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Is Elon Musk the Ultimate Scam Artist? with Max Chafkin [VIDEO]

2025/4/10
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Trevor Noah humorously reflects on Elon Musk's unfulfilled promise to put humans on Mars within 10 years, drawing a comparison to Trump's failed pledge to lower egg prices. He questions whether such unachieved goals qualify these figures as 'scam artists'.
  • Elon Musk promised to put humans on Mars within 10 years, but hasn't.
  • Donald Trump promised to lower egg prices on 'Day one' of his presidency, but egg prices have increased.
  • The conversation starts by questioning the line between bold promises and potential scams.

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Author and journalist Max Chafkin, co-host of the podcast Elon, Inc., joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss one of today’s most fascinating and controversial figures: Elon Musk. The three talk about how Elon came to be the world’s richest person, whether he’s a brilliant entrepreneur, scam artist, or both, and whether he and the rest of the “Paypal Mafia” have helped the world or helped ruin it.

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