The word is he is selling Tesla stock because his PERSONAL tax bill is fucking crazy. Even though capital gains tax is great compared to wage tax, it still is a tax.
personal taxes & loans
he is a grifter
he borrows $ against his issued shares and options as collateral
then dilutes the value of holdings -
then bought more stock from his companies using funds from the loan...
Then gets Tesla board to issue him more special issue stock in addition his annual compensation & bonus option
rinse. repeat.
he would have gotten over if tsla didn't over perform / bubble in 2020 & 2021