WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- "HONK if you hate Fascism!", "Fire Musk, End DOGE" and "Boycott Fascist Tesla" were just some of the signs held by protestors Saturday afternoon outside the Tesla store in Georgetown. About 50 protestors gathered outside the electric vehicle dealership, holding signs a nd chanting as cars drove by on the busy street. (Zach Coleman/DC News Now)(Zach Coleman/DC News Now)(Zach Coleman/DC News Now) One protestor told DC News Now that she came out to the dealership after hearing about the protest online because she wanted to express her discontent with the Trump administration. Hundreds in DC rally against Trump, Musk efforts to downsize federal government "There's a lot of terrible things going on that this administration is doing. I think Elon Musk is part of the face of all the terrible things happening," said Myke Held. "I think this administration is trying to silence people and scare people into not speaking their mind, and luckily, I have the privilege to be out here, and I wanna speak on behalf of myself and other people who are too scared to be here." The protest is one of many that have taken place nationwide as Musk, Tesla's billionaire CEO and Trump's senior adviser for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), works to reduce the federal workforce and cut government spending. Recently fired probationary employee says he’s unsure of when reinstatement could come According to a report from the Associated Press, DOGE officials have gained access to sensitive databases, directed thousands of federal job cuts, canceled contracts and shut down sections of the government, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). "We are inundated with so much bad news every single day, and to be able to be out here in public hearing how many people who are honking who are against this administration and against Elon Musk, is really heartening." DC News Now reached out to Tesla for comment but has not yet heard back. ...read more read less