70-Year-Old Tesla Protester Allegedly Hits Trump Supporter With Car
SUMMARY
Things escalated outside a Tesla dealership in Meridian, Idaho, on Saturday March 29th, when 70-year-old Christopher Talbot allegedly plowed his car into a Trump supporter during a heated protest. Police say Talbot flipped an obscene gesture at the 49-year-old counter-protester—fresh out of his truck decked with pro-Trump flags—before hitting him around 1 p.m. The guy walked away with non-life-threatening injuries after a hospital trip, but Talbot’s now cooling his heels in Ada County Jail, charged with felony aggravated battery, no bond in sight. This went down amid a “Global Day of Action” against Elon Musk, with about 30 anti-Tesla folks clashing with 200 Musk and Trump fans. The vibe’s part of a bigger wave—protests popping off nationwide over Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency cuts. The FBI’s keeping tabs, even setting up a Tesla task force to tackle what the Trump admin’s calling “domestic terrorism” against the company.
