Alex Karp went in on short sellers earlier this week. ⁠ ⁠ In an interview with CNBC, the Palantir CEO made his feelings known on those who bet against his company's stock price.⁠ ⁠ "I love burning the short-sellers," he explained, "Almost nothing makes a human happier than taking the lines of cocaine away from these short-sellers who are going short on a truly great American company." ⁠ ⁠ Palantir shares are up 47% YTD, and jumped nearly 10% in a single session last week after the software company announced a major deal with the US Army to develop an AI-guided missile system. ⁠ ⁠ "The best thing that would happen to them is we will lead their coke dealers to their homes after they can't pay their bills," he added, despite just 4% of Palantir shares being shorted, according to data from Refinitiv.⁠ ⁠ 📸 : Getty⁠ ⁠ #palantir #ceo #business #businessnews #investing #marketnews #tech