Demonstrators say diner ‘great for anti-Tesla protesters’ – but Musk fans and curious tourists have also stopped by
Elon Musk’s “retro-futuristic” Tesla Diner in Hollywood has become a new flashpoint for the “Tesla Takedown” movement, with dozens of protesters picketing the diner last weekend alongside inflatable tube figures of Musk performing a Nazi salute.
The viral popularity of the new diner, which is surrounded by 80 Tesla charging stations and two giant movie screens, has sparked out-the-door lines, massive traffic jams, and two angry protests, all within its first week of operation.
Organizers say they are protesting against what they see as the Tesla CEO’s corrosive effect on US democracy, as well as the human cost of the sweeping government cuts he spearheaded while working within the Trump administration earlier this year.
For months, protesters who oppose the billionaire’s political power have demonstrated outside of Tesla showrooms across the US and the world, hoping that by applying pressure to Tesla, a publicly-traded company, the Tesla Takedown movement can have an impact on Musk’s behavior.
