Authorities are unclear whether an exploding Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas had any link with an attack on New Year's partygoers in New Orleans, the Associated Press reported. President Joe Biden told the press, "There's nothing to report on that score at this time."
In the early morning hours of New Year's Day, a pickup truck driven by 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street. The death toll has climbed to 15 while at least another 30 are injured.
The FBI is now investigating this incident as a terrorist attack. They are also looking for additional suspects who may have planted an explosive device in the French Quarter, including three men and a woman who were caught on surveillance camera.
Curiously, a Cybertruck that contained fireworks exploded and caught fire outside of a Las Vegas hotel owned by President-elect Donald Trump on that same day. One person was killed in that incident, and seven others were injured as the White House insists there's no connection.
Some are wondering if there's a coverup as both Jabbar and Matthew Livelsberger served at Fort Bragg and in Afghanistan, although not at the same times, LA Times reported. Questions abound, given the timing of the incidents and similar military service.
However, items linking Jabbar to the terror group ISIS were found in the vehicle used in the attack, while no such evidence exists for the Las Vegas incident. Biden directly denied that any link had been found in his remarks to the press on Wednesday.
"Additionally, we’re tracking the explosion of a Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Law enforcement and the intelligence community are investigating this as well, including whether there’s any possible connection with the attack in New Orleans," Biden shared.
"Thus far, there’s nothing to report on that score at this time. I’ve directed my team to make sure every resource, every resource is made available to federal, state, and local law enforcement to complete the investigation in New Orleans quickly and to make sure there’s no remaining threat to the American people," Biden said.
President-elect Donald Trump slammed Biden's administration for the failures that led to these attacks on his Truth Social Thursday. "Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World!" Trump wrote.
"This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with weak, ineffective, and virtually nonexistent leadership. The DOJ, FBI, and Democrat state and local prosecutors have not done their job," Trump added.
It's unclear if illegal immigration had anything to do with either attack. However, Trump correctly stated that the agencies "spent all of their waking hours unlawfully attacking their political opponent, ME, rather than focusing on protecting Americans from the outside and inside violent SCUM that has infiltrated all aspects of our government, and our Nation itself," he wrote.
"The USA is breaking down - A violent erosion of Safety, National Security, and Democracy is taking place all across our Nation. Only strength and powerful leadership will stop it. See you on January 20th. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump later concluded.
America is reeling from these incidents that are happening just as Trump is about to take office. The nation needs a strong leader, and Trump's inauguration can't come soon enough.
