‘Fork off’: DC protesters condemn ‘puppet’ Elon Musk's latest 'coup' attempt

Department of Government Efficiency Chair Elon Musk came under a barrage of criticism Monday when protesters angry about what they said amounted to a “coup” attempt gathered outside the Office of Personnel Management building to rally against the tech billionaire, according to media reports.Armed with slogans like, “We don’t want your tech solutions, give us back our constitution,” and “Elon, Elon, have you heard? You're a nasty, fascist nerd,” protesters showed up to challenge the unprecedented access to department data that Musk and his associates at DOGE have gained control of over the last 24 hours, USA Today reported."Musk can fork off," Free D.C. Executive Director Keya Chatterjee told the publication on Monday. Chatterjee, a former federal employee who now heads up the social justice nonprofit, was referring to a memo the world’s richest man sent to 2.3 million government employees last week with the subject line, “fork in the road” offering them a resignation buyout package, USA Today added.ALSO READ: 'Driven to self-loathing': Inside the extremist website believed to 'groom' teen attackersShe joined a group of demonstrators Monday to express disapproval “against what she called ‘illegal decisions’ by Musk, an ‘unelected foreign national’ who she said controls President Trump as a ‘puppet.’""They're stealing all of our data," she said. "They're stealing our servers, and it is not theirs to have. We will take it back."Musk's aides have reportedly installed a commercial server to control federal databases that contain Social Security numbers and other highly sensitive personal information in the OPM.Chatterjee told USA Today that protests would continue every morning this week, with a demonstration planned for the Treasury Department on Tuesday evening. The group is also coming out against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent extending access to the department’s $6 trillion payment system over the weekend to Musk’s aides, the publication reported.

Department of Government Efficiency Chair Elon Musk came under a barrage of criticism Monday when protesters angry about what they said amounted to a “coup” attempt gathered outside the Office of Personnel Management building to rally against the tech billionaire, according to media reports . Armed with slogans like, “We don’t want your tech solutions, give us back our constitution,” and “Elon, Elon, have you heard? You're a nasty, fascist nerd,” protesters showed up to challenge the unprecedented access to department data that Musk and his associates at DOGE have gained control of over the last 24 hours, USA Today reported. "Musk can fork off," Free D.

C. Executive Director Keya Chatterjee told the publication on Monday. Chatterjee, a former federal employee who now heads up the social justice nonprofit, was referring to a memo the world’s richest man sent to 2.

3 million government employees last week with the subject line, “fork in the road” offering them a resignation buyout package, USA Today added. ALSO READ: 'Driven to self-loathing': Inside the extremist website believed to 'groom' teen attackers She joined a group of demonstrators Monday to express disapproval “against what she called ‘illegal decisions’ by Musk, an ‘unelected foreign national’ who she said controls President Trump as a ‘puppet.’" "They're stealing all of our data," she said.

"They're stealing our servers, and it is not theirs to have. We will take it back." Musk's aides have reportedly installed a commercial server to control federal databases that contain Social Security numbers and other highly sensitive personal information in the OPM.

Chatterjee told USA Today that protests would continue every morning this week, with a demonstration planned for the Treasury Department on Tuesday evening. The group is also coming out against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent extending access to the department’s $6 trillion payment system over the weekend to Musk’s aides, the publication reported..