Three Nonprofits Stage 60-Person Protest at Musk's Austin Home Over $474 Million Political Spending
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Three Nonprofits Stage 60-Person Protest at Musk's Austin Home Over $474 Million Political Spending
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Summary
About 60 protesters gathered Saturday outside Elon Musk’s West Lake Hills home for a post-election “party” organized by VOCAL-TX, the Center for Popular Democracy and People’s Action.
Two chartered buses, music, speeches and Cybertruck piñatas framed the event as a peaceful protest against Musk’s political influence, with organizers citing his 2026 election spending—estimated at about $474 million by the New York Times.
The three groups reported a combined $56.1 million in 2024 revenue and were presented in the report as part of a broader coordinated protest infrastructure rather than a purely local spontaneous action.
The Austin demonstration echoed the earlier “Tesla Takedown” campaign, which Fox said involved 258 organizations with an estimated $2.6 billion in combined revenue and was followed by vandalism at some Tesla sites.
The protest also highlighted how anti-Musk messaging has spread nationally, including a mass-produced “I Am Stealing From You” poster used at demonstrations across the country.