(13 Feb 2025)
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Seattle – 13 February 2025
1. Various of demonstration
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Emily Johnston, organizer:
"It’s one of the few places we have leverage. You know, Musk’s power is based solely on his wealth. It’s not like he’s got anything else going for him. And his wealth is based almost solely on Tesla. And, you know, honestly, you know, the stock has gone down a lot recently. It’s still overvalued. You know, if we can help make the brand toxic and have people dump the stock as well. Then then he will have less power and he’ll be of interest to Donald Trump."
3. Various of demonstration
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Emily Johnston, organizer:
"And Elon Musk, I mean, there again. His wealth has come in in tremendous part from government money. You know, whether it was Tesla, whether it’s SpaceX, you know, he had every, you know, subsidy in the book. He has gotten it. And that’s why that’s why he’s there. That’s why he’s in the government. You know, he wants to turn this into a kleptocracy, you know, just like, Putin did with Russia."
5. Tilt down from Tesla signage to demonstration
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Johanna Lundahl, demonstrator:
"Elon Musk has taken on such a massive role in the Trump administration, but he is an unelected billionaire who has not been confirmed by Congress. He, I don’t believe that he has the best interests of the American public in mind."
7. Various of demonstration
STORYLINE:
A couple of dozen people demonstrated against Elon Musk’s role in the Trump Administration outside a Tesla showroom in Seattle in what is a preview of more protests planned against the billionaire.
Chanting and holding signs saying "Sell Your Tesla Dump Your Stock" and "Nobody Elected Elon," the group stood outside a brick Tesla building. Teslas are a popular car in the Seattle area.
"It’s one of the few places we have leverage," Emily Johnston, one of the organizers "Musk’s power is based solely on his wealth. It’s not like he’s got anything else going for him. If we can help make the brand toxic and have people dump the stock as well. Then then he will have less power and he’ll be of interest to own up to Donald Trump."
More protests are being organized for Saturday. Dubbed "Tesla Takeover," the online organizers are encouraging people worldwide to protest at the electric car maker locations. One of those protests is planned for Seattle.
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