He’s come off the tracks

Scott Galloway, a podcaster and professor at New York University, calmly explained that he believes Musk has “come off the tracks” when conservative host Piers Morgan asked if he accepted that Musk was a “genius.” I believe this is a rare triple conflation of “come unhinged” and “off the rails”, both meaning to behave in a way that is wild and unacceptable, and “off track”, meaning straying off the central subject. “Tracks” and “rails” are similar and add to the confusion. Here is the article: 

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/brutal-takedown-of-elon-musk-leaves-butt-kissing-piers-morgan-and-kevin-oleary-speechless.html

A tip of the hat to Frank King for spotting this one and sending it in!