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Tesla Backlash Grows In Bay Area Amid Musk's Role In Trump White House

The founder of Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley said he is concerned about the safety of Tesla drivers in the Bay Area.

(CBS Bay Area)

March 13, 2025

Since Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined the Trump administration the effects on his car company have been dramatic, with the stock price significantly down. Tesla vehicles and dealerships have also been the target of vandals.

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With the string of vandalism on Teslas and at dealerships across the country, John Stringer, the founder of Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley said he is concerned about the safety of Tesla drivers in the Bay Area.

"At what point should anyone that buys anything be, have their property vandalized? I actually just had a friend up in Idaho, a rock was thrown at his window with his three-year-old kid in the back and the window shattered," John Stringer, who works in tech, told CBS News Bay Area.

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