Elon Musk's profile statue near SpaceX's Starbase in Texas was vandalized this week, with Trump admin calling such incidents "domestic terror" as people turn against the billionaire

The night before Elon Musk filed paperwork to reincorporate SpaceX in Texas, he called Gov. Greg Abbott. It was Valentine’s Day, Abbott told a crowd of law students on Thursday in Austin, and the Texas Republican was at dinner with his wife.

It’s ironic that, as a pro-democracy and pro-climate group, we’re protesting against electric cars,” one activist said. “But you cannot sacrifice our democracy for one piece of the thing.”

My companies are suffering because I’m in the government. Do you think it helps sales if, you know, dealerships are being fire bombed? Of course, not.”

More than 60 protests were planned for Saturday, and a dozen more for Sunday, at Tesla showrooms across the United States, as backlash continues against CEO Elon Musk for his cost-cutting role at the Department of Government Efficiency.

In February, conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair, 26, filed a petition for sole custody of her child with Elon Musk, 53, who shared 13 other children with three other women.

Mr. Musk’s involvement in right-wing politics contributed to a 13% drop in deliveries in the first quarter, including steep declines in E.V.-friendly places like Norway.

The deal comes as Musk, the world's wealthiest man, continues to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts to make massive cuts to the federal government under President Donald Trump 's administration. Thousands of federal workers have faced layoffs as Musk has touted the need to cut federal spending.