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Musk tweets video parody of Hitler `shorting Tesla stock'

Hitler, in the Tesla parody tweeted by Elon Musk, gets angry at Tesla Model 3 demand going “through the roof” and second-quarter results sending the stock “soaring.”

Nour Al Ali (Bloomberg)
Mon, August 6, 2018 Published on Aug. 6, 2018 Published on 2018-08-06T10:40:29+07:00

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In this file photo taken on September 27, 2016 Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks about the 'Interplanetary Transport System' which aims to reach Mars with the first human crew in history, in the conference he gave during the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. In this file photo taken on September 27, 2016 Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks about the 'Interplanetary Transport System' which aims to reach Mars with the first human crew in history, in the conference he gave during the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. (AFP/Hector Guerrero)

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esla Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sent a tweet on Sunday linking a parodied version of “Downfall,” a movie on Adolf Hitler’s last days, talking about shorting Tesla stock.

Dang, turns out even Hitler was shorting Tesla stock … https://t.co/RLM1VQ5O3K

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 5, 2018

The YouTube video shows a popular movie clip, often parodied on the internet with captions on different subjects, of Hitler yelling in his bunker.

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Hitler, in the Tesla parody, gets angry at Tesla Model 3 demand going “through the roof” and second-quarter results sending the stock “soaring.”

In the original movie, Hitler is seen discussing war tactics with his generals before realizing that the end is near.

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