Group To Protest Against Musk, DOGE At Lawrence Tesla Showroom

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — Elon Musk’s involvement in the current Trump administration and his policies at the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE has drawn much public ire.

A Middlesex County group is planning to join the nationwide protest against Musk. Indivisible Cranbury, which describes itself as a “patriotic political group,” will host a "Tesla Takedown Rally" against Musk and DOGE on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The rally will be held outside the Tesla Dealership at 3371 Brunswick Pike #100, Lawrenceville.

The group says that Musk has been “sowing chaos” through the government with his actions and they aim to hurt his business.

“Musk and his cronies at DOGE have taken control of the Treasury and other departments with no governmental authority, with illegal access to private data on all citizens and companies, and are gutting our essential infrastructure. He is a menace and must be stopped,” said Laura Zurfluh, founder of Indivisible Cranbury.

Through his leadership in the newly-formed DOGE, Musk and his team have gained access to several agency systems.

According to critics, this is an overreach by an unelected individual. They also have concerns about possible conflict of interest if Musk leverages his post to secure lucrative contracts to his own companies.

“What's different about Elon Musk is he is acting as a part of the administration but he is untouchable. He is unelected, so voters cannot beat him at the ballot box. He has no official role, so he has no boss or no way to be censured for his misbehavior,” Zurfluh said. “As David Farenthold pointed out in the NYT, he has made errors in the billions of dollars. How can we hold him accountable?”

Indivisible Cranbury says the “Tesla Takedowns” are a way to make him answer for his errors. “By hurting him financially, he may take note and stop his destruction of our government and our democracy,” Zurfluh said.

With protests growing across the country, many Tesla owners have had to feel the heat as well. According to several media reports, Tesla vehicles and charging stations are being vandalized. Many owners are even selling their vehicles as they feel “buyer’s remorse” given Musk’s recent antics.

According to Zurfluh, the local protest is a way to create publicity of Musk’s actions.

“People not tuning in right now will see the protest and start to pay attention to what's happening,” she said.

The group said their last protest, held on Feb. 23, saw over 200 demonstrators show up.

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