{"id":190,"date":"2025-03-28T12:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoclaritydays.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/dem-sen-mark-kelly-fires-back-after-musk-stands-by-traitor-accusation\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:59:24","slug":"dem-sen-mark-kelly-fires-back-after-musk-stands-by-traitor-accusation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoclaritydays.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/dem-sen-mark-kelly-fires-back-after-musk-stands-by-traitor-accusation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Musk stands by \u2018traitor\u2019 accusation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable\">Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., fired back after Elon Musk unflinchingly stood behind the decision to label the lawmaker a &#8216;traitor.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Musk made the accusation earlier this month when replying to a post in which the senator, who is also a Navy veteran and retired astronaut, argued that it is important for the U.S. to &#8216;stand with Ukraine.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>When Fox News&#8217; Bret Baier asked Musk why he leveled the accusation, Musk indicated that Americans should care about U.S. interests over those of another nation, adding, &#8216;if they don&#8217;t, they&#8217;re a traitor.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But he&#8217;s a decorated veteran, a former astronaut, a sitting U.S. senator,&#8217; Baier pressed.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said that does not mean it is &#8216;OK&#8217; for Kelly to place the interests of another nation over the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly fired back during an appearance on CNN.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-tags=\"on_air,on_air|fox_news_sunday,personality|shannon_bream,primary_politics,auto|make|tesla\" data-video-title=\"Tesla vehicles and dealerships threatened by vandalism amid left\u2019s backlash against Elon Musk\" data-video-id=\"6370644327112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-video-type=\"CLIP\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;My entire life has been about serving this country,&#8217; he declared, asserting that he always supports America&#8217;s best interests and &#8216;standing with our allies and standing up for democracy is in the best interests of the United States.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly added that he would categorize Musk as being &#8216;much closer to Russia.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, after Musk called him a &#8216;traitor,&#8217; the senator announced that he would get rid of his Tesla electric vehicle, saying he did not want to drive a &#8216;car built and designed by an a&#8211;hole.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-tags=\"\" data-video-title=\"DOGE is \u2018very methodical,\u2019 \u2018intentional\u2019 with cuts, observes podcast host\" data-video-id=\"6370662959112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-video-type=\"CLIP\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you\u2019re fired! New ride coming soon,&#8217; he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>He later announced that his &#8216;new ride&#8217; is a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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