A wave of “Tesla Takedown” protests targeting Elon Musk’s company swept the nation this weekend, all part of a purportedly grassroots campaign against Musk, DOGE, and the Trump administration. Now, Elon Musk and others claim the protests are the result of an astroturf campaign funded and organized by wealthy enemies of Donald Trump.
Hundreds of protests erupted outside of Tesla locations across the U.S., Canada and Europe on Saturday as part of a coordinated “global day of action” against the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk. Demonstrators rallied against Musk’s role leading a Department of Government Efficiency started by the Trump administration to streamline federal agencies. In at least one case, violence broke out at a protest.
However, some are questioning if the “Tesla Takedown” movement, billed by organizers as a grassroots campaign, is…
