Several Democratic legislators have actually bought Tesla in current months regardless of public criticisms of its CEO, Elon Musk, and his function in the White Home leading the Department of Federal Government Effectiveness.
Democratic Agents Josh Gottheimer, Vicente Gonzalez and Gil Cisneros have actually all bought Tesla stock because President Donald Trump’s inauguration regardless of consistently slamming Musk’s participation in the administration.
New Jersey’s Gottheimer called Musk and the DOGE cuts “simply pure turmoil” on Sunday. He has actually purchased and offered Tesla stock a number of times because Trump took workplace, according to his 2025 periodical monetary disclosure filings.
Gottheimer bought Tesla stock 3 times in between January 28 and March 5, each amounting to in between $1,001 and $15,000. He partly offered Tesla stock– valued in between $1,001 and $15,000– two times in between February 13 and March 5.
Gonzalez, representing Texas, likewise bought Tesla stock a minimum of two times in March after calling DOGE “extremely worrying.” When purchase was in between $15,001 and $50,000, while another was in between $50,001 and $100,000.
California’s Cisneros likewise purchased Tesla stock valued in between $1,001 and $15,000 in late February or early March after consistently identifying Musk a “shadow president” and slamming his function in the administration.
” Shadow President Musk has no security clearance and need to not be associated with choices that impact our nationwide security, duration,” Cisneros composed previously this month on X.
The Independent has actually called Gottheimer, Gonzalez and Cisneros for remark.
Congressional Democrats have actually continued to blast Musk and DOGE because Trump took workplace, requiring an end to the huge cuts to the federal labor force and spending plan.
Last month, a number of Democratic legislators held a presentation outside the Treasury Department to object Musk’s “hostile takeover” of the federal government. Connecticut Agent John Larson likewise railed versus your house DOGE subcommittee’s GOP management previously this month, implicating them of blindly following whatever Trump and Musk ask to do.
Musk’s DOGE is likewise under legal analysis. A federal judge obstructed Musk and DOGE from their “fishing exploration” looking for a “scams epidemic” based upon “little bit more than suspicion” inside the Social Security Administration in a March 20 short-lived limiting order. This follows federal government legal representatives argued DOGE workers presently have access to Social Security information or “personally recognizable info.”
The anger over Musk and his DOGE cuts has actually likewise infected affecting his vehicle service. Tesla shares have actually fallen in current weeks as sales sluggish, especially in Europe, where they fell 49 percent in the very first 2 months of 2025 compared to in 2015.
In the U.S. on Monday, Tesla stock was down another 4 percent in early morning trading, sitting at $250.75 a share. On December 17, the stock was valued at $479.86 a share.
There have actually likewise been reports of vandalism and arson attacks on Teslas and dealers in the weeks because the tech magnate started assisting the Trump administration. Attacks have actually been reported around the globe, from Las Vegas to Boston to France.
On Monday early morning, Italian authorities revealed they’re examining a possible arson attack after a fire ruined sixteen Tesla cars and trucks at a car dealership outside Rome.
Trump and other administration authorities have actually sworn to identify attacks on Tesla cars and display rooms as domestic terrorism.
Chief Law Officer Pam Bondi revealed previously this month the Justice Department is bringing “extreme” charges versus 3 people implicated of targeting Teslas with arson attacks.
” The days of devoting criminal offenses without repercussion have actually ended,” she stated in a declaration. “Let this be a caution: if you join this wave of domestic terrorism versus Tesla residential or commercial properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars.”