Tesla shareholders are asking questions about CEO Elon Musk and his political distractions ahead of fourth-quarter call.

Elon Musk, often referred to as "the first buddy" of President Donald Trump, received a snub from the chief of staff of the new president. He did not get an office in the White House. Susie Wiles, Trump’s campaign chief of staff,

Will Elon Musk get a new office in White House? US President Donald Trump has cleared the air and said a separate office has been set up for Tesla chief Musk and his team. Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Donald Trump administration 2.

“Elon Musk was criticised for his speech at a rally after the inauguration in which he appears to give the Nazi salute. But come on, Elon Musk is not a Nazi,” Che said of the man behind the much maligned Cybertruck. “The Nazis made nice cars,” quipped Che, referencing the origins of Volkswagen.

Thousands protested against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which the Tesla CEO addressed on Saturday.

The site of the former Auschwitz death camp marks 80 years since it was liberated by Soviet troops during World War Two. Nazi-German forces murdered 1.1 million people at that site. Elon Musk is now being criticized for saying that German's need to move beyond the guilt of the country's Nazi past at a far-right rally.