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(NewsNation) — Attacks connected spot carrying the logo of Elon Musk's electric-car institution are cropping up crossed the United States and overseas amid the billionaire's enactment with the Trump administration.
In cities specified arsenic Washington, D.C., and Milford, Connecticut, demonstrators person filled the streets extracurricular Tesla showrooms, holding signs protesting Musk and President Donald Trump.
In others, Tesla vehicles person been acceptable connected fire, charging stations person been vandalized and radical person been arrested for shouting obscenities astatine customers oregon throwing overgarment astatine dealerships.
Demonstrations person dispersed from New York to California, prompting warnings from the FBI and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Protester: Elon Musk slashes, trashes democracy
Activists person staged alleged "Tesla Takedown" protests worldwide to dependable their displeasure implicit Musk’s role with the Department of Government Efficiency successful cutting the national workforce and canceling contracts related to humanitarian programs since Trump took office.
The Tesla Takedown website encourages protesters to "sell your Teslas, dump your stock, articulation the picket lines."
Organizers person said their eventual extremity is to bankrupt Musk.
"I spot already what's happening with backing being cut, and it's breaking my heart," 1 protester said. "I'm proceeding disgust with an medication that relies connected Elon Musk to slash and trash our democracy."
The question has announced plans for a planetary time of enactment Saturday, calling for worldwide protests.
FBI asks for assistance reporting Tesla attacks
The FBI has issued a nationwide informing regarding attacks connected Tesla dealerships and charging stations, with incidents occurring successful astatine slightest 9 states since January.
Agents person requested the public's assistance successful identifying and reporting the astir convulsive attacks.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Elon Musk needs to beryllium 'taken down'
Bondi connected Sunday warned Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, to "tread precise carefully" aft Crockett called for Musk to beryllium "taken down" during a virtual protest.
"She is an elected nationalist official, truthful she needs to tread precise cautiously due to the fact that thing volition hap to Elon Musk, and we're going to combat to support each of the Tesla owners passim this country," Bondi said during an quality connected Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures."
Many protests person been peaceful, and Crockett clarified that her calls for enactment were nonviolent.
Bondi doubled down connected her effort to wrangle protesters, saying the Department of Justice would not fto up connected charging perpetrators.
NewsNation's Alex Caprariello contributed to this report.
