Peltz also said that he thinks James Gorman will "get a respectable CEO" at Disney, and that one will be named next year.

Hedge fund billionaire Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who launched an unsuccessful proxy fight to shake up Disney’s board, said he’s responsible for connecting Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Peltz,

Nelson Peltz takes credit for putting Elon Musk and Donald Trump together pre-election. The activist investor also weighs in on his Disney proxy defeat and a second Trump presidency at an NYC event.

Billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz took partial credit for the blossoming personal and professional relationship between Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump. While speaking at CNBC's Delivering Alpha Conference in New York City on Wednesday,