Musk: ‘They call me a Nazi to encourage people to murder me’

Elon Musk has lit up X again, this time turning the heat back on his critics. Tesla CEO posted that the “Nazi” label being thrown at him isn’t just rhetoric, it’s an incitement.

What Musk said

Musk wrote on X: “The reason they call me a Nazi is to encourage people to murder me.” The post was a reply to a French-language thread defending him against far-right accusations.

The original thread argued that many left-leaning figures in the US and Europe label Musk as far-right, with some going as far as calling him a Nazi, and the author claimed to have done the opposite by reading before judging.

Why this matters for markets

Musk’s political posts have repeatedly moved TSLA in both directions over the past two years. Advertiser sentiment on X, brand risk for Tesla, and headline risk for any Musk-linked name all key off this kind of commentary.

Traders should also note the security and threat-narrative angle. Musk framing himself as a target can feed into Tesla board discussions on executive security spend, which has already been a line item in proxy filings.

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Context around the post

The comment lands amid an ongoing back-and-forth between Musk and political critics on both sides of the Atlantic. He has previously sued advocacy groups and media outlets over characterizations of his content moderation choices on X.

For investors, the through-line is simple: every Musk political flare-up tends to bring fresh attention to TSLA options flow, with traders pricing in both reputational risk and short-squeeze potential.

Options market and stocks to watch

Watch the following names for any spillover:

• TSLA — Musk’s primary public equity. Watch for IV moves and unusual put activity if the news cycle escalates.
• DJT — politically correlated name often moves on culture-war headlines.
• META — X competitor; watch for ad-spend narrative shifts.
• SNAP — secondary beneficiary if advertisers rotate away from X again.

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