Elon Musk to fulfil Tesla protestors' one strange demand? ‘I am trying, I am trying’
“Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it,” reads the website of the TeslaTakedown movement.
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside Tesla stores around the US, Europe, and Canada, condemning the billionaire Elon Musk's role in the trump-led government. With the TeslaTakedown movement, the miffed protestors are expressing their disapproval for Musk's leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
While several Tesla customers have sold their cars in protest against Musk, several nations reported incidents of arson and vandalism against Tesla showrooms. During the last week of March, the demonstrators hit the streets to mark “Day of Action” against Musk.
“Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it,” reads the website of the TeslaTakedown movement, which details its objectives and plans of action. “We are taking action at Tesla to stop Musk’s illegal coup.”
‘Send Elon Musk to Mars’, demands Tesla protestors
As Tesla CEO's critics recently marked “World Day Against Elon Musk”, protestors demanded to “Send Elon Musk to Mars”.
Sharing a picture of a car with “Send Elon Musk to Mars” message written over it, DOGE Designer wrote on X: “Who exactly are they yelling at to send Musk to Mars? Pretty sure the only guy building a rocket to Mars… is Musk himself.”
Clapping back at the protestors, Musk said: “I’m trying, I’m trying” with laughter emojis.
Protests against Tesla, Musk around the world
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered to condemn Musk outside Tesla stores in Manhattan, New York.
Despite previous instances of Tesla damage that US officials have denounced as acts of “terrorism,” the protest, which featured posters with messages like “Musk is stealing our money” and “Reclaim our country,” remained mostly calm, according to The Independent.
What we know about Elon Musk's Mars mission
Musk's reduction of the federal government was the main cause of the Tesla demonstrations. While protestors made fun of Musk's plans, he intends to use SpaceX's Starship spaceship to deliver Tesla's Optimus humanoid robots to Mars by the end of 2026.
