For the first time since demonstrations started at Tesla dealerships in February, Trump supporters counterprotested.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) spoke Wednesday on a livestream set up by #TeslaTakedown, which has organized picketing outside the vehicle manufacturer’s showrooms in recent weeks, as well as encouraged supporters to sell their Teslas and dump the company’s stock. She explicitly told the audience that she was advocating “non-violent” protest only.

"Elon Musk should become Donald Trump's special envoy for midterm elections," said one Democratic Party leader.

President Trump wants to kill EV funding. But the majority of his voters support American EV jobs and investments to fight China.

The billionaire CEO’s army of acolytes wears black caps, jeans and slogan T-shirts.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has asked the city, which is a major Tesla shareholder, to sue Tesla and CEO Elon Musk over alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. Lander asked the New York City Law Department to pursue securities litigation against Tesla on behalf of the New York City pension systems, which owns 3 million shares in Tesla.