‘Misguided and Misinformed’: Counter Protester Describes Scene at ‘Tesla Takedown’ Event in Tennessee

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Eric Loes, a Tennessean and recovering insurance agent, attended last week’s demonstration at the Tesla showroom in Franklin, a suburb of Nashville, as a counter-protester and described the scene as “misguided and misinformed.”

Over the weekend, the leftist group Indivisible Tennessee organized protests at four Tesla showrooms across the Volunteer State.

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Tennessee Republicans Glenn Jacobs, Brent Taylor, Todd Starnes Support Tesla amid Protests over Elon Musk and DOGE

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Tennessee Republicans made gestures in support of Elon Musk and his electric vehicle company Tesla on Saturday as organized protests over the billionaire’s efforts within President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) occurred throughout the Volunteer State.

Protesters descended on Tesla showroom in Franklin, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Bartlett on Saturday as part of a “Tesla Takedown” organized by Indivisible Tennessee, which describes itself as individual cells “brought together by a practical guide to resist the Trump agenda.” The progressive nonprofit claims its members will take “regular, iterative, and increasingly complex actions” to resist Trump and his agenda.

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