Musk sold stock to pay the taxes on the options he was exercising
He supposedly now has more stock than he had prior to selling
Netted about half that by selling and buying at a much lower option price.
Yes, he is perhaps the greatest grifter ever known.
If he actually had a hand in anything technical you wouldn't see him talking about becoming a full time "influencer".
His primary skill has been allocating capital to himself while using the govt $$ for others to do massive R&D.