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Conservative Political Action Conference
(CPAC)
Elon Musk
is a businessman and entrepreneur known for
his leadership
of
Tesla
,
SpaceX
,
X (formerly Twitter)
, and
xAI
. He is the
wealthiest individual
in the world, and a former U.S.
government employee
.
Despite rejecting the
conservative
label and describing himself as a
political moderate
, Musk's views have become increasingly
right-wing
over time, leading them to be characterized as
far-right
and
libertarian authoritarian
.
[
a
]
As the
owner of Twitter
, he has been accused of
suppressing critics
and allowing the spread of
misinformation
. Following his
involvement in European politics
, Musk’s public statements have received
criticism from several world leaders
. He frequently comments on topics ranging from science and technology to religion and philosophy.
Within the context of
American politics
, Musk voted for
Democratic
candidates from 2008 before switching to
Republican
candidates in 2022 and supporting
Donald Trump
in 2024, with whom he had previously feuded. He identifies as a "
free speech
absolutist" and has expressed support for
universal basic income
,
gun rights
, a
carbon tax
, and
H-1B visas
. Conversely, he has criticized the
wealth tax
,
short-selling
,
government subsidies
, and
Wikipedia
. Musk has voiced concern about the perceived dangers of
artificial intelligence
and
climate change
, while also opposing
public transportation
systems, rejecting
labor unions
, and promoting
pronatalism
.
During the
COVID-19 pandemic
in 2020, Musk defied
lockdown
orders, calling them "
fascist
", supported the
Canada convoy protest
against
vaccine mandates
, and made several contentious epidemiological claims. He has promoted
conspiracy theories
and made controversial statements that have led to accusations of
racism
,
sexism
,
antisemitism
,
Islamophobia
,
transphobia
, and spreading
misinformation
and
disinformation
.
While describing himself as a "
pro-Semite
", his remarks about
George Soros
and
Jewish communities
have drawn condemnation from the
Anti-Defamation League
and the
White House
under
Joe Biden
. An immigrant himself, Musk has blamed
immigration policy
for
illegal immigration
, been described as
anti-immigration
, and has promoted misleading narratives about voter fraud in the United States.
Politics and elections
Musk has been described as being closely associated with
techno-libertarians
,
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13
]
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14
]
ideologically a
libertarian authoritarian
,
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5
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6
]
and has more recently been described as
far-right
in regards to
European politics
.
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15
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Having criticized and feuded with
Donald Trump
,
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17
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Musk supported Trump for the
2024 United States presidential election
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18
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as the largest financial contributor to
his campaign
.
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19
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Soon after, by appointment of Trump, Musk was given "
special government employee
" status as the
de facto
head of the
Department of Government Efficiency
(DOGE).
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20
]
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21
]
Describing himself as "a
free speech
absolutist,"
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]
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23
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Musk has regularly criticized American and
European immigration
policies,
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]
and his views on
transgender issues
, women, and race, have been controversial.
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25
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Musk advocates for the U.S. to withdraw from both
NATO
and the
United Nations
.
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]
United States
Before embracing Donald Trump in 2024 election cycle, Musk was known to have supported
Barack Obama
,
Hillary Clinton
, and even
Joe Biden
in 2020.
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28
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18
]
In 2014, Musk described himself politically as "half
Democrat
, half
Republican
" and "somewhere in the middle,
socially liberal
and
fiscally conservative
".
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29
]
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30
]
By 2018, he stated that he was "not a
conservative
" and saw himself as a "
politically moderate
"; he added, "Doesn't mean I'm moderate about all issues."
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He stated that he had "voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, historically" but in 2022 began supporting Republicans,
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with his views becoming more
right-wing
.
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2016–2020
In 2016, prompted by the emergence of artificial intelligence, Musk has voiced support for a
universal basic income
;
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he additionally backs
direct democracy
and has stated he thinks the government on Mars will be a direct democracy.
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34
]
He supported targeting an inclusive tax rate of 40%; prefers
consumption taxes
to
income taxes
; and supports the
estate tax
, as the "probability of progeny being equally excellent at capital allocation is not high."
[
35
]
In an interview with
The Washington Post
, Musk stated he was a significant donor to Democrats and also gives heavily to Republicans. Musk further stated that political contributions are a requirement in order to have a voice in the
United States federal government
.
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36
]
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Musk with Vice President
Mike Pence
and Second Lady
Karen Pence
, May 2020
In 2019, Musk tweeted in support of the Democratic presidential candidate
Andrew Yang
, agreeing that universal basic income was required.
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38
]
The following year, Musk voiced support for
Kanye West
's independent
run for president
.
