"Every morning we wake up to a new normal not of our making. None of us voted for Elon Musk," one demonstrator said.

They’ve set their sights on holding Elon Musk to account. Armed with new polling showing Musk’s popularity in the toilet, key Democratic leaders are going after the top adviser to President Donald Trump who is dismantling the federal government.

For the first time since their party’s loss in November, Democrats in Congress have found a rallying cry — not by targeting Donald Trump, but instead by going after Elon Musk, who is leading the president’s effort to rein in federal spending.