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Why Tesla Is Paying Elon a Trillion Bucks

November 9, 2025·27 min·2 clips

Tesla just approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk, locking him in as CEO for a decade.

This episode examines Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package from Tesla, exploring how he continues to win despite public feuds with government officials over SpaceX's moon mission delays and Tesla's regulatory challenges. It analyzes the tensions between his businesses' reliance on government support and his confrontational style.

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