Reports that Musk asked the Reddit CEO to take down posts critical of DOGE employees led to anger and ridicule online.

Tesla sales have plummeted to their lowest level in three years after a backlash against its boss Elon Musk. The electric car maker delivered almost 337,000 electric vehicles in the first three months of 2025, a 13% drop from a year ago. Tesla shares tumbled in early trading on Wednesday after the release of the unexpectedly low sales numbers.

Tesla recorded 336,681 deliveries, its worst quarterly performance in more than two years as the brand suffers a backlash to CEO Elon Musk’s political

Shares of Tesla tumbled after the release of the unexpectedly low sales numbers. The company's range of cars faces steepened competition from Chinese firm BYD, but experts also believe Musk's controversial role in the Trump administration have had an effect too.

It also is a warning that the company’s first-quarter earnings report later this month could disappoint investors.

Ashley St. Clair slammed Elon Musk as a "petulant man-child" while claiming the world's richest man refused to take a paternity test to confirm that her baby boy is his son. "Elon, we asked you to confirm paternity through a test before our child (who you named) was even born.