NYU professor, podcaster says he 'took a giant dump' in his Tesla before selling it due to anger at Elon Musk
NYU professor and host of the "Pivot" podcast Scott Galloway claimed before a live audience on Sunday that he defecated in his own Tesla vehicle before selling it, describing the act as personal payback after tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk repeatedly targeted him online."As a true story.I had a Tesla.
Great car.He started sh---posting me on Twitter, so I sold it," Galloway told co-host Kara Swisher during a live taping at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.
"Not before taking a giant dump in the passenger seat.True story.
Not good for resale value."Fox News Digital reached out to Elon Musk and Tesla for comment.ELON MUSK’S AUSTIN HOME TARGETED BY WELL-FUNDED LEFTIST GROUPS ABOARD PARTY BUSESNYU professor and business/tech podcaster Scott Galloway revealed that as a gesture of defiance against Elon Musk, he defecated in the passenger's seat of his own Tesla vehicle and then sold it, knowing that would hurt its market value.(Galloway photo via Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images | Musk photo via Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)The admission came during a discussion about the midterm results, Musk's political power and reports that Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas in mid-2027.
Despite Democrats dominating the elections, Swisher and Galloway lamented how much political influence and power Musk continues to have.Musk, once a darling of liberal commentators for popularizing electric vehicles, has faced mounting scrutiny from the left since purchasing Twitter, now X, becoming an outspoken conservative supporter and emerging as a political megadonor."We have become out of control in terms of one man — a private citizen's ability to control the government and make decisions that only elected officials should be allowed to make," Galloway said. Swisher agreed, calling Musk "a cartoon villain."NEW BOOK ON ELON MUSK EXAMINES THE BILLIONAIRE’S MIND, MOTIVATION AND MAKING LIFE MULTI-PLANETARY"No individual should have — and he ...