Tesla Employees Startled by Elon Musk's Confusion When He Returned to Tesla

As Tesla slowly rotted from the inside over the past year or so, big name investors and higher-ups publicly signaled their frustration with their absentee CEO, leaving many wondering when — or if — he was coming back. The electric vehicle giant has been slumping hard lately, thanks to worldwide disgust with Elon Musk's extreme behavior, Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs, massive Tesla recalls, and the rising star of Chinese EV giant BYD. Though Tesla stock once made up the majority of Musk's fortune, the world's richest man has watch as his Tesla shares plummet in value, erasing $130 billion from his total net worth. As such, it's no surprise that Tesla has shot to the top of Musk's priority list following his "retirement" from DOGE, after an alleged altercation with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent led Donald Trump to send him packing. (Though that unconfirmed reporting comes from the notoriously jealous Steve Bannon, who held Musk's seat as Buddy in Chief during Trump's first te ... Read full article.