On November 2 and 3, 2026, NYU professor and podcaster Scott Galloway said on Pivot and on the Prof G Podcast that Elon Musk is a traitor to the West, and invoked the Rosenbergs, who were executed for espionage in 1953. Reports say he did not explicitly call for Musk to be executed. As of November 9 no apology or clarification had been found.
I think Elon Musk is a traitor to the West.Scott Galloway, Prof G Podcast (per Fox News) · Source
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What is confirmed, and what is not
- Reported by Fox News and TMZ: Galloway said Musk is a traitor to the West on a live taping of Pivot (per TMZ) and again on the Prof G Podcast (per Fox News), and referred to the Rosenbergs.
- Per the reports: he did not explicitly call for Musk to be executed, though the Rosenberg reference made his position hard to miss.
- Reaction: former Trump White House aide Theo Wold called the comparison ludicrous, per Fox News.
- Not found as of November 9: an apology or clarification from Galloway or his network, or a statement from Prof G Media or any of its sponsors.
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How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026
Live taping of Pivot
Per TMZ, Galloway said Musk is a traitor to the West and that we lined up the Rosenbergs against a wall.
Read the report (tmz.com) → - Nov 3, 2026
Prof G Podcast
Per Fox News, he repeated it, called it an incendiary statement, and said I believe it. He tied it to reports that SpaceX throttled Starlink in Ukraine.
Read the report (foxnews.com) → - Nov 4, 2026
TMZ coverage
TMZ reported that he did not explicitly call for an execution but the Rosenberg reference made his position hard to miss.
Read the report (tmz.com) → - Nov 6, 2026
Reaction
Former Trump White House aide Theo Wold called the comparison ludicrous. No apology or clarification from Galloway or his network was found.
Read the report (foxnews.com) →
The clip
Galloway on Musk: traitor to the West (The Hill, 2026-11-04)
What outlets are reporting
NYU professor and podcaster calls Elon Musk a traitor, compares him to executed Soviet spies
Quotes from the Prof G Podcast and a reaction from Theo Wold.
Read more →Scott Galloway calls Elon Musk a traitor
Covers the live Pivot taping and notes he did not explicitly call for an execution.
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Opinion piece on the remarks and the audience reaction.
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