President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to blame "radical left lunatics" for "illegally and collusively" boycotting Tesla. Boycotting is not illegal. The Supreme Court ruled in 1982 that the First Amendment of U.

Elon Musk claims a coordinated attack on Tesla is being linked to the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue. Musk asserts that groups funded by high-profile figures are organizing protests against Tesla.

Hoffman denied the claim as another smear from a delusional man searching for a scapegoat: "I never funded anyone for Tesla protests."