Crowds gathered at the Tesla dealership in Pasadena this weekend, protesting against budget cuts Tesla founder Elon Musk is making with the Trump Administration.

It’s ironic that, as a pro-democracy and pro-climate group, we’re protesting against electric cars,” one activist said. “But you cannot sacrifice our democracy for one piece of the thing.”

Hundreds of people swarmed the Tesla auto dealership in Paramus on Saturday to show their love — and hate — for Elon Musk, President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency, the controversial initiative that’s gutting the federal government in search of waste and abuse.

The protests were part of a global day of action at more than 500 Tesla dealers all over the world, targeting billionaire Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to the federal government workforce.

Protesters from across the North Bay have flocked to Airway Drive for weeks, but Saturday marked the largest crowd yet with more than 500 attendees.

Two people were injured when they were struck by a vehicle during a protest at a Tesla dealership in Watertown, Massachusetts, on Saturday. Watertown police said the incident occurred earlier Saturday at the protest at the Tesla dealership on Pleasant Street. During the protest, the side mirror of a black pickup truck struck two people.

The protest at the Tesla dealership on Okeechobee Boulevard targeted the role of Tesla chief Elon Musk in President Donald Trump's administration. Two women said the man yelled at them from his black Nissan SUV and then drove the vehicle onto the curb.

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