TECH - Tesla Shareholders Demand Higher Security Budget for Elon Musk After Billionaire Reveals Two Assassination Attempts Compares Them To Attack On Trump | Benzinga
Certain Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) shareholders are urging the company board to increase the security budget for its controversial CEO Elon Musk, board members, employees, and company sites after former President Donald Trump was shot at during a campaign rally on Saturday.
What Happened: Tesla shareholder Alexandra Merz has drafted a letter to Tesla’s board of directors seeking an increase in security budget to protect the CEO, board members, Tesla employees, and company sites.
According to Merz’s poll held on X, more than 3,000 people are in support of an increase in budget and Merz is now adding more signatories to her letter.
Tesla’s Current Expenses For Musk’s Security: According to a proxy statement filed by Tesla in April, the company entered into ...