On Saturday, nearly 300 demonstrators gathered at a Tesla showroom in Mount Kisco to protest the newly established Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, which is cutting jobs and programmes. “Every aspect of it is important to me.
We are losing our democracy in this country. Nobody, so far as I know, voted for Elon Musk. He is an unelected member of the government who appears to be pulling strings for Donald Trump.
We do not want to be ruled by millionaires, billionaires, or oligarchs. “We need democracy,” said protester Julie Ruben.
While demonstrators shouted anti-Trump and anti-Musk slogans, passing motorists honked their horns in support. “People are fed up.
They are fed up with what Elon Musk is doing. It’s a silent coup…”The activist groups have banded together, and look what you can accomplish,” said Dan Stoller, the protest’s organiser.
Protesters also advocated for a boycott of Tesla. DOGE recently announced that it has generated $55 billion in federal savings since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.