NYU professor and podcaster calls Elon Musk a 'traitor,' compares him to Soviet spies excuted during Cold War

NYU professor and podcaster Scott Galloway called SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a "traitor" on Tuesday and compared him to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union in a case involving U.S.atomic secrets and later executed.On Election Day, Galloway laid out an alternate history scenario on his "Prof G Podcast" to draw a comparison between Musk's actions and a hypothetical World War II scenario involving aviator Charles Lindbergh.

Galloway was referring to reports that SpaceX restricted Starlink satellite internet speeds in Ukraine last month, reportedly disrupting Ukrainian military operations during the country's war with Russia."I want to propose a scenario," Galloway said."It's the 30s, we're contemplating re-entering Europe.

Paid a huge price in World War I.It's a very unpopular idea to go back, where it feels like we just left, and this innovator, Charles Lindbergh, is saying, ‘No, we should partner with the Germans.’" ELON MUSK LANDS NEW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ROLE SHAPING FUTURE OF AMERICAN WARFARE"Imagine, if you will, that Lindbergh was able to raise a ton of money and buy McDonnell Douglas, an aircraft manufacturer, and put in place this unbelievably innovative guidance system, and FDR decided to loan to the RAF (Royal Air Force) B-17s, an amazing bomber in defense of Europe as this fascist begins to invade Europe," he said. "And then the CEO of McDonnell Douglas, Charles Lindbergh, decides mid-flight, to turn off the guidance systems.

And as a result, the blitzkrieg increases in fury and UK citizens are killed." NYU professor Scott Galloway compared Elon Musk to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed for espionage against the United States.(SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty)"I believe that has almost exactly played out in the last few weeks with Elon Musk throttling back Starlink," Galloway said.

"And my question is, or my thesis is, we took the Rosenbergs and put them up against a...