Thousands of Protest President’s Day Elon Musk’s Dog

More than 10,000 protesters gathered in New York City on President’s Day to oppose the actions of the current Trump administration and, in particular, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

That was one of them Some protests It took place in major cities across the country on Monday and came on the same long weekend as protesting on the same long weekend. Germinated at Tesla Dealers Nationwide.

Protesters who spoke to TechCrunch from Washington Square Park raised concerns about Doge’s access to sensitive data from millions of Americans and the dismantling of a group of federal agencies. They view Musk’s work with Doge as a veiled attempt to grab financial strength, and that Musk, an unelected official, has gained an unprecedented level of power over the federal government. He said he expressed his dissatisfaction with the

“I think it’s extremely dangerous for (Musk) to have access to our personal data,” Dmitri, 53, the architect who asked not to use his last name, told TechCrunch. “He basically lives in a sci-fi fantasy and is like a futurist fanboy who is trying to implement it, and has the resources to deal a lot of damage. He actually has the ability to understand. You’re bullying something you don’t have.”

The 55-year-old retired teacher, who is Tom alone and has the sign that read “No one voted for a mask,” said “I hate the fact that a considerable number of Americans voted for Trump. It’s definitely true that he didn’t vote for Musk either.”

Tom pointed out he didn’t believe the average MAGA supporter voted for Musk, and worried that Doge’s cut would hurt Americans on the state, local and individual level.

“The integration of power under a billionaire is horrifying,” he said.

Trump signed an executive order to create Doge on his first day in office, and billionaires owners of Musk, SpaceX, Tesla, X and other companies, to government fraud, waste and taxpayers. They gave them reins to eradicate abuse.

Since then, Doge has been fired Approximately 10,000 federal workers Who handled everything from managing federal lands to caring for military veterans. Another 75,000 workers We accepted the Trump administration’s proposal to buy it. This led to federal workers providing eight months of pay and benefits in late January, and leaving the post if they resigned in early February. I also have Doge Reduce 104 government contracts The US International Development Agency has been dismantled in relation to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs.

Trump also gave the Musk’s Doge team Access to Treasury’s Digital Payments A system that manages trillions of dollars in payments to Americans, from Social Security benefits to tax refunds despite questions about security clearance, cybersecurity practices and legality of mask activities.

Trump and Musk supporters praise paper-like efforts to eradicate corruption, inefficiency and deficits. Opponents opposed the way Doge achieves stated goals, warning that team actions will lead to more corruption, National Security Risks.

The wave of Legal issues It claims a lack of transparency Data privacy violation.

New York protesters began at Union Square, marched into Washington Square Park, gathering under the iconic memorial arch dedicated to the country’s first president, George Washington. They chanted “Hey, hey, hey, Ho, Ho, Elon Musk, have to go,” and held signs that they promoted various causes, but Musk and Doge were a common theme.

New York police estimated the number of participants to exceed 10,000.

Having identified herself as a 37-year-old teacher, Victoria had signs that read, “Stop the coup.” I told the outlet“In the United States, we appeal rulings that we disagree. We ignore court orders and threaten judges with bullet each, simply because we don’t like decisions. It’s not. It’s a coup, it’s simple and simple.”

“This is not against Republican policies,” Victoria said. “It’s the fact that Trump handed over the power of his wallet to unelected Elon Musk.”

As people played music and yelled hymns, their homemade signs rose above their heads, and the 39-year-old small business owner said about Corwin and himself about musk, “He was very conflicted.” And it is clear that his anti-establishment attitude will benefit him personally and financially.”

Musk has targeted several agencies for reductions or demolition that regulates the industries his company operates.. Earlier this month, Musk said he wanted to regulate X’s planned expansion into financial services and eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which posts on social network X.CFBP RIP“Separately separated by gravestone emojis. He states his intention to chase after the Federal Aviation Administration, agencies that previously collided with, and agencies that regulate SpaceX. He wants again End the rule This requires car manufacturers to report crashes when autonomous driving technology is engaged.

Mask’s behavior at the federal level has influenced Tesla’s brand image. During the automaker’s fourth quarter revenue, Investing.com analyst Thomas Monteiro said that the hype around Tesla has been a “representative”Strict brand devaluation. ”

The story is born People selling Teslas It’s now because of the desire to support the mask business. Some CyberTruck Owners Report Cases of Vandalism harassment. Sales of automakers, which had already begun to suffer due to increased competition in the market and an increasing number of old lineups, began to plummet in Europe after a musk gesture at the time of president’s inauguration. The Nazis greet them. Slaumir Nitras, Minister of Sports and Tourism in Poland Lobbying for the Tesla boycottAnd in Germany, Some companies I have it Cutting the tie Tesla has responded to Musk’s support for both Trump and the German far-right party alternative (AFD).