Tesla vehicles are being targeted in a wave of vandalism across the country as CEO Elon Musk faces public backlash for his role in the Trump administration.

Motorists have traded in a record number of Tesla electric vehicles this month, Edmunds data showed, amid a wave of protests against CEO Elon Musk's work as an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Steve Davis, a longtime Musk loyalist, is effectively the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency. Mr. Musk has likened him to chemotherapy.

A member of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency will take up a top role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, while Pete Marocco, who played a major role in the dismantling of the agency,

Elon Musk and his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, have been facing attacks from the left since the billionaire took on a role within President Donald Trump's administration to cut government spending.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has condemned a recent arson and shooting attack on a Tesla facility in Las Vegas, calling the wave of violence targeting the company and its customers “insane.” The attack occurred late Tuesday night just a few kilometers from The Strip,