A Republican senator took time out of his busy legislative schedule to go on Fox News and blast Sheryl Crow for having the audacity to sell her Tesla.
Over the weekend, the pop-country singer went viral after she posted a video on Instagram showing her waving to a truck hauling away her Tesla to the tune of Andrea Bocelliâs âTime To Say Goodbye.â
âThere comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla,â she wrote in the caption. She added that she had donated the money from the sales to NPR, âwhich is under threat by President [Elon] Musk, in hopes that the truth will continue to find its way to those willing to know the truth.â
Muskâs nebulous cost-cutting task force DOGEâthe âdepartmentâ of government efficiencyâhas been tasked with recommending $2 trillion in government spending cuts. Defunding NPR is, predictably, on billionaire Muskâs wish list.
Rather than engage with Crow on the merits, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), 73, took the tried-and-true route of insulting her intelligence.
âI think she means well, but if she ever had a clever thought, it died alone and afraid,â he told Fox News host Sean Hannity, who chortled and called it âthe best reaction you could ever want.â
Kennedy then immediately pivoted to talking about former President Joe Biden and his supporters partying with the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Muskâs far-right turn has tanked Tesla sales in Europe, and over the weekend, protesters called for boycotts at dozens of showrooms across the U.S., The Guardian reported. Given Muskâs proximity to Trump, lawmakers in the U.K. have also called for the government to impose tariffs on Teslas to retaliate for the White Houseâs taxes on steel imports.
Tesla shares account for about one-third of Muskâs wealth, according to Bloomberg.
Blaming the boycott on âout of touch liberal elites,â Hannity said, âYou know what? I think my next carâIâm really going to look into a Tesla. I think thatâs going to be my next car.â
A Fox News host threatening to buy an electric vehicle to get back at the liberal elites? Politics really does makes strange bedfellows.