During an interview with television journalist Charlie Rose, who released the interview on his website on Thursday, Buffett had several complimentary remarks for Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
(Rose was fired from CBS in 2017 and has been accused of sexual harassment by at least 27 women.)
When Rose inquired about Musk, pointing up Tesla’s market worth in comparison to competitors, Buffett responded as follows:
“That exemplifies what America is capable of. Elon, I mean, he’s taking on GM, Ford, Toyota, and all these other companies with all the resources, and he’s got an idea. He’s also winning. That is the United States of America. It’s not something you can make up. It’s incredible, “According to Buffett.
Buffett had previously expressed reservations about Musk, slamming him in 2018 for going after established automakers.
In a 2018 interview, he added, “People admire his automobile and everything.” “He’s attempting to develop a product… And for that, I applaud him, and the American people will judge whether or not it was a success. And it isn’t simple.”
Buffett stated in an April 2020 interview that he would not invest in Tesla, despite the fact that he believes the company has done “amazing things.”
Buffett spoke with Rose about a variety of issues, including the potential of World War III and how he organises his day.
He claimed he normally gets up at about 7 a.m., watches the news, and then instructs his CFO, Marc Hamburg, to execute billions of dollars worth of deals every day.
Musk is now in the process of acquiring Twitter, which might have a wide range of consequences.
According to Reuters, Tesla, the luxury electric car and sustainable energy firm, was valued more than Toyota, Volkswagen, Daimler, Ford, and General Motors in October 2021.
According to Rose’s website, this was his first on-camera interview in more than four years.
Two of Rose’s workers sued Bloomberg in 2020, alleging that the company was culpable for Rose’s creation of an environment in which he could harass women. (Bloomberg provided studio space for Rose’s long-running PBS and Bloomberg TV talk show.)
Rose stated in a deposition taken from court filings filed the same year that he realised his working connections with women were “inappropriate.”
During the #metoo movement, allegations against Rose surfaced, and he reached a settlement with three women in 2018 for an unknown sum.
