Elon Musk said in an interview that his White House role has been "disadvantageous" for his companies, pointing to recent attacks against Tesla.

Hundreds of “Tesla Takedown” protests took place across the U.S., Canada, and Europe on Saturday, including a handful in the Chicago area.

Elon Musk recently shared a number of social media posts reacting to mass protests taking place across the US at Tesla facilities.

Organizers say today’s protests will be peaceful, but they are bracing for hostile confrontations with Musk and Trump supporters. Protesters are targeting Tesla because they believe its CEO Elon Musk is using the wealth the company has brought him to fund political actions they view as a threat to democracy.

Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man.

As anti-Elon Musk "Tesla Takedown" protests break out across the United States, law enforcement officers in Florida have been ordered to respond and monitor the events.

Mr. President! You talked about some of the violence that’s been going on at dealerships,” a reporter yelled to President Trump as he stood next to Elon Musk and a Tesla parked near the White House lawn earlier this month.

Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s cuts in the U.S. government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man.

Elon Musk on Thursday defended his accusation that U.S. (D-Ariz.) is a “traitor.” Musk called Kelly a “traitor” earlier this month after he reaffirmed his support for Ukraine and paid a visit to the war-torn country.