Was Tesla Trying to Replace Elon Musk as CEO? | Pivot

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss a Wall Street Journal report claiming Tesla’s board was searching for a successor to Elon Musk — a claim the company calls “absolutely false.” They also weigh in on Trump’s combative ABC interview, and his Grinch-like warning about fewer toys this holiday season. Plus, strong earnings from Meta and Microsoft, and Jeff Bezos bends the knee to Trump (But is anyone really surprised?). Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 6:46 Musk’s Successor at Tesla? 16:27 President Trump’s ABC Interview 23:19 Apple Violated Orders in Antitrust Case 26:58 Microsoft and Meta Earnings 35:32 Trump The Grinch 43:40 Trump vs. Amazon 49:09 Predictions #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #elonmusk #tesla #donaldtrump #abc #terrymoran #apple #antitrust #epicgames #microsoft #meta #grinch #amazon #jeffbezos #kuiper Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Video Editor: Jim Mackil Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot *Producer’s Note: Due to a fact check oversight, Scott states that Epic Games owns Minecraft. Epic, in fact, owns Fortnite. We regret the error.