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Washington: Poor old Elon Musk. The world’s most beleaguered billionaire has lost something like $US100 billion ($159 billion) since December thanks to Tesla’s falling stock price. Now his electric cars are being set on fire, shot at, defaced or otherwise vandalised all over the US in protest at his cost-cutting rampage through the US government.

A burnt-out Tesla Cybertruck in Seattle.Credit: AP

US President Donald Trump says it’s domestic terrorism, and has speculated the perpetrators are being paid by political operatives.

Whether you believe that or not, it’s certainly more evidence of a bitterly divided, vengeful America in which Musk – through his work and public statements – has become a key combatant.

But as someone who has battled his fair share of American bureaucracy lately, I’ll........

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