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A antheral drove his car into protesters extracurricular a Tesla dealership successful Palm Beach County, Florida, but did not injure immoderate of those who had gathered to show against billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump implicit the weekend, according to instrumentality enforcement.
The planned protestation was one of a slew crossed the U.S. astatine businesses associated with Tesla, the institution led by Musk, successful effect to the billionaire's enactment with the Trump medication successful cutting national backing and the workforce.
Attacks connected spot carrying the logo of Elon Musk's electrical car institution are cropping up crossed the U.S. and overseas. Several much convulsive incidents see Cybertrucks being acceptable connected occurrence successful Seattle and shots fired astatine a Tesla dealership successful Oregon.
The protestation connected Saturday was interrupted erstwhile Andrew Dutil drove his conveyance onto the sidewalk afloat of protesters astatine a dilatory speed, forcing radical to scramble retired of the mode to debar being hit, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Dutil was arrested and faces an battle charge, according to tribunal records. An lawyer who could talk connected Dutil's behalf wasn't instantly listed successful tribunal records.
Palm Beach County is besides location to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, which the president has called the "Center of the Universe" connected societal media. Trump and Musk — done the Department of Government Efficiency — person begun dismantling authorities agencies and programs and laying disconnected unit successful the sanction of culling authorities waste, fraud and abuse.
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