Protesters oppose Elon Musk rally in Tesla showroom to continue U.S. government purge

Crowd protests against billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of US government under President Trump Tesla dealer In some cities in the United States and Europe, the latest attempts weakened on Saturday The richest person in the world.

Protesters are trying to escalate the movement against Tesla dealerships and vehicles to oppose Musk’s role as the newly created chief Ministry of Government Efficiencyor, when he tries to cut government spending, he can access sensitive data and shut down the entire agency. Musk’s estimated $340 billion in wealth consists of shares he holds in electric vehicle companies, and he continues to work with Mr. Trump.

The earlier protests were somewhat sporadic. Saturday is an attempt to deepen all 277 showrooms and service centers around U.S. automakers The company’s sales have declined recently.

By afternoon, from dozens to hundreds of protesters flocked to New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Minnesota, Minnesota and automakers’ Texas. Images posted on social media accounts show protesters waving signs such as “If You Hate Elon” and “Fight against Billionaire Broligarchy.”

The Tesla defeat campaign also hopes to rally protesters at over 230 Tesla locations in other parts of the world. Although the turnout in Europe is not as large as the American population, anti-Muske sentiment is similar.

About twenty dozen protesters were holding violent musk outside a Tesla dealership in London, as cars and trucks passed by provided support to Horns.

One of the signs displayed in the London protests shows a photo of Musk next to an image of Adolf Hitler, paying tribute to the Nazis – this is a Musk’s accused gesture Reconsideration was reconsidered shortly after Trump’s inauguration on January 20. A man in a Tyrannosaurus Rex costume held up another sign with Musk’s straight arm gesture that read: “You think the Nazis are extinct. Don’t buy Swaskas.”

“We just want to be loud and make noises and make people realize the problems we are facing,” said Cam Whitten, an American who appeared in the London protests.

The Tesla split was organized by a group of supporters, including car owners of disillusioned automakers, celebrities such as actor John Cusack, and at least one Democratic Congressman, Rep. Jasmine Crockett from Dallas.

“I will continue screaming in the congressional halls. I just need everyone to make sure everyone screams in the streets,” Crockett said on a phone call from Tesla’s evacuation group earlier this month.

In New York City, Mayor’s hopeful and New York State Rep. Zohran Mamdani joined protesters in a Tesla showroom on Saturday.

“We need all of us here,” Mandani said to the crowd through a megaphone. “It requires all of us because the wealthiest people in the world bought the president of the United States.”

Some people oppose Musk Beyond protest and set the automaker’s vehicle on fire and promised Other acts of vandalism U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was condemned as “no more than family terrorism.” Musk said he was shocked by the attack at the company meeting on March 20 and said he should “stop the mentality of action.”

Crockett and other Tesla-beating supporters have been underscoring the importance of protests on Saturday to keep peace.

But police are investigating a fire that destroyed seven Tesla cars in northwestern Germany early Saturday morning. It is not clear whether the fires put out by firefighters are related to Tesla’s protests.

CBS News reported that there were intentional damages in Tesla dealerships in the U.S., including fires in Nevada and Missouri, and graffiti at locations in Massachusetts and Maryland.

Since January 2025, incidents against Tesla electric vehicles have occurred in at least nine states, according to a joint intelligence announcement issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. Obtained by CBS News. While U.S. intelligence suggests that lonely actors are behind them, Trump administration officials have promised to strike what they say is a coordinated attack.

There are also reports that the parked Teslas were vandalized, making the individual owner nervous.

“My wife warned me, ‘Beware where you are,'” Bill Fonter tells CBS New York. “If you don’t like the product, don’t buy it. But they go beyond the reach and cause panic and attention to ordinary people like me.”

More and more consumers who bought Tesla vehicles before Musk took over Doge have been looking to sell or trade on cars, while others slapped bumper stickers in an attempt to distance themselves from billionaires’ efforts to trim or close government agencies.

But Musk doesn’t seem to be worried about the extension of sales of the new Tesla car in his speech to employees on March 20. He assured workers that the company’s refreshed model Y will remain “again the best-selling car on the planet this year.” He also predicts that by next year, Tesla will sell more than 10 million cars worldwide, and now there are about 7 million cars.

“Sometimes there are rocky moments, there are stormy weather, but I’m here to tell you that the future is very bright and exciting,” Musk said.

After Mr. Trump was elected last November, investors initially called Musk’s alliance with the president a positive development for Tesla and a lasting effort to launch a network of self-driving cars.

That optimism boosted Tesla’s stock by 70% between Mr. Trump’s November 5 election and his January 20 inauguration, creating $560 billion in shareholder wealth. But almost all of these gains evaporates amid investors’ fears of Tesla’s rebound, lagging sales in the United States, Europe and China, and spending time monitoring the Governor.

“Musk navigated and entered the other side of Tesla’s dark chapter at this brand’s tornado crisis moment, and it’s still a moment of truth,” Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said in a protest on Saturday.