EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — About 60 people gathered for a peaceful protest at a Tesla dealership and showroom on Saturday, March 29 in Northwest El Paso.
The protest was part of a nationwide effort to protest billionaire Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency, which is not an official part of the federal government, and large-scale layoffs of federal government employees.
The protest, which was being held at Tesla dealerships all over the country, was organized by the Action Network, which was calling the protests part of a “Global Day of Action.”
In El Paso, the protest was held at the Tesla dealership, at 7825 Helen of Troy Dr.
Action Network said it was calling on people to sell their Tesla cars, dump the company’s stock and join a protest.
“Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he’s using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. We are taking action at Tesla to stop Musk’s illegal coup,” the Action Network said on its website.
The Action Network said that the event is meant to be a “peaceful protest.”
“We oppose violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of our First Amendment right to peaceful assembly,” the Action Network said on its website.
Michael Aboud, the chairman of the El Paso County Republican Party, said the protest is an “overreaction” and the protesters are making “something out of nothing.”
“The only thing that DOGE has been tasked to do is find waste and fraud in the government and refer it to the proper authorities, which so far has been Secretary (of State Marco) Rubio,” Aboud said. “Why anyone one would want the government to spend money in a wasteful manner is beyond me.
“The American public works way to hard for every dollar it earns and sends to the government. Every government official has a fiduciary responsibility to make sure tax dollars are being spent in a responsible manner,” Aboud added.
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