
Elon Musk has already given a nickname to the pending scandal that might happen
Considering how frequently he hits headlines, it doesn’t seem beyond the realms of possibility that Elon Musk could find himself at the centre of some sort of scandal.
And, if he ever is, we’ve been instructed to describe it as “Elongate”.
The polite request came from the Tesla chief himself. In nod to the 1970s political scandal involving Nixon administration that was dubbed Watergate, He wrote on Twitter:
If there’s ever a scandal about me, *please* call it Elongate— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1616668503
The billionaire South African is active on Twitter and most recently shared the news that Tesla will now be accepting bitcoin as payment.
Musk, whose Twitter bio now reflects his newest job description as “Technoking of Tesla”, also recently shared his thoughts on his distrust of UFOs – a tweet that is quite on brand for the SpaceX pioneer.
Of course, people took his tweet as a chance to suggest some of the ways in which “Elongate” might occur – or possibly already has done...
Is @elonmusk indirectly telling us to watch out for a drama any moment. #Elongate a perfect title. 🤗🤗🤗🤗 https://t.co/NrI8IfdM0M— Dutche (@Dutche) 1616676987
Name your own scandal...I love it! I'd say if @elonmusk is at the center of anything I'd suggest more of a "stock"… https://t.co/8qdnmzcjQI— ElstonGunn (@ElstonGunn) 1616676816
The scandal is you hoarding wealth while children starve to death. #ElonGate https://t.co/fx8FvF2s0u— Kendall Brown (@Kendall Brown) 1616676137
Elon for President, nothing better than a good scandal. #Elongate https://t.co/q9sYOOcO6c— Forgotten man 🪓 (@Forgotten man 🪓) 1616675544
How long has he been saving that one? https://t.co/4OMfmZsMho— Joe Pilot, MD (@Joe Pilot, MD) 1616674825
Foreshadowing. Prepare yourselves. #doge https://t.co/7mByhrUfhR— Killt Ree (@Killt Ree) 1616675918
Is this a "Gate" that @BaldBryan can get behind? https://t.co/tiHae9ziLg— Jason Green (@Jason Green) 1616670411
Watch this space.