Elon Musk has taken to social media to criticise protests taking place around the world targeting Tesla dealerships and its electric vehicles, including arson attacks in the United States and Germany.

Tesla now faces headwinds from the president Musk helped elect. Trump, a frequent EV critic, has called for scrapping EV subsidies and policies that have added billions of dollars to Tesla’s bottom line. Musk has dismissed the impact on Tesla of losing subsidies, saying rivals would suffer more.

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