By selling her Tesla and giving the money to National Public, famed country music artist Sheryl Crow has made a daring statement against Elon Musk.
Renowned country music artist Sheryl Crow has sold her Tesla and donated the earnings to National Public Radio (NPR), taking a strong stance against Elon Musk.
Musk’s involvement raises concerns
The 63-year-old Missourian, Sheryl Crow, has never been reticent about her political beliefs, and she is most definitely not aligned with either the Republican Party or the followers of Donald Trump.
Crow has recently added her disappointment and concern about Elon Musk’s conduct to the expanding discussion about his impact on American politics, particularly in light of his connections to Trump and his place in the public discourse.
In a protest against Elon Musk’s connections to the Trump administration, Sheryl Crow announced on Instagram that she had sold her black Tesla.
“My parents always said… you are what you hang out with,” she wrote in her post, which included a video of her saying goodbye to the car. You will eventually have to choose with whom you are willing to align. Farewell, Tesla.
This action is a reaction to Musk’s role as the director of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during President Donald Trump’s administration. Concerning Musk’s participation and his resistance to NPR, Crow emphasized the significance of promoting honest journalism. “I said,” she said.
In the hopes that the truth will continue to reach people who are eager to know it, money was contributed to @npr, which President Musk is threatening.
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Prior to Donald Trump’s inauguration, some media outlets conjectured that Elon Musk might serve as the “shadow” president. They conjectured that Musk’s ties to the Trump administration and his power in the tech sector might enable him to influence policies and decisions behind the scenes.
Musk and Trump have a tight friendship, and Musk participated in several government advisory groups during the early years of the Trump administration, which reinforced this belief.
labeled her “woke.”
As she said goodbye to her Tesla, Sheryl Crow appeared unfazed, even grinning as a tow truck removed it.
Her decision caused her followers to respond in different ways; some accused her of supporting “wasteful government spending” and others criticized her for being “elite.”
She was labeled “woke” by her detractors, who even said, “Just because you had a hit 30 years ago doesn’t mean anyone cares about your opinion, or even remembers who you are.”
Crow stated that all earnings from the sale of the Tesla will go to NPR, even if she did not reveal the precise amount she received. The most cheap model of the Tesla starts at $42,000.
In opposition to Elon Musk, Sheryl Crow sells Tesla and donates the cash to NPR.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has accused NPR of providing biased news coverage, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has echoed Musk’s accusations. In order to find out if NPR and PBS had failed to cover stories that are critical of the Biden administration, Greene announced intentions to call a hearing.
“Defund NPR.” Musk said on X last week that “it should survive on its own.”
Voting for Kamala Harris on election day, Sheryl Crow said she did so because she favored the candidate who personified “empathy, compassion, a love for community, and for the underserved” above “hate, division, prejudice, or racism.”
Sheryl Crow said she hoped Donald Trump will be impeached in 2017, early in his first term, after describing the first 144 days of his presidency as “nothing but chaos.”
In fact, she admitted, “it has kept me up at night.” “In my opinion, it has gotten into our daily lives in a way that is unhealthy. I worry about our democracy, which is what we Americans rely on. We have no idea what the real situation is.