Donald Trump has been warned of mounting tensions ahead of his inauguration this month, following a deadly explosion at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.
Speaking to GB News, Political Analyst at the Foreign Policy Research Institute Ronald Granieri suggested the Cybertruck explosion was likely a "specifically symbolic act" rather than one aimed at "maximum destruction".
"It's hard to imagine that the person would have randomly picked the Trump Hotel," Granieri told GB News.
"We're going to have to deal with an issue of a growing sense of tension leading up to the President's inauguration," he added.
One person was killed and seven others injured after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred at 8:40 a.m. when the 2024 Cybertruck pulled up "right up to the glass entrance doors of the hotel," according to Sheriff Kevin McMahill.
The FBI and local police are investigating the blast, with officials noting the vehicle type and location raise significant questions.
"But obviously a Cybertruck ... the Trump hotel — there's lots of questions that we have to answer as we move forward with that," McMahill said.
Granieri highlighted similarities between the Las Vegas and New Orleans attacks, noting both involved rented electric vehicles.
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He said: "Two rented vehicles, both electric vehicles, although one was a Ford and one was a Tesla - one a ramming and one a car bombing. There are similarities."
The analyst suggested the choice of an electric vehicle could be significant.
"My technical expertise is limited, but on the one hand, you would think that a gasoline vehicle would explode differently than an electric vehicle, even though of course we do worry about the stability of those lithium batteries," he said.
Discussing the investigation, Granieri noted that the identity of the driver is still unknown, but the information we do know is "disturbing enough".
He stated: "We still don't know who the driver was of that car - apparently there was a body found in the vehicle, but it's badly burned.
"It's early days and there's a lot to learn, but what we do know is disturbing enough."
The FBI is investigating both incidents, with at least one suspected improvised explosive device found at the Las Vegas scene.
The explosion came just hours after a separate vehicle attack in New Orleans, where a driver killed 15 people and injured dozens more after ramming a pickup truck into a New Year's crowd.
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Speaking to GB News, Political Analyst at the Foreign Policy Research Institute Ronald Granieri suggested the Cybertruck explosion was likely a "specifically symbolic act" rather than one aimed at "maximum destruction".
"It's hard to imagine that the person would have randomly picked the Trump Hotel," Granieri told GB News.
"We're going to have to deal with an issue of a growing sense of tension leading up to the President's inauguration," he added.
One person was killed and seven others injured after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred at 8:40 a.m. when the 2024 Cybertruck pulled up "right up to the glass entrance doors of the hotel," according to Sheriff Kevin McMahill.
The FBI and local police are investigating the blast, with officials noting the vehicle type and location raise significant questions.
"But obviously a Cybertruck ... the Trump hotel — there's lots of questions that we have to answer as we move forward with that," McMahill said.
Granieri highlighted similarities between the Las Vegas and New Orleans attacks, noting both involved rented electric vehicles.
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He said: "Two rented vehicles, both electric vehicles, although one was a Ford and one was a Tesla - one a ramming and one a car bombing. There are similarities."
The analyst suggested the choice of an electric vehicle could be significant.
"My technical expertise is limited, but on the one hand, you would think that a gasoline vehicle would explode differently than an electric vehicle, even though of course we do worry about the stability of those lithium batteries," he said.
Discussing the investigation, Granieri noted that the identity of the driver is still unknown, but the information we do know is "disturbing enough".
He stated: "We still don't know who the driver was of that car - apparently there was a body found in the vehicle, but it's badly burned.
"It's early days and there's a lot to learn, but what we do know is disturbing enough."
The FBI is investigating both incidents, with at least one suspected improvised explosive device found at the Las Vegas scene.
The explosion came just hours after a separate vehicle attack in New Orleans, where a driver killed 15 people and injured dozens more after ramming a pickup truck into a New Year's crowd.
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