Violent attacks from anti-Musk, anti-Trump protesters plague nation, compel GOP lawmakers to take precautions

AftermonthsofslammingElonMuskasathreat,DemocratsarerefusingtosaywhethertheirinflammatoryrhetoricistoblamefortheattacksagainstTeslaownersanddealersacrossthecountry. AspateofviolentincidentstargetingTeslacarowners,dealerships,chargingstationsandRepublicansingeneralhavebeenacommonoccurrencesincePresidentDonaldTrumptookoffice,compellingsomeGOPlawmakerstotakecertainsafetymeasures. ThepatternofviolentincidentscomesafteranewreportfromtheNetworkContagionResearchInstitute(NCRI),whichfoundthatincreasinglyviolentrhetoriconlineisbecomingmorenormalizedthanever.NCRI’sfindingsshowedthatmorethanhalfofleft-leaningrespondentssaidkillingTrumpwouldbeatleast“somewhatjustified.” TheincreasednormalizationofviolentrhetoricwasexhibitedinaudiorecordingsofvoicemailsandhandwrittenletterssenttoGOPNorthCarolinaSen.ThomTillis. “ThomTillis,afraidofdeaththreats?Thengetthef—outofoffice,&#