Hundreds attended a protest against Elon Musk and President Donald Trump outside a Tesla dealership in Libertyville, with dozens counter-protesting on Saturday.
A protest organized by the Lake County Democrats was held late Saturday morning into early Saturday afternoon.
The organization held the protest outside of the Tesla dealership at 1121 South Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville.
A counter-protest was also organized by another group supporting Trump and Musk.
“Lake County Democrats are planning to harass businesses, employees, and patrons this weekend in Libertyville. Let’s let them know that Illinois is Trump Country!” a flyer for the counter-protest said.
Lake County Democrats claimed more than 550 people came out in support of their protest while 40 supporters of Trump and Musk attended the counter-protest.
“The large crowd shows what we knew — the people of Lake County rejected Trump by 20 points, and we’re not staying silent about Elon Musk and Donald Trump now,” Lake County Democrats Chair Lauren Beth Gash said.
“Elon Musk paid to control Donald Trump, who broke his promise to bring down prices on day one, and now the American people are paying even more,” Gash said.
The counter-protest was reportedly promoted by Turning Point USA, a national conservative group, according to Lake County Democrats.
Police stood by at the scene during the protest, which remained peaceful.