On a Sunday night in Los Angeles, before a live audience, a Stanford-trained commentator's familiar bitterness toward a powerful rival turned into a crude public confession, and the moment says as much about how modern public life blends personal grievance with political alarm as it does about the car or the man involved. Scott Galloway, speaking on his podcast with Kara Swisher, described selling his Tesla in protest after Elon Musk attacked him online, and he framed the story within a larger worry: that one private citizen with vast reach over technology, politics, and war has come to wield
Galloway Says He Defecated in His Tesla Before Selling It Over Musk's Social Media Attacks
Not before taking a giant dump in the passenger seat.
Mark
Why does a joke about a car seat make the news?
Mimi
Because it sat inside a serious conversation. Galloway and Swisher were discussing the midterms and how much power Musk still holds, and the crude story was how Galloway framed his personal break with Musk.
Luke
Worth saying: this is Galloway's own claim, told on stage to an audience. The reporting doesn't confirm it happened, and it may well be a bit.
Mark
What was the actual trigger he gave?
Mimi
He said Musk started attacking him on Twitter, so he sold the car.
Mark
And the traitor comment, where does that come from?
Mimi
Reports that SpaceX restricted Starlink speeds in Ukraine last month, reportedly disrupting Ukrainian military operations. Galloway compared it to the Rosenbergs, who were executed in 1953 for espionage.
Luke
Note the word reports. The article doesn't establish what SpaceX did or why. Musk's side is that Starlink was never allowed for offensive drone strikes.
Mark
So two competing characterizations.
Mimi
Yes, and Galloway himself called his statement incendiary.
Luke
Also, Fox says it asked Musk and Tesla for comment. No response is reported yet.
Mark
What's the takeaway?
Mimi
A public feud, mixing personal grievance with a real argument about one unelected person's influence.
O Pulso
- A live podcast taping turned a feud with Elon Musk into a shocking public confession about a Tesla.
- Galloway and Swisher argued after the midterms that an unelected billionaire still wields troubling influence over government.
- Galloway's earlier claim that Musk is a traitor over Starlink restrictions in Ukraine has intensified the clash.
- Fox News Digital has requested comment from Musk and Tesla, and the answer remains pending.
On a Sunday night in Los Angeles, before a live audience, a Stanford-trained commentator's familiar bitterness toward a powerful rival turned into a crude public confession, and the moment says as much about how modern public life blends personal grievance with political alarm as it does about the car or the man involved. Scott Galloway, speaking on his podcast with Kara Swisher, described selling his Tesla in protest after Elon Musk attacked him online, and he framed the story within a larger worry: that one private citizen with vast reach over technology, politics, and war has come to wield influence no unelected person should hold. The account rests on Galloway's own word, and the other side has not yet been heard.
On Sunday night at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, NYU professor Scott Galloway told a live audience a story about his former Tesla. He said he had liked the car, but after Elon Musk began attacking him on X, he sold it, and before handing it over he said he had defecated on the passenger seat. He joked that this would not help its resale value.
The remark came during a taping of the Pivot podcast, which Galloway co-hosts with Kara Swisher. Their conversation ranged across the midterm results, Musk's political reach, and reports that Tesla plans to end Cybertruck production in Texas. The account is Galloway's own, and nothing in the reporting independently confirms it.
Beneath the joke lay a serious argument about power. Democrats had done well at the polls, yet Galloway and Swisher were uneasy that an unelected private citizen still shaped government decisions. Swisher called Musk a cartoon villain and suggested he step away from social media for a while.
Galloway had already pushed harder on election day, calling Musk a traitor to the West over reports that SpaceX restricted Starlink speeds in Ukraine, which reportedly disrupted military operations. Musk has responded that Starlink, a civilian service, should never be used for offensive drone strikes. Whether he or Tesla will reply to requests for comment remains open.
On Sunday night at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, with a live audience in the seats, NYU professor Scott Galloway told a story about his old Tesla. He had owned one, he said, and liked it. Then Elon Musk started attacking him on Twitter, and he sold the car. Before he did, he told co-host Kara Swisher, he took a "giant dump" on the passenger seat. He added, dryly, that it was not good for resale value.
The moment came during a live taping of the "Pivot" podcast, which Galloway co-hosts with Swisher. The conversation had been about the midterm election results, Musk's political reach, and reports that Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas in mid-2027. Fox News Digital said it contacted Musk and Tesla for comment. The account is Galloway's own, told on stage, and nothing in the reporting independently confirms it.
The larger argument was about power. Democrats had done well in the elections, but Galloway and Swisher said they were troubled by how much influence Musk still holds. Galloway said the country had become out of control in letting one private citizen steer the government and make decisions that only elected officials should make. Swisher agreed and called Musk a cartoon villain. He is not elected and is unaccountable, she said, and it would be good for him and everyone else if he got off Twitter, stopped talking, and went away for a while. She also called the Cybertruck a bad product.
The background is a shift in how Musk is regarded. He was once a favorite of liberal commentators for popularizing electric vehicles. Since buying Twitter, now X, he has become an outspoken conservative supporter and a major political donor, and scrutiny from the left has grown.
Galloway's stage remarks echoed something sharper he said on election day on his own "Prof G Podcast." There he built an alternate-history scenario around Charles Lindbergh and World War II to compare it to Musk's conduct. His trigger was reporting that SpaceX had restricted Starlink satellite internet speeds in Ukraine the previous month, reportedly disrupting Ukrainian military operations in the war with Russia. Galloway said the country executed the Rosenbergs for treason, and he acknowledged his statement was incendiary but said he believed it: Musk, in his view, is a traitor to the West.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union, in a case involving U.S. atomic secrets.
Musk has given his own account of the Starlink dispute. He has said that using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed and should not be.
What to watch is whether Musk or Tesla answers the request for comment, and whether the Starlink question in Ukraine draws further reporting beyond the competing characterizations now on record.
Citações Notáveis
Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be.— Elon Musk
He said the country has become out of control in letting one private citizen make decisions only elected officials should make.— Scott Galloway
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