Us Protests In Tesla Showrooms And Attack On Space X: Who Is The Current Us President? Donald Trump Or Elon Musk?
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In 2024, the Americans went for elections to elect their 47th President. Donald Trump won the elections and was sworn in on 20th January 2025. Like any other presidential candidate, Trump associated himself with influential people, Elon Musk being the most popular. In his campaign, Elon Musk, the owner of SpaceX and associated with big brands such as Tesla, was in the lead, and his influence garnered Trump votes from people who resonated with his ideologies. Musk contributed around $288m to support Trump's race to the Whitehouse. Typically, most voters believed Elon was a businessman passionate about American politics and good governance. The turn of events after the elections has dawned on the American people, it is the new reality of the intentions of many campaigners such as Elon Musk. Even though he seemed to advocate for the interests of the American people by advocating for good governance, it seems not to have ended in the campaign period. He was appointed as the Head Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which seems like a “reward” and the senior president advisor for a job well done. However, whatever was on paper does not reflect the reality of American politics and government. After one month of observation and analysis, Elon Musk seems more powerful than the constitutionally “elected president” and has left Americans questioning who, then, is the President. There have been protests against Elon Musk in Tesla showrooms in some parts of the US. Elon has served as the CEO and founder of Tesla, which has accelerated its growth and the introduction of electric vehicles. Elon’s political affiliations and involvement in politics have sparked anger in Americans, and in response, they are going after his brands. On 10th March 2025, Elon, in his X account, said that X was under attack, which led to its slowdown. Most SpaceX users globally cried out that the platform had a slowdown. Musk said that according to the IP address, the cyberattack seemed to happen in Ukraine. Interestingly, there is a conflicting ideology between Ukraine and the US as a result of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. As part of the US administration advisors, Musk's involvement in global politics has raised the eyebrows of people from across the world. His way of politics is raising a lot of controversies, and he is described as a far-right and branding himself as a global spokesperson of the far-right. Other protesters described him as a fascist, which is supposedly due to his sentiments on immigration policies, contention, and conspiracy theories. Recently, using his X platform, he has been weaponizing X against the Ukrainian president and threatening them to withdraw from the war or else he would withdraw his Starlink services in the country. This aspect demonstrates his far-right politics and his powerful nature of trying to crumble a country and expose it to severe war consequences. In his position as head of DOGE, Musk has recommended cutting cost initiatives that are rendering workers unemployed, leading to protests in Tesla showrooms. The Doge, with courtesy of Musk, has insisted on the withdrawal of humanitarian programs around the world. While this may sound good for the American government, people claim such controversial involvement includes a lack of CSR and introducing policies that contradict Tesla's eco policies. Trump responded that demonstrators are harming an American company, raising questions on why Musk and the president would engineer policies that harm the world. In addition, it leaves the debate on Trump's statement of“making America great again” on whether it includes taking away humane nature of people. Apart from his wealth and powerful business empire, including Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink, Musk's role in the American government demonstrates that he is supposedly more powerful than the president himself. Being the president's senior advisor raises questions about whether he advises or dictates to the president on what to do. His position and involvement in government in making influential political decisions make Trump seem like a shadow president. This leaves the Americans exposed. Whom do they hold accountable for the issues they feel aggrieved with leading to protesting against Musk's businesses and interests. Technically, President Trump seems to be responding to only Musk’s ideologies. While this is happening after about two months in office, Americans are in fear of what the future holds in such an administration. Americans are left at a crossroads of what to do after protests. In such a dilemma, representatives in both houses and the judiciary are the only refuge who would take appropriate actions to counter policies that are against the will of Americans and their interests. Elon is not only a person of interest to the American people but to the globe because of his interests in business and politics and his political ideologies.
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