Author Gad Saad describes James Bond-like security to meet Elon Musk
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Behavioral scientist and author Gad Saad has revealed a previously untold story about a late-night meeting with billionaire Elon Musk, describing a series of security checkpoints and mysterious escorts that made him feel like “James Bond.”
Speaking on the “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” podcast, Saad said Musk sent him a message with an address in Austin, Texas, which led him to transportation that turned into a secret meeting.
“I received a one-line message from Elon around 9:30 p.m. with the address of his home in Austin,” Saad said. “The driver comes and picks me up. I’m going through these canyons and he says, ‘We’re here, sir.’ ‘Where are we?’ I asked. It’s like being in the middle of a canyon. I can’t see anything.”
He said that after being dropped off at the canyon around 22:00, he saw a black minivan and walked towards it.
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Elon Musk arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, California, on April 28, 2026, as opening statements begin in his lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)
“And I said, ‘Maybe this is my only chance here.’ I walk towards the minibus. This is completely different. Doors and windows are coming down. ‘Name, sir?’ Gad Saad. ‘Okay, keep walking up and then there will be a door that opens.’ “I keep walking, the door opens, some kind of man appears,” he said, describing the man as “coming out of the trees.”
The story offered a rare glimpse into Musk’s private world and security operation before the two men finally met face to face for the first time. Saad said that after meeting this last person, he was told to “follow” him.
“10 seconds later, I’m hugging Elon,” Saad said, describing how he later told the story to his wife. “So I told him the story and I said, ‘I think I’m James Bond.’ He says, ‘I think you’re James Bond too.'”
GAD SAAD WARNES THAT ‘SUICIDE EMPATHY IS PUSHING THE WEST TOWARDS COLLAPSE’
Musk has repeatedly shared Saad’s posts about X, including comments about empathy for suicide. Saad defined suicidal empathy as the idea that excessive compassion undermines the survival instincts of Western countries, now including the United States.
Evolutionary behavioral scientist Gad Saad discusses a number of topics, including why conservatives are happier than progressives, on his “Hang Out With Sean Hannity” podcast. (Fox News Media)
Earlier this month, Musk republished a message Saad wrote: “Every action in which I participate is animated by two ideals: truth and freedom. It breaks my soul to see the endless attacks on both ideals in the West.”
“We did not lose an aggressive war. We decided that giving up our women, our children, our heritage, our society, our religions, our culture, our security, our freedoms and liberties was less important than preserving the honor of those who wanted to enslave us, kill us, defeat us,” he wrote.
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“This has all been done to ourselves through parasitic suicidal empathy. Mark my words. We have created endless strife and conflict.”
Speaking with Hannity, Saad further delved into his theory of suicidal empathy, arguing that decades of research has shown that conservatives consistently report higher levels of happiness than their counterparts on the left, and that the difference comes from how each side views society.
“I’m making a speculative statement, but I think it makes sense,” he said on Tuesday’s episode.
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“A conservative wakes up in the morning with a sense of existential relief. It may not be a perfect society, but we have freedom, we have liberties, we have all kinds of fundamental values worth protecting, and this society is conservative.”
“On the other hand,” he continued, “progressives are waking up to existential angst. We live in a transphobic, Islamophobic, misogynistic, racist, bigoted society.” [society]”
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He argues that because of this contrast, conservatives are more likely to be satisfied and optimistic with their lives, while progressives’ focus on social problems may contribute to dissatisfaction and anxiety.
Fox News Digital’s Taylor Penley contributed to this report.
