A Tennessee pastor, Reverend Steve Caudle, called for possible violence against Elon Musk, citing fears of Musk interfering with the US Treasury and personal information. He suggested that violence might be necessary, invoking religious justification and referring to spiritual conflict. "I'm worried that we are on the verge of bloodshed. This is an attempt to take us back to a day that we do not want to go and we will not go. Therefore, there will be conflict," the pastor said.
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