The power tool was gifted to Musk on stage by Argentine President Javier Milei, who popularized it as a symbol for slashing public spending.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk waved a silver chainsaw in his debut appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference to the delight of the packed crowd before delivering withering attacks against Democrats.

Elon Musk’s deep cuts to the 9/11 health fund have sparked rare bipartisan outrage as Republicans join Democratic lawmakers in demanding they be restored. The budget-slashing billionaire’s rapid fire cuts have already eliminated about 20% of the staff at the federal program that provides care to survivors of the deadliest terror attack on American soil.

Demonstrators in cities and small towns across California are targeting Tesla dealerships in a growing wave of protests against the aggressive push from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the White House to sharply downsize the federal government.

In Blue Ash on Wednesday, Cincinnati-based federal workers said the cuts will reduce critical services to Americans. "Today, federal employees are standing up and fighting back to tell Musk and his cronies they must not dismantle systems we have in place that benefit the American public,

Tesla Dealership, Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. Protesters stood on a busy street during rush hour to protect federal employees, end job cuts and question Elon's Musk's conflict of interest with DOGE and federal contracts.

Trump called out India's high duty on cars during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the U.S. last week, but agreed to work towards an early trade deal and resolve their standoff over tariffs. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has long criticised India for having import tariffs of around 100% on EVs which protect local automakers such as Tata Motors in the world's third largest auto market,