What happened

Tesla shareholders Thursday voted in favor of a pay package for CEO Elon Musk that clears the way for him to become the world’s first trillionaire . The $1 trillion package “consists of 12 tranches of shares to be granted if Tesla hits certain milestones over the next decade,” said CNBC , and could expand Musk’s stake in the company from about 13% to 25%.

Who said what

This is the “largest payout ever awarded to a corporate leader,” said Bloomberg . The deal is “designed to motivate the world’s richest man” to refocus on the EV company, said The Wall Street Journal . “Even though his far-right political rhetoric” has “hurt” the brand this year, said Reuters , Tesla’s future success “hangs on Musk’s vision of making vehicles that drive themselves, creating a ro

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