I am not a lawyer, but I believe that is called defamation of character or slander. If I were Elon, I would "clarify" my statement to be the literal meaning, v

I am not a lawyer, but I believe that is called defamation of character or slander. If I were Elon, I would "clarify" my statement to be the literal meaning, vs. the psychological term to avoid giving away even more money. Probably too late for that however.