Musk Responds to Cybertruck Explosion in Vegas: ‘Picked the Wrong Vehicle’

‘The evil knuckleheads picked the wrong vehicle for a terrorist attack,’ the Tesla chief executive said.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump alongside Elon Musk (C) and Senate members, including (L-R) Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), before attending a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the “evil knuckleheads” behind the Tesla Cybertruck blast near President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday had “picked the wrong vehicle” because the truck limited the damage.

The explosion, which occurred at around 8:40 a.m. local time, left one person, the driver, dead and seven injured, officials said. Police credited the Cybertruck’s design with limiting the damage from the explosion.