[
39
]
Musk at the time described the United States as "[inarguably] the
greatest country that has ever existed on Earth
", describing it as "the greatest force for good of any country that's ever been." Musk believes democracy would not exist any longer if not for the United States, saying that it prevented this disappearance on three occasions through its participation in
World War I
,
World War II
, and the
Cold War
, while believing the country is not perfect and has made many mistakes.
[
40
]
2021–present
In 2021, in response to
Texas governor
Greg Abbott
saying that Musk supported Texas' "social policies", Musk said he believed government "should rarely impose its will upon the people".
[
42
]
The following year, Musk said that he could "no longer support" the Democrats, saying that "they have become the party of division & hate" and would be voting Republican due to Biden's support for
unions
and his inability to "get a lot done".
[
43
]
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44
]
In June 2022, Musk voted for
Mayra Flores
in a
special election
, stating it was the first time he ever voted Republican, while also considering
Ron DeSantis
in the
2024 U.S. presidential election
.
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]
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]
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]
In November, Musk clarified he would support DeSantis if he chose to run.
[
48
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In January 2024, Musk participated in a forum with
Bill Ackman
and Democratic
presidential primary
challenger,
Representative
Dean Phillips
regarding his
presidential bid
.
[
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]
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During the forum, after hearing about the various challenges the Democratic Party presented to Phillips's campaign, Musk denounced the process of removing candidates from ballots as being "fundamentally anti-democratic".
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51
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In July 2024, Musk called
Kamala Harris
an "extinctionist" due to comments about young people being anxious about having kids due to climate change.
[
52
]
Donald Trump
Musk criticized Donald Trump prior to
his first presidency
in 2016
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16
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and the two feuded in 2022,
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55
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as well as subsequent years.
[
43
]
In 2024 there flourished what was described by
The Independent
as a "rapid and intense
bromance
between two of the world's most powerful men."
[
17
]
In February 2025, Musk publicly stated he loved Trump as "a
straight
man",
[
57
]
before
feuding again with President Trump
in June.
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58
]
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59
]
2016–2020
Before the election of Donald Trump as
president of the United States
in November 2016, Musk criticized Trump by saying he was "not the right guy" and did not have the "character that reflects well on the United States".
[
16
]
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]
Following
Trump's inauguration
in January 2017, Musk accepted an invitation to participate in two councils advising the president,
[
61
]
and also criticized
Trump's travel ban
, regarding "citizens from certain primarily Muslim countries".
[
43
]
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62
]
In June, a few months later, he resigned from both business advisory councils in protest of Trump's decision to
withdraw the United States
from the
Paris Agreement
on climate change, stating: "Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world".
[
63
]
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]
In May 2020, amidst Musk's restarting of Tesla assembly plant production during the
COVID-19 pandemic
, Trump tweeted in support of Musk, which Musk publicly thanked him for.
[
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]
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66
]
According to
Walter Isaacson
's
biography of Musk
, he reportedly did not vote in the 2020 presidential election since he believed that it was a waste of time to vote due to California being an uncontested state.
[
67
]
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68
]
2022 feud
When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it's electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he'd be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, 'drop to your knees and beg,' and he would have done it.
In July 2022, Trump referred to Musk as a "
bullshit artist
" and called Musk's contract with Twitter "rotten".
[
70
]
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]
Musk responded by describing Trump as being too old for the presidency, instead favoring
Ron DeSantis
for the 2024 presidential election.
[
43
]
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72
]
Afterwards, Trump stated on
Truth Social
that Musk had come to the White House requesting help with subsidized projects and that had he been asked to beg, "he would have done it"; Trump also said on Truth Social that "Now Elon should focus on getting himself out of the Twitter mess because he could owe $44 billion for something that's perhaps worthless. Also, lots of competition for electric cars!".
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43
]
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55
]
In 2022, after
Trump's Twitter suspension
was reversed, Musk told Isaacson about Trump that "he's disruptive. He's the world's champion of bullshit."
[
73
]
In 2024,
New York Magazine
described the feud over the past few years as "on-again, off-again".
[
43
]
2024 presidential election
In July 2024, Musk endorsed Donald Trump shortly after the
attempted assassination in Pennsylvania
,
[
18
]
and it was reported that he pledged the commitment to a pro-Trump
super PAC
on a monthly basis,
[
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]
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making Musk the single largest individual donor to
Trump's campaign
.
[
19
]
Musk with then-president-elect
Donald Trump
in November 2024
In September 2024, following
another attempted assassination of Trump
, Musk received backlash after posting the now-deleted tweet: "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala".
[
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]
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77
]
The following month, at a rally in
Butