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Behavioral scientist and author Gad Saad revealed a previously untold story about a late-night meeting with billionaire Elon Musk, describing a series of security checkpoints and a mysterious escort that made him feel like “James Bond.”
Speaking on the “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” podcast, Saad said Musk sent him a text with an address in Austin, Texas, which led him to transportation for a meeting that became secret.
“I get a one-line text from Elon around 9:30 at night, his home address in Austin,” Saad said. “The driver is coming to pick me up. I passed through these ravines and he said, 'We are here, sir.' I'd say, 'Where are we?' It's like being in the middle of a canyon. I don't see anything.”
He said that after being dropped from the canyon at around 10 pm, he saw a black van and went towards it.
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Elon Musk arrived at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building on April 28, 2026, in Oakland, California, as opening statements began in his lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)
“I said, 'Well, that's probably my only shot here.' I went up to the van. It's completely different. The door, the window goes down. 'Name, sir?' Gad Saad. 'Okay, keep going up and the gate will open.' I keep walking, the gate opens, a guy like meat,” he said, describing the man “coming out of the trees.”
The story offered a rare glimpse into Musk's private world and security operations before the two men met face-to-face for the first time. Saad said that after meeting this last person, he was told to “follow him”.
“After 10 seconds, I'm going to hug Elon,” Saad said, explaining how he later told the story to his wife. “So, I told him the story, and I said to him, 'I think I'm James Bond.' He goes, 'I think you're James Bond again.'
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Musk has repeatedly shared Saad's posts on X, including comments about suicidal compassion. Saad described sympathy and suicide as the idea that extreme sympathy is currently undermining the survival instincts of Western countries, including the United States.
Evolutionary scientist Gad Saad discusses several topics, including why conservationists are happier than progressives, on the “Hang Out With Sean Hannity” podcast. (Fox News Media)
Earlier this month, Musk also sent a message from Saad that read, “Every action I take is based on two ideals: Truth and freedom. To see the constant attacks on both ideals throughout the West is soul-wrenching.”
“We did not lose the war of violence. We decided that abandoning our women, our children, our heritage, our community, our religions, our culture, our security, our freedom, and our freedom was more important than protecting the honor of those who wish to enslave us, kill us, conquer us,” he wrote.
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“It was all self-inflicted self-inflicted sympathy. Remember my words. We signed up for endless conflict and conflict.”
Speaking to Hannity, Saad delved into his thoughts on suicidal compassion, saying decades of research show that conservatives consistently report higher levels of happiness than their left-leaning counterparts, arguing that the difference stems from how each side views society.
“I'm giving a speculative explanation, but I think it makes sense,” he said on Tuesday's episode.
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“Conservatives wake up in the morning with a sense of comfort. It may not be a perfect society, but we have freedom, we have freedom, we have all kinds of basic values that should be preserved, and they are conservative.”
“On the other hand,” he continued, “the progressive wakes up with existential angst. We live in a transphobic, Islamophobic, misogynistic, racist, bigoted world. [society].”
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As a result of that comparison, he suggests that conservatives may feel satisfied and optimistic about their lives, while progressives' focus on social problems can contribute to dissatisfaction and anxiety.
Fox News Digital's Taylor Penley contributed to this report.
