Tesla CEO Elon Musk is apparently taunting the government agency that accused him of duping investors just days after negotiating a settlement to keep his job.
Musk jabbed the Securities and Exchange Commission on his Twitter account, the same agency that went after him for an August 7 tweet in which he declared he had secured financing for a Tesla buyout. The SEC alleged that Musk hadn’t locked up the estimated $25 billion to $50 billion that it would have required to pull off that deal.
Just want to that the Shortseller Enrichment Commission is doing incredible work. And the name change is so on point!— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2018
In a Thursday tweet , Musk praised the “Shortseller Enrichment Commission” for “doing incredible work.”
Musk has long feuded with short sellers, a category of investors that have been betting on Tesla’s stock to fall.
Tesla shares declined 2 percent in extended trading after Musk’s tweet.
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