More than 10,000 protesters gathered in New York City on President’s Day to speak against the current Trump administration and especially Alone Musk’s Government Efficiency Department (DOGE).
It was one Many protests It took place in major cities across the country on Monday and came during the same long weekend that protests small protests. Tesla dealership sprouts Across the country.
Protesters spoke to Techcrunch to Washington Square Park expressed concern about the disintegration of millions of Americans’ sensitive data and group of federal agencies. He said that he looks at Musk’s work with Dog as a veil attempt when a financial power grabbed, and expressed disappointment that Musk, an infallible officer, had achieved unprecedented levels of power over the federal government.
“I think it is extremely dangerous that (musk) access to our personal data,” 53 -year -old Dimitri, an architect asked that his last name had not been used, said Techcrunch. “He is like a futurist fanboy, who is basically living in a science-fi fantasy and is trying to implement it, and there are resources to harm massively. He tampered with something What he does not have the ability to understand really. “
A 55 -year -old retired teacher, who recognized himself as Tom and gave an indication, wrote: “No one voted for Kasturi,” Tekkachch said, “as much as I dislike the fact that I dislike the fact That a significant number of Americans voted for Trump, it is absolutely the case that no one voted for Musk.
Tom said he did not believe that the average maga voted for Kasturi and was worried that Dogi cuts would cause Americans to damage a state, local and personal level.
“The consolidation of power under billionaires is a terrible thing,” he said.
Trump signed an executive order in the office on his first day, so that the billionaire owners of SpaceX, Tesla, X, and other companies, government frauds, waste and taxpayer of other companies to stop the misuse of dollars, And to give other companies to musk.
Since then, Dogi opened fire Around 10,000 federal workers Who handled everything from management of federal land to taking care of military giants. Another 75,000 workers The Trump administration has accepted the procurement proposal, which offered to pay eight months to federal workers in late January and took advantage of leaving their posts when he resigned in early February. Dog are also Cut 104 government contracts Diversity, equity, inclusion and access programs related to and destroyed the American agency for international development.
Trump also gave Musk’s dog team Treasury department access to digital payment The system, which controls trillion dollars in payment to Americans, from social security benefits to tax refunds, their safety approval, despite questions about their safety approval, their cyber security practices and the validity of musc activities.
Trump and Musk’s supporters appreciate their on-paper efforts to prevent corruption, disability and red tape. The opponents object to the way the opponents are going about their declared goals, and warns that there will be more corruption due to the team’s actions and National security risk,
A wave of Legal challenges This is followed by lack of transparency and allegations Data privacy violations.
In New York, protesters started at Union Square and marched at Washington Square Park, gathered under the prestigious Memorial Arch dedicated to the country’s first President George Washington. He said that “Hey, hey, ho, ho, alone musk got to go,” and organized signs that avoids many reasons, but Musk and Dogi were a common theme.
The New York Police Department estimated that the number of attendees is more than 10,000.
Victoria, who recognized himself as a 37 -year -old teacher, gave an indication, which wrote: “Stop the coup,” Erizona’s Attorney General, Chris Meyes on Monday, resonating the comments made by Chris Meyes to the Guardian, who emerged told Told the outlet“In the US, we appeal to the decisions that we disagree – we do not ignore the court orders or the judges threaten with impeachment simply because we do not like the decision. It is a coup, plain and simple. Is. “
Victoria said, “This is not disagreeing with the Republican policies about us,” Victoria said, the city was bundled against the cold winds, where in the sun, in the sun, the temperature looked around 32 degrees Fahrenheit. “It is the fact that Trump has assigned the power of the purse to Elon Musk, which is unrelated.”
As people played music and shouted mantras, their homemade signs raised on their heads, the owner of a 39 -year -old small business, who said himself about Kasturi as Corin, “He is very conflicting and this It is clear that their antireguatry approaches benefit them personally and financially.
Musk has targeted several agencies to reduce or disintegration that controls industries in which their companies operate, Earlier this month, Musk said that he wants to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which will regulate the employed expansion of X for his social network X “”CFBP RIP“A cemetery was punctured with emoji. He has intended to go after the Federal Aviation Administration, an agency that he has already confronted and one who controls SpaceX. He has also called Abolish a rule Automkers need to report crashes when autonomous driving techniques are installed.
Musk’s actions at the federal level have affected Tesla’s brand image. During the 2024 fourth quarter earnings of the automaker, Investing.com analyst Thomas Monteero said that the promotion around Tesla is trending downwards among other things, “”Severe brand devaluation,
Stories have been harvesting People sell their Teslas Now out of the desire not to support Musk’s businesses. Some cybercroke owners have reported examples of barbarity and HarassmentThe sale of the automaker, which was already suffering from the growing competition in the market and a stale lineup, has started falling into Europe after doing so. Nazi salute. Poland Sports and Tourism Minister Slavomir Nitras A tesla boycott advocates for boycottAnd in Germany, many companies Pass Tie Musk’s support for Trump and Tesla in support of both distant political party options for Germany (AFD).
