Musk Unveils Measure To Fight Against Tesla Attacks: 'Activated Sentry Mode'

Elon Musk announced that Tesla will take measures to address the recent acts of vandalism against company assets, including cars, showrooms and chargers.

Concretely, Musk said the company "has ramped up security and activated Sentry Mode on all vehicles at stores," a reference to the security cameras in the cars. Sentry Mode also keeps sensors powered and record suspicious activity.

At least three people face federal charges for allegedly attacking Tesla properties across different states, said Attorney General Pam Bondi. "If you join this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars," she added.

President Donald Trump also weighed in on the matter, saying he is looking forward to "watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20 year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla."

"Perhaps they could serve them in the prisons of El Salvador, which have become so recently famous for such lovely conditions!" Trump added, in reference to the decision to send Venezuelan deportees to the Central American country's infamous CECOT prison, where lights stay on all day and inmates are only allowed out of their cells 30 minutes a day to exercise in the hallways.

Other Trump allies have suggested harsh treatment for those attacking Tesla, with Fox News Host Harris Faulkner bringing up the death penalty while discussing the matter.

"I did some homework for this segment," Faulkner said. "What happens if there's someone in one of these cars they blow up? That can happen. And I know that on January 20th the president signed an executive order restoring the death penalty."

Faulkner came just short of asking if the administration would seek the death penalty in these cases, interrupting herself mid-question.

"Do you think this sort of thing—and I hate to think it. People leave their children and pets in cars—I mean, you don't know," she said. "This is deadly dangerous stuff these liberal protestors are playing with."

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed Faulkner's concerns, stating that the administration "wholeheartedly condemns" the vandalism. "[President Donald Trump] will ensure that the harshest penalties are pursued for those who are engaging in this vicious violence," she emphasized.

In parallel, several officials and allies are calling on people to buy Tesla cars and stock. Earlier this week, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said: "I think if you want to learn something on this show tonight: buy Tesla. It's unbelievable that this guy's stock is this cheap. It'll never be this cheap again."

Lutnick's comment comes as the Trump administration is seemingly making a push for one of the president's closest advisor's companies. Just last week, the White House temporarily turned into a Tesla lot, with a variety of the brand's cars posing in the South Lawn and the president himself holding what resembled a Tesla showroom pitch with a list of vehicle prices. "Teslas can be purchased as low as $299/month or $35k."

"I think [Musk has] been treated very unfairly by a very small group of people, and I just want people to know that he can't be penalized for being a patriot," Trump said back then.