Musk Crashes Tesla Empire: Stock Down, Protests Up, Ratings Plummet

The Tesla Takedown, Stock crash, and Republican backlash -- how Musk’s government power grab is backfiring spectacularly.

It turns out that Elon Musk can’t just meme his way out of this one.

Once the golden boy of Silicon Valley, Musk’s empire is cracking under the weight of his own political ambitions—and the numbers prove it. Tesla’s stock is in freefall, protests are mounting, and his favorability ratings have cratered, especially among Republicans. The so-called “Tesla …