Musk denies that wheels came off during interview
Elon Musk returned to Twitter with the same impulsiveness that has bemused investors and regulators, only days after hastily abandoning the idea of taking Tesla private.
In posts on Tuesday, the unpredictable chief executive denied that he cried during an interview with The New York
Times this month.
Mr Musk then traded barbs with a follower who criticised him for calling a cave explorer in Thailand a paedophile last month.
The Times said he cried during the recent interview in which he described how he had become overwhelmed by the stress of running the electric car company. “For the record, Forbes article written by Amy my voice cracked once during Nelson, founder and chief executive the Times article. of workspace company
“That’s it. There were no The Riveter. tears,” he tweeted. Ms Nelson wrote that she
His tweet was in response to a did not think she could cry in an interview, given the double standards that men and women face in the business world.
Times finance editor David Enrich said on Twitter that the paper stood by its description of Mr Musk’s emotional state.
Mr Musk steered clear of making any comments about Tesla.
His earlier posts about plans to take Tesla private are reportedly under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Tuesday’s posts were new reminders of his erratic Twitter tendencies and reinforced concerns about whether he can adhere to the commission’s rules, now that he has decided Tesla will stay public and continue to fall under its oversight.