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（纳斯达克股票代码：TSLA）的一些股东正在敦促董事会增加公司对其备受争议的首席执行官埃隆·马斯克、董事会成员、员工和公司场所的安保预算，此前美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普在周六的一次竞选集会上遭到枪击。
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.
发生的事情：特斯拉股东亚历山德拉·梅尔茨（Alexandra Merz）起草了一封信件给特斯拉董事会，寻求增加安保预算，以保护CEO、董事会成员、特斯拉员工和公司场所。
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.
据梅尔茨在X网站上展开的一项调查显示，超过3,000人支持增加预算，梅尔茨现在正在为其信函添加更多的签署者。
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.
特斯拉目前用于马斯克安保的开支：根据特斯拉于四月份提交的一份委托书显示，该公司与马斯克所有的安保公司签订了一份服务协议，为其提供安保服务，该服务协议将在2023年12月到期。
"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.
该申报文件显示：“特斯拉为此类安保服务承担了大约240万美元的费用，截至2024年2月已支付大约50万美元，这只是特斯拉在关于埃隆·马斯克的安保服务方面所承担的部分费用。”这暗示着特斯拉不是唯一为这位亿万富翁的安保支付费用的企业。
Musk Responds: Musk on Monday acknowledged the efforts of Tesla shareholders to increase his security budget and said, "Appreciate the thought."
马斯克于周一承认了特斯拉股东增加其安保预算的努力，并表示：“感谢大家的关注。”
Appreciate the thought
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2024
感谢关心
——埃隆·马斯克（@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.
特斯拉股东采取这一举动，是出于对其备受争议的首席执行官安全的担忧，这种担忧自特朗普周六在宾夕法尼亚竞选集会上遭到枪击以来不断升级。
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."
在枪击事件发生后，马斯克曾在X网站上称，过去一年中他曾多次遇到类似的问题。马斯克表示，在过去的八个月中，有两个人分别试图杀死他，在德克萨斯州特斯拉公司总部附近用枪被逮捕。
Musk also referred to personal safety concerns during Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in June.
在特斯拉于6月份的股东大会上，马斯克还提到了个人安全问题。
"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.
马斯克说：“我想我可能需要运动一下，不要被暗杀了什么的，你知道的。我的意思是，这些日子里有很多‘凶手’。”
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