Tesla Shareholders Demand Higher Security Budget for Elon Musk After Billionaire Reveals Two Assassination Attempts, Compares Them To Attack On Trump
Tesla Shareholders Demand Higher Security Budget for Elon Musk After Billionaire Reveals Two Assassination Attempts, Compares Them To Attack On Trump
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.
特斯拉公司（納斯達克股票代碼：TSLA）的某些股東敦促公司董事會增加其備受爭議的首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克、董事會成員、員工和公司場地的安全預算，此前前總統唐納德·特朗普在週六的競選集會上遭到槍擊。
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.
發生了什麼：特斯拉股東亞歷山德拉·默茲起草了一封致特斯拉董事會的信，要求增加安全預算，以保護首席執行官、董事會成員、特斯拉員工和公司場地。
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.
根據Merz在X上進行的民意調查，有3,000多人支持增加預算，而梅爾茲現在正在她的信中增加更多的簽署人。
Tesla's Current Expenses For Musk's Security: According to a proxy statement filed by Tesla in April, the company entered into a service agreement with a Musk-owned security company to provide him with security services in December 2023.
特斯拉當前在馬斯克安全方面的支出：根據特斯拉在4月份提交的委託書，該公司與一家馬斯克旗下的安全公司簽訂了服務協議，爲他提供安全服務。
"Tesla incurred expenses of approximately $2.4 million for such security services in 2023 and approximately $0.5 million through February 2024, representing a portion of the total cost of security services concerning Elon Musk," the filing read, hinting that Tesla is not the only player paying for the billionaire's security.
該文件寫道：“特斯拉在2023年爲此類安全服務支付了約240萬美元的費用，截至2024年2月約爲50萬美元，佔與埃隆·馬斯克有關的安全服務總成本的一部分，” 文件暗示特斯拉並不是唯一爲這位億萬富翁的安保支付費用的參與者。
Musk Responds: Musk on Monday acknowledged the efforts of Tesla shareholders to increase his security budget and said, "Appreciate the thought."
馬斯克回應：馬斯克週一承認了特斯拉股東爲增加其安全預算所做的努力，並表示：“感謝這個想法。”
Appreciate the thought
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2024
欣賞這個想法
— 埃隆·馬斯克 (@elonmusk) 2024 年 7 月 15 日
Why It Matters: The move from Tesla shareholders stems from security concerns for its controversial CEO that have increased since Trump was shot at during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
爲何重要：特斯拉股東的此舉源於其備受爭議的首席執行官的安全擔憂，自特朗普週六在賓夕法尼亞州的競選集會上遭到槍擊以來，這種擔憂有所增加。
Following the shooting incident, Musk said on X that he faced a similar predicament on more than one occasion in the past year. Musk said that two people tried killing him in the past eight months on separate occasions. "They were arrested with guns about 20 mins drive from Tesla HQ in Texas."
槍擊事件發生後，馬斯克在X上表示，在過去的一年中，他不止一次面臨類似的困境。馬斯克說，在過去的八個月中，有兩個人在不同的場合試圖殺死他。“他們在距離德克薩斯州特斯拉總部約20分鐘車程處被持槍逮捕。”
Musk also referred to personal safety concerns during Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in June.
在6月的特斯拉年度股東大會上，馬斯克還提到了人身安全問題。
"I think I probably need to work out. And like, not get assassinated or something, you know. I mean, it is getting a little crazy these days," Musk said while adding that there are many "homicidal maniacs" out there.
“我想我可能需要鍛鍊身體。比如，不要被暗殺之類的，你知道的。我的意思是，現在有點瘋狂了。” 馬斯克說，同時補充說，那裏有很多 “殺人狂人”。
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