Just a few years ago, billionaire Elon Musk was a darling among Democrats.

But even though his concerns about climate change and success in marketing electric vehicles aligned him with the prevailing leftist ideology, his embrace of fiscal responsibility was enough to turn former supporters against him.

The Department of Government Efficiency leader has been the target of personal threats and his company, Tesla, has seen its vehicles, dealerships, and charging stations targeted by politically motivated extremists.

This week, Musk addressed the fierce backlash in response to a social media post on X, which he also owns.

As the Times of India reported:

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Elon Musk’s Tesla has come under severe attack not only in the country but also outside as several cars were set on fire, and offensive graffiti was found at a Tesla dealership — in a concerted targeting of the Tesla CEO.

Reacting to this ongoing assault on Tesla, Elon Musk Monday said he never hurt anyone physically, his companies make great products that are loved by people.

“So why the hate and violence against me? Because I am a deadly threat to the woke mind parasite and the humans it controls,” Elon Musk said.

The Tesla CEO was reacting to an X post which said: “The left cannot name on thing they hate Elon Musk for. They can not name one thing he has taken away from them. Or one thing he has done to earn this insane ire/. History will study this deranged cult like behavior”.

The ongoing Tesla protests have attracted significant attention via social media in recent weeks:

Here’s a full transcript of the post above:

​Hi @elonmusk,

Yesterday I had an informant infiltrate one of the protests at Tesla dealerships and they told her a few things:

1. These protests are only happening in contested congressional districts

2. They’re being funded by 501c4 charities being given dark money from Democrat politicians of these districts

3. They’re organized through facebook groups since 𝕏 is monitored by pro Elon people

Here is a copy of their prepared anti-Elon chants:

President Donald Trump also weighed in on the situation, as BBC reported last week:

Demonstrators have targeted Tesla showrooms in recent weeks in protest against Musk’s cost-cutting role in Trump’s administration.

Trump said they were “harming a great American company”, and anyone using violence against the electric carmaker would “go through hell”.

The president described the shiny red Model-S, one of a number of Teslas lined up on the White House drive, as “beautiful” but said he was no longer allowed to drive and so would keep the car for the use of White House staff. Current and former presidents are not allowed to drive for security reasons.

He also said he would not want to buy a self-driving model, which Musk said would reach the market next year.

The showcase for Tesla’s cars outside the White House came after Tesla’s market value halved since its all-time peak in December, sliding 15% in a single day on Monday, before recovering slightly on Tuesday.

Trump said he had told Musk, “You know, Elon, I don’t like what’s happening to you, and Tesla’s a great company.”

One opponent of the anti-Musk protests in California found a unique way to respond:

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