The "Tesla Takedown" protest movement attracted thousands across the nation, opposing Elon Musk's influence in federal agency dismantling. Concurrently, a smaller counterprotest, named "Tesla Shield", consisted largely of MAGA supporters, including far-right extremists. This escalation follows a significant decline in Tesla's stock price and incidents of vandalism towards Tesla properties. While Trump calls to classify protesters as domestic terrorists, provocateurs like David Pettinger have publicly displayed controversial stances, including mockery of Nazi symbolism, as tensions rise around Musk's actions and implications for the federal government.
"My people will be free, my people will rule again," David Pettinger, a member of the extremist anti-government People's Rights group, shouted at protesters in a fake German accent outside a Tesla dealership.
A moustachioed Pettinger wore a T-shirt with the words "LITERALLY HITLER" and made a provocative statement, expressing mockery towards the terms 'nazi' and 'fascist'.
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