# NYU professor and podcaster calls Elon Musk a ‘traitor,’ compares him to Soviet spies excuted during Cold War

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nyu-professor-and-podcaster-calls-elon-musk-a-traitor-compares-him-to-soviet-spies-excuted-during-cold-war/
- Published: 2026-11-07T00:41:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T01:25:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/nyu-professor-podcaster-calls-elon-musk-traitor-compares-him-soviet-spies-excuted-during-cold-war
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Scott Galloway called Elon Musk a “traitor to the West”.
- He linked the accusation to reported Starlink restrictions in Ukraine.
- Musk said Ukraine’s offensive use of Starlink violated its rules.

## Summary

NYU professor and podcaster Scott Galloway called Elon Musk a “traitor to the West”, comparing him to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed after being convicted of conspiring to spy for the Soviet Union. Galloway said the comparison was prompted by reports that SpaceX restricted Starlink speeds in Ukraine, allegedly disrupting Ukrainian military operations.

Galloway used a hypothetical involving aviator Charles Lindbergh and a disabled guidance system to argue that restricting Starlink could have serious consequences. Musk said Ukraine’s use of Starlink for offensive drone strikes breached the service’s rules. Theo Wold, a former Trump White House aide, called Galloway’s comparison “ludicrous” and accused him of promoting a partisan witch hunt; Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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