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Politics : The Elon Musk Presidency

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From: S. maltophilia2/28/2025 12:43:57 PM
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Tesla Fires a Manager Who Criticized Elon Musk on Social Media
The employee objected to a post on X by Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive and a top adviser to President Trump, that referred to Nazi leaders.

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A manager at Tesla was fired for criticizing a social media post by Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive, that used the names of Nazi leaders in wordplay.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times


By Jack Ewing Ryan Mac and Kate Conger

Feb. 27, 2025

Tesla has fired a manager who objected to a social media post by Elon Musk, the chief executive, that referred to Nazi leaders. It was the latest example that public criticism of the boss was unacceptable in the Musk business empire.

Jared Ottmann, a manager and engineer who worked with Tesla’s battery suppliers, said he had been fired because he criticized Mr. Musk for a post on X that used the names of Nazis like Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Göring in a series of wordplay.

“Stop Göring your enemies,” Mr. Musk wrote on Jan. 23, adding, “Bet you did Nazi that coming.” He punctuated the post with a laughing-while-crying emoji.

Mr. Ottmann said on LinkedIn in late January that he was offended that Mr. Musk had referred “as a joke” to Nazis who were responsible for genocide.

“Starting in 2022 and especially the last week I’ve raised the issue.......

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