Elon Musk's Tesla-themed diner in Hollywood became the scene of an anti-Musk protest on Sunday. Protestors gathered outside the futuristic eatery with balloons resembling Musk that were animated to do Nazi salutes, in reference to a widely-criticized gesture that the tech billionaire made on President Donald Trump 's Inauguration Day.

Today, liberals are not only turning against Teslas but also EVs more generally. The researchers believe this may be due, at least in part, to Musk’s persona becoming intrinsically linked to public perceptions of the EV market. Flores and her team pulled their data from a series of five studies, starting in August 2023 and ending in March 2025.