After his SEC agreement expressly requires him to have his tweets vetted first, and he didn't?
What is the man thinking. He's not an idiot. Is he self-destructing? Does he have the impulse control of a 5-year-old?
He's going to lose his position on the board, for real.
And he deserves to at this point.
When you run a publicly traded corporation, there are rigorous rules about what you can and cannot say, and when, to ensure a fair playing field for investors. The same way there are rigorous rules against insider trading.
If he wants to act irresponsibly, then he should have kept Tesla a private company.
Seriously. The guy is simply not exhibiting the mental self-control to run a publicly traded corporation. It's becoming clear he simply can't do the job as is required, no matter how smart he may otherwise be.