Cybertruck bomber ‘wrote blast outside Trump hotel was not terrorism but a mind cleansing’
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The Tesla Cybertruck bomber claimed that the explosion he set off outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was not terrorism but rather a mind cleansing. Matthew Livelsberger, 37, who shot himself inside the Cybertruck and then detonated it on Wednesday, had two notes in his burned cell phone found in the vehicle that hint at his motive.
![[Flames rise from a Tesla Cybertruck after it exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 1, 2025 in this screengrab taken from a social media video. Alcides Antunes/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234803927-1c7a.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call,’ wrote Livelsberger in the notes application, according to police on Friday. ‘Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives.’.
![[DO NOT USE UNTIL POSITIVELY CONFIRMED Multiple law enforcement officials confirm 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger was the driver of the Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas. Sources confirm he lived in Colorado Springs.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234749571-f645.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Livelsberger, who was an active member of the US Army’s elite Special Forces, also addressed the timing of this stunt. ‘Why did I personally do it now? I needed to cleanse my mind of the brothers I’ve lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took,’ he wrote.
![[DO NOT USE UNTIL POSITIVELY CONFIRMEDMultiple law enforcement officials confirm 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger was the driver of the Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas. Sources confirm he lived in Colorado Springs.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234801709-9104.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The former Green Beret acted alone and his actions were driven by PTSD and other personal anguish, the FBI said on Friday afternoon. ‘Although this incident is more public and more sensational than usual, it ultimately appears to be a tragic case of suicide, involving a heavily decorated combat veteran who is struggling with PTSD and other issues,’ stated Spencer Evans, a special agent overseeing the FBI’s Las Vegas division.
![[Matthew Livelsberger]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234813207-ae02.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
