WATCH: Dems dodge on calling Tesla attacks acts of 'domestic terrorism'

After taking to societal media to denote helium was ditching his Tesla due to the fact that it was made by an "a--hole" helium claimed is damaging the country, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., refused to accidental whether Democrats’ inflammatory rhetoric against Elon Musk is to blasted for the ongoing spate of attacks against Tesla owners and dealers crossed the country.

Kelly besides refused to accidental whether the attacks — immoderate of which person progressive shooting astatine and throwing Molotov cocktails into dealerships — suffice arsenic "domestic terrorism."

The Arizona legislator admitted that "it’s surely vandalism and it’s a crime, a important crime, particularly if you firebomb a car oregon vandalize somebody’s vehicle, oregon adjacent cardinal somebody’s vehicle, you shouldn’t beryllium doing it."

While Kelly said those liable should beryllium tried and prosecuted, pressed by Fox News Digital connected whether the attacks suffice arsenic terrorism, helium responded, "I deliberation we've got to tread lightly connected the full ‘terrorist’ word."

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After months of slamming Elon Musk arsenic a threat, Democrats are refusing to accidental whether their inflammatory rhetoric is to blasted for the attacks against Tesla owners and dealers crossed the country. (Getty Images/Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images/Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images/AP Images)

"Sometimes trying to grow this thing, it benignant of loses its focus," helium said. "But erstwhile folks are vandalizing people’s vehicles oregon dealerships, it is incorrect and it is dangerous. Somebody’s going to get hurt. For that reason, we should fto the afloat unit of instrumentality enforcement get to this occupation and prosecute it."

There person been astatine slightest 80 acts of vandalism against Tesla vehicles successful the U.S. and Canada, and astatine slightest 10 incidents of vandalism and arson against Tesla dealerships, charging stations and properties. 

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has said the Justice Department is investigating the incidents arsenic "domestic terrorism."

Leading Democrats, however, person been mostly soundless connected the issue, with fewer being consenting to condemn the attacks arsenic acts of terrorism.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who, successful a 2023 CNN interview, accused Republicans who criticized her of engaging successful "stochastic terrorism," besides refused to accidental whether Democrats’ anti-Musk rhetoric should beryllium held liable for the attacks. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who, successful a 2023 CNN interview, accused Republicans who criticized her of engaging successful "stochastic terrorism" — that is, incitement of convulsive governmental enactment — besides refused to accidental whether Democrats’ anti-Musk rhetoric should beryllium held liable for the attacks.

Fox News Digital asked Ocasio-Cortez whether she sees a transportation betwixt connection against Musk and the convulsive incidents crossed the nation.

Cortez began to answer, saying, "Yeah, I mean, again, I’ve seen Republicans telephone maine ‘communist’ and that I ‘hate this country,’" earlier trailing off.

Meanwhile, Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., refused to statement the attacks arsenic adjacent violent, saying, "While I person nary sentiment connected what’s been going on, I really haven’t been pursuing that much, but let’s beryllium precise astir our connection — ‘violence’ is against quality beings."

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Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., refused to statement the attacks arsenic adjacent violent, saying, "While I person nary sentiment connected what’s been going on, I really haven’t been pursuing that much, but let’s beryllium precise astir our connection — ‘violence’ is against quality beings." (Reuters/Michael A. McCoy)

Asked astir Democrats’ rhetoric, Lee said it is important to "recognize the quality betwixt the vexation of radical that is possibly organic, but besides the connection that is coming from radical who are successful power."

"Donald Trump is successful powerfulness and he’s abusing that and it’s going to harm radical and has already," she said. "Because of the rhetoric from the administration, due to the fact that of the rhetoric from the right, we’re seeing American citizens being picked up, we’re seeing a batch of profiling that’s happening, I deliberation that that’s incredibly unsafe and again those are being perpetrated against people."

Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., besides attempted to crook the question around, saying President Donald Trump "in effect… told radical to edifice to violence" astatine his rally connected Jan. 6, 2021.

Hoyer said helium discourages anyone from resorting to unit but advocated for peaceful ways of telling Trump and Musk "how aggravated we are."

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks during a proceeding with the Subcommittee connected Delivering On Government Efficiency successful the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C., connected Feb. 26. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"Effectively, helium [Musk] and Trump are some trying to nett from being president. And this is unheard of what Musk is doing," said Hoyer.

"I’m opposed to each violence, opening with the Jan. 6th insurrection," Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told Fox News Digital.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who has been warned by Bondi to "tread lightly" aft seeming to endanger Musk by calling for him to beryllium "taken down," refused to reply the question, portion her information got into the look of the Fox News Digital reporter.

Republicans, successful the meantime, hammered that the attacks are evident examples of terrorism.

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"I deliberation it’s awful, they request to bust their a--," said Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. "Elon doesn’t adjacent ain a bulk stock of it anymore. All you’re doing is hurting Americans." (Alex Wong)

"I deliberation it’s awful, they request to bust their a--," said Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. "Elon doesn’t adjacent ain a bulk stock of it anymore. All you’re doing is hurting Americans."

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Rep. Addison McDowell, R-N.C., pointed retired that "when we boycotted Bud Light implicit their enactment implicit these extremist issues, we didn’t conscionable say, ‘We’re going to pain down Bud Light manufacturers.’ We conscionable didn’t bargain it." 

"What you spot these woke, extremist liberals doing to a car they utilized to privation championed, is lighting them connected fire, destroying property, that’s not however adults behave," McDowell said, adding, "they’re behaving similar criminals."