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Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk plan to rally across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and ...
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Musk, head of Tesla and SpaceX, has drawn fire for overseeing a U.S. bureaucracy overhaul that has triggered the firing of thousands of government employees.
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Over a dozen protests are planned across Washington, from Vancouver to Bellingham, and from cities along the Pacific Coast to Spokane.
Several local lawmakers, including Sen. Ed Markey, are set to speak at the Boston protest and the Dropkick Murphys are slated to perform.
Crowds have protested billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe.
As it stands, Musk and Tesla are contending with recalls, protests, a 13% drop in sales and looming tariffs — so why is its stock rallying?
The plan for a day of mass demonstrations follows a series of violent incidents. Anti-Musk activists have been accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at Tesla facilities in Colorado, Nevada and Oregon and defacing Tesla vehicles there, and on Monday, authorities said they found multiple “ incendiary devices ” at a Tesla location in Texas.
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Close to 150 protestors gathered outside a Tesla dealership in Northbrook, targeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his involvement with President Donald Trump’s administration.
The 'Hands Off' movement is said to be possibly the largest single-day protest since Donald Trump assumed office for his second term in January this year.
More than 1,100 “Hands Off” protests and meetings are planned in nationwide demonstrations across all 50 states on Saturday in what organizers say are a response to the dramatic cuts to the federal workforce overseen by Trump adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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The Burlington Free Press on MSN'Hands Off' protests against President Trump, Elon Musk planned across VT this weekendMore than 1,100 “Hands Off” protests and meetings are planned in nationwide demonstrations across all 50 states on Saturday in what organizers say are a response to the dramatic cuts to the federal workforce overseen by Trump adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.