'Tesla Takedown' hits Delray Beach as activists decry Musk's influence, call for change

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Dozens of protesters held signs outside a Delray Beach Tesla dealership Saturday to voice opposition to its billionaire CEO, Elon Musk. The protest is part of a larger "Tesla Takedown" movement to encourage shareholders to dump their stock, sell their Teslas and join the picket lines, according to the protest announcement. "We are taking action at Tesla dealerships, to show our unwillingness to tolerate the presence of Musk's businesses and products in our communities," organizers wrote, announcing the protest. "They are symbols of unironic Nazism, white supremacy and violence against immigrants, trans people, and the working class." The announcement revealed that the Tesla Takedown movement is spearheaded by the Seattle organization TroubleMakers and sponsored by the Disruption Project. Read the full story here: https://cbs12.com/news/local/tesla-takedown-protesters-take-over-delray-beach-tesla-dealership-elon-musk-donald-trump-dei-troublemakers-disruption-project-florida-march-8-2025# _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WPEC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBS12News/ WPEC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbs12 Subscribe to WPEC on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsIzhRSKbRtvBGsiLHfcGOA/?sub_confirmation=1 WPEC Daily News Digest: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGNi-_QL0YEz2Pqv7Thy30ageLTzR6p_ For more information, visit https://cbs12.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newstips@cbs12.com Call the Newsroom: 561.844.1212 WPEC is a FL based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #CBS12NEWS #WPEC #WestPalmBeach #SouthFlorida