For Tesla owners, a referendum through bumper stickers

Elon Musk spent more than $250 million on the 2024 election, according to federal filings, and then immediately stepped in as a key part of Trump's transition team. Few business executives are as closely associated with their products as Musk, so his rise in the world of far-right politics led to plenty of celebration among Trump-supporting Tesla owners, but plenty of consternation among those who disagreed with the move, or who had simply grown tired of Musk.