Politics & Government
Hundreds Protest Musk, Trump At Milford Tesla Service Center
Organizers said they were rallying against the slashing of federal workers and funding by the Trump administration.
MILFORD, CT — Hundreds of people protested at a Milford Tesla service center over the weekend, WTNH News-8.
Protesters told the TV station said they came out Saturday to save our democracy.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) was at the protest and said he was hearing "disgust at an administration that relies on Elon Musk to slash and trash our democracy."
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Organization Indivisible Orange coordinated the event. Organizers said one of the biggest issues has been the mass firings of federal workers and cuts to grant funding by the Department of Government Efficiency, which Musk runs, Hearst Connecticut Media reported.
The protest at the Boston Post Road service center was one of many around the country expressing frustration with Musk and President Donald Trump administration's policies.
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