PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Protests in the Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids areas Saturday joined the wave of “Tesla Takedown” demonstrations around the country . The protests are directed at Tesla CEO and Department of Government Efficiency lead Elon Musk.
Despite the wind and the rain, more than 100 people gathered along S. Westnedge Avenue in Portage near the Tesla Superchargers in the Meijer parking lot.
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Many carried signs critical of the Trump administration. Others rallied against efforts to cut federal jobs and funding spearheaded by Musk and DOGE.
One of the organizers, Richard Sorgen, said the demonstration was not initially planned with the national protests in mind. He said while the Tesla footprint in the Kalamazoo area is smaller than other cities, the group’s goal remains the same.
“To bring down the price of Tesla so that affects financially Musk’s operations,” Sorgen said. “The only way that we can affect Musk is to hurt him financially, just as he is hurting us financially.”…