Tesla has become a symbol of the Department of Government Efficiency’s likely unconstitutional government overhaul and extreme cost-cutting measures that have led to sweeping layoffs and essential services being gutted. Teslas have quickly become the target of widespread protests against the administration.

But Tesla denies it. In a short X post signed by Tesla’s board chair, Robyn Denholm, the company said the Journal was “erroneously claiming that the Tesla Board had contacted recruitment firms to initiate a CEO search at the company.