Over the past several weeks, anyone with a working internet connection has been exposed to any number of salacious Tesla headlines.
On the call following the company’s disappointing first-quarter earnings report, CEO Elon Musk called an analyst’s question “boneheaded.” Weeks later, Musk insinuated that a reporter was complicit in insider trading and might be providing non-public information on Tesla. Then Musk lashed out at critics of his involvement in the rescue of a Thai soccer team.