Singer Sheryl Crow bid farewell to her Tesla, signaling her disapproval of CEO Elon Musk and his connections with Trump’s administration.
Crow posted the clip of herself waving as a black Tesla was driven away on the back of a flatbed tow truck on her Instagram account.
“My parents always said … you are who you hang out with,” she captioned the video. “There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla.”
Musk, now deeply involved in the second Trump administration as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has sparked dissent among some on the left, who are turning their backs on Tesla vehicles.
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Crow even took a jab at Musk by calling him “president” in her caption, a swipe used by certain critics of his prominent influence.
“Money donated to @npr, which is under threat by President Musk, in hopes that the truth will continue to find its way to those willing to know the truth,” she added.
Her donation comes as conservatives have been advocating to cut federal funding for NPR, claiming its content leans left.
Elsewhere, a man from Washington state made his fury known after his Tesla was vandalized with the word “Nazi” scrawled in red paint.
Tim Tees discovered the damage while reviewing surveillance footage outside his home in Northwest Portland.
The video revealed a masked individual walking up to the car and tagging it in broad daylight before casually leaving the crime scene.
“They spray-painted my car,” Tees said in disbelief. “That happened in broad daylight. I mean, he was brazen.”
Interestingly, Tees didn’t back Musk either. “I get that people are upset about Elon. I’m upset about Elon, you know. I bought the car before Elon went crazy, hence the bumper sticker,” he remarked, referencing a sticker on his vehicle reading, “I bought this before Elon went crazy.”
Although he admitted he loves the car, Tees said it’s now in storage and he’s contemplating selling it.
Reflecting further, he added that he would have rather joined the suspect in protest and used the cash he spent cleaning the vehicle to support a liberal cause instead.
“What I would say to him is like, ‘Hey, look, dude, if you want to protest, I’ll go and protest with you,'” Tees said. “The $255 I spent to clean my car, I could have used to donate to the DNC, or you know, to a number of other organizations that could have done something a little bit more constructive.”
Tesla’s tumultuous relationship with negative press has taken its toll, as the company reportedly saw sales dip post-election alongside a 21% drop in its stock value. The resulting financial fallout allegedly shaved $100 billion off Musk’s net worth.
I did tbh ☺️
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 20, 2025
On Musk’s X platform, formerly Twitter, famed horror author Stephen King directly reignited his feud with both the tech mogul and Trump after previously vowing to leave the socially charged space.
“I’m baaaack! Did you miss me?” King tweeted to his nearly 7 million followers, to which Musk surprisingly responded, “I did [to be honest],” with a smiling emoji.
King wasted no time jumping back into controversy, aiming sharp words at both Trump and Musk.
“Just wanted to say that Trump is a traitorous, Putin-loving dips—! Goes double for Elon!” he wrote shortly after his return.
King had initially left what he described as a “toxic” environment on the platform, writing in November after the president’s election, “I’m leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become too toxic. Follow me on Threads, if you like.”
However, the author returned to X recently, using his platform to commend Maine’s Governor Janet Mills for taking legal action against the president over withheld federal funding tied to the state’s inclusion of transgender athletes.
“Makes me proud to be a Maine man,” King remarked on X. “Thank you, Governor, for standing up to the bully.”