I disagree.
Gates says he is sorry he has not closed his short position.
That means Gates is sarcastically saying that he thinks Tesla will continue to go down in the future, but, because he [Gates] is a nice guy, he will give his short profits to charity.
I think he was soliciting Musk for a charitable contribution for one of his pet philanthropies, and Musk said I won’t deal with you if you’ve shorted my company.
No he was blackmailing Musk. He’ll stop the shorting if mush starts playing ball with Gates billionaire philanthropy scam. Gates is pure trash.