Popular liberal influencer roasted on X after bragging about buying a Tesla Cybertruck

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPopular liberal influencer roasted on X after bragging about buying a Tesla CybertruckBrian Krassenstein later shared an AI-generated image of a Ford in place of the Tesla – before Elon Musk himself chimed in to laud his own brandIsabel Keane in New York Thursday 07 May 2026 20:48 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972547","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/brain-krassenstein-tesla-cybertruck-criticism-b2972547.html","title":"Popular liberal influencer roasted after bragging about buying a Tesla Cybertruck"}}ClosePassersby kick Tesla cybertruck fender in video demonstrating latest protest of Musk carsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US pol...