Notable among the many differences between the current administration and its predecessor is what it considers domestic terrorism.

Last week, the FBI created a task force to investigate a wave of violent attacks targeting Tesla, Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company. This comes in response to at least 80 such cases reported in the United States and Canada in 2025, including torching and shooting Tesla vehicles, vandalism, and planting incendiary devices in Tesla dealerships. The attacks have increased in severity and frequency in recent weeks, which has prompted both Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to label them as acts of domestic terrorism.