I'm convinced

Elon paid people to protest outside of his new diner

Reasoning:

He can have the Nazi salute outside of his establishment without backlash and Garner sympathy from idiots who want to shill for clout/monetary gain/exposure/whatever

This also deters other protesters and if there were to be violent people protesting his establishment, he'd have plants already installed

.... I kind of doubt he's this smart... But he might have been inspired by books.

Also... None of the usual suspects/groups organized anything because they don't care

It smells of marketing plot

Playing victim in a problem of your own creation