'People over billionaires': Protesters target Elon Musk's Austin home after midterms

Participants arrived in two chartered blue Fly-Rides party buses, while organisers played music, including Queen's 'We Will Rock You'.

Protesters targeted Elon Musk's Austin-area home with a post-election demonstration featuring chartered buses, music, speeches and theatrical Cybertruck piñatas, as opposition to the billionaire grows amid renewed scrutiny of his ties to US President Donald Trump.The event, dubbed the 'People Over Billionaires Election After Party', was held on Saturday in West Lake Hills, Texas, where Musk owns a sprawling property. Organised by three left-leaning groups - VOCAL-TX, the Center for Popular Democracy and People's Action - the demonstration was presented as a grassroots gathering following the midterm elections.Participants arrived in two chartered blue Fly-Rides party buses, while organisers played music, including Queen's 'We Will Rock You'.

The event also featured speeches and Cybertruck-themed piñatas. Protesters displayed an anti-Musk poster bearing the message 'I AM STEALING FROM YOU', which has appeared at demonstrations across the country.

The three organisations involved have a combined annual revenue of $56.1 million, according to Fox News Digital. The report also highlighted the involvement of wider activist networks, alleging that groups across different cities and countries provided logistical support, transportation, coalition partners and messaging for demonstrations presented as locally organised campaigns.

The organisers were also involved in the 'Tesla Takedown' protests last year, some of which turned violent. A previous Fox News Digital investigation identified 258 organisations with a combined estimated annual revenue of $2.6 billion as being behind those demonstrations.The protest comes as Musk faces the prospect of congressional scrutiny following the Democrats' sweeping midterm election victory. California Representative Robert Garcia, who is expected to chair the powerful House Oversight Committee when Democrats take control of the House in January, said investigations into Musk's role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were likely.Speaking to CNN's 'State of the Union' on Sunday, Garcia said there was considerable interest across congressional committees in questioning Musk about his involvement in the dismissal of federal workers last year."I think there's a lot of interest, not just from our committee, but from committees across the Congress to speak to Mr. Musk," Garcia said.Garcia also indicated that Stephen Miller, Trump's newly appointed White House chief of staff, could face scrutiny over his role in the administration's immigration crackdown.Meanwhile, Attorney General Todd Blanche warned that the administration was prepared to challenge investigations targeting its officials and allies."If that's what this new incoming leadership wants to do, we are ready," Blanche said, adding that anyone working in the administration had legal support.