Musk claims George Soros, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman are funding 'protests' against Tesla

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Elon Musk is blaming nationwide protests against his electrical car institution Tesla connected left-wing billionaire George Soros, billionaire Democratic mega-donor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and others, claiming they are bankrolling the destructive "protests."

The protests astatine dealerships and different locations person occurred adjacent arsenic immoderate Tesla vehicles and charging stations person been damaged and destroyed, though it is not wide that the protests and the vandalism are linked. Musk, Tesla's CEO, took to his societal media level X connected Sunday greeting to accidental an probe recovered 5 ActBlue-funded groups were liable for Tesla "protests."

"An probe has recovered 5 ActBlue-funded groups liable for Tesla ‘protests’: Troublemakers, Disruption Project, Rise & Resist, Indivisible Project and Democratic Socialists of America," Musk wrote.

Musk past named 5 ActBlue funders helium believes are liable for backing the protests, including Soros and Hoffman among others. 

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"ActBlue is presently nether probe for allowing overseas and amerciable donations successful transgression usurpation of run concern regulations," Musk continued.

ActBlue is the Democratic fundraising level that's hauled successful millions of dollars successful donations for Vice President Harris' statesmanlike run and its affiliated entities. 

"This week, 7 ActBlue elder officials resigned, including the subordinate wide counsel. If you cognize thing astir this, delight station successful replies. Thanks, Elon," Musk wrote.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is placing the blasted connected the caller drawstring of vandalism against Tesla vehicles and charging stations connected ActBlue funders. (Elon: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images, Protests: AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Tesla car owners, dealerships and charging stations person been targeted nationwide by protesters and vandals due to the fact that of Musk's engagement with the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which aims to slash wasteful spending and fraud wrong the national government.

Indivisible, an enactment founded by erstwhile Democratic legislature staffers, antecedently urged liberals to protestation Musk's actions, going truthful acold arsenic providing a "tool kit" with recommendations connected however to "take the combat to Elon."

On Saturday, protesters rallied extracurricular Tesla dealerships, holding signs denouncing Musk and DOGE, including successful Decatur, Georgia, according to The Associated Press (AP).

Earlier this week, protesters struck an Oregon Tesla dealership, located 10 miles southbound of Portland, which was targeted by gunshots Thursday, damaging aggregate cars and shattering windows, according to The AP.

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Elon Musk's DOGE efforts person uncovered respective examples of wasteful spending. (Getty,AP.DOGE/X)

A antheral was besides arrested aft Molotov cocktails were thrown astatine a Tesla dealership successful Salem, Oregon, the Salem Statesman-Journal reported.

Several Tesla charging stations person besides been acceptable connected occurrence successful Massachusetts. 

Brookline constabulary precocious arrested a Boston antheral caught connected video allegedly tagging Tesla vehicles with Musk decals and sharing the footage connected X.

Last week, the U.S. attorney’s bureau successful Colorado charged 42-year-old Lucy Grace Nelson, besides known arsenic Justin Thomas Nelson, aft constabulary accidental they recovered a fig of explosives and concerning messages astatine a Colorado Tesla dealership.

In a erstwhile interrogation with Fox News big Jesse Watters, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., voiced concerns implicit lawmakers' rhetoric astir Musk.

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"People person said that they cognize that Elon Musk, hitting him, attacking him, is really bully for their polling numbers," Luna said. "So, they're going to proceed to bash it."

She besides noted Musk's comments portion speaking with podcaster Joe Rogan astir the summation successful threats connected his life.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Soros and Hoffman for comment, but did not perceive back.

Fox News Digital's Pilar Arias, Elizabeth Elkind, Alex Koch, and The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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