Yet another example of the problems of the national press not bothering to learn anything about the people they cover. His racism, mistreatment of employees, and lack of honesty are not new, except to them, and since they missed it the first time they will refuse to admit their error.
Journalists cover this stuff, but political reporters, as with the
NYT's latest about Elon's iconoclastic politics that defy categorization, only write about what they see in their belly buttons.