstrators were arrested for disorderly behavior in the demonstration of Manhattan and one was taken into custody for resisting arrest, obstruction and violation of local legislation, the New York Daily News reported.
Swastikas and other Nazi images have become normal place with these protests.
There have also been more than a dozen acts of vandalism against Tesla vehicles, dealers and charging stations since the inauguration of Donald Trump, according to police and local reports.
In Oregon, a showroom was even shot in February with an AR-15-style rifle. Probable Vandal Adam Matthew Lansky, 41, is also accused of causing great damage in the same store with Molotov cocktails in January.
Protests against Elon Musk appeared this month in Tesla showrooms throughout the country
Protesters who carry signs and singing logans that protest against Elon Musk and President Donald Trump outside a Tesla showroom and service center in the North Hollywood show of Los Angeles
The protests against Musk and Tesla have been raised since the billionaire and his Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) started to dismiss thousands of federal workers, including veterans, while it pushes to reduce the government.
Those who have been affected by the cutbacks have said that they can no longer afford, travel and healthcare. Many also said that they no longer pump in local economies by eating out.
The controversial agency of Musk is even confronted with the control of federal judges – one of whom was needed that the Trump government reopens thousands of dismissed 'probation' employees.
US District Judge William Alsup, a Bill Clinton -nominated, called the large -scale dismissal in the government an 'appearance' in a fiery decision, days after ruling that a government directive was 'illegal' for the dismissal.
“It is a sad day on which our government would dismiss a good employee and say that it was based on performance if they know well and well, that's a lie,” he said.
“It was a sham to try to prevent legal requirements,” he added from the bank.
The political postures of Musk seem to be a prize for Tesla, forcing Trump to show the vehicles from the White House last week
The political attitudes of Musk also seem to be a prize for Tesla, whose sales in Europe fell 45 percent from a year earlier in January – while the revenue of the rivals increased by more than 37 percent.
The market capitalization of Tesla has fallen 45 percent since he reached a record high of $ 1.5 trillion on December 17, so that the most profit was deleted to make the stock after Musk helped finance Trump's election victory.
In an attempt to turn that around, Trump showed the electric vehicles from the White House last week – and even bought one of his own.
In the meantime, Musk continues his efforts to lower the federal budget – cooperation Up with the American post service To cut 10,000 employees.
He has insisted that America is not a real democracy as judges who try to block Trump's cost -saving agenda may keep their place on the bank.
