Tesla Protesters Confront Senator

Anti-Musk demonstrators confronted Tennessee Sen Brent Taylor during a protest outside a Tesla showroom in Bartlett, northeast of Memphis, on Saturday, March 22, as the politician showed up to “support” the brand.

A day earlier, after hearing of plans for the protest, Taylor had posted a photo on X of an electric chair and wrote: “We have prepared a place for the Tesla Terrorists, Intersection Imbeciles, and Bridge Bandits if they should they break any laws during their planned misfit protest.”

Footage from Ian Ripple shows Taylor speaking about Tesla and Elon Musk outside the showroom, before confronting protesters lined up along Germantown Parkway.

“I just wanted to come to support Tesla,” Taylor told Ripple. “I wanted to support these Memphians who are actually working and trying to earn a living for their families. I wanted to support them. And I also wanted to engage with folks who don’t agree with me, and I wanted to talk to them to see what they had to say.”

In a post on X, Taylor slammed the protesters, whom he referred to as “weathered purple-haired hippies at bay” and “crazies.”

“I was surprised to see so many different protestors there,” he said. “I saw Ukrainian flags, trans flags, gay flags (or whatever they’re called), upside down American flags, fat positivity flags, etc. I don’t think the protesters really knew what they were protesting.”

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[sweet]

Countries around the world are boycotting Tesla

[GuyWets-zyyt]

He said 50 % increase...80 % less everywhere and 40 % in USA. He is paid to say that!LIE. LIAR

[LoveCervere]

A US Seniter protecting a man who gave a Nazi Salute - horribe and pathetic!!

[mrnoodles]

15 workers at a Memphis Tesla can absolutely lose there job if it will save thousands of others from being fired

[Wesley-ge]

This Senator has hurt all of Tenn. with his support of Trump's tariffs.

[mrod]

So you think that one dealership is more important than your constituents ! Vote him out

[ltrinh]

Vote this guy out so he can work for tesla

[patriciapalmieri]

Don’t vote for Taylor any longer, vote him out

[dunjak]

It could all stop tomorrow - Tesla just needs to fire Elon Musk...

[phildoan]

Speaking of a REAL republican, Abraham Lincoln once said that YOU CAN FOOL SOME PEOPLE SOMETIME BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.

[mariec.]

Just call the senator a nazi idiot and go on expressing and fighting for your country.

[kathleentewksbury]

He is not exposing waste. He is just firing Willy nilly without looking into what the employees actually do. That is helping?🤨🤔

[sankt]

I think the protesters should have questioned him more about DOGE, he seems to think it's all to cut waste. Why for instance hasn't Elon's billion dollar contracts been cut, he's the richest man in the world!

[vision]

He said increase in Tesla cars sale...it's the opposite. LIAR ! Keep the peaceful protest going folks- keep our knees on the pulse of this company.

[eddiemerribaker]

Believing that a small group of billionaires are suddenly working tirelessly for the benefit of the working class really does require a
spectacular level of stupid...

[annnomura]

STOP ELON MUSK - Save Social SECURITY!

[TonyCounts-fw]

He's going to be looking for a job soon. Totally out of touch and Totally bought off.

[elaineisabelle]

You want the the Tesla workers to have jobs but not Wow

[phildoan]

If DOGE is so successful then WHERE ARE THE DATA TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR CLAIMS OF FRAUD?

[phildoan]

If Tesla is so successful then why are their own investors jumping ship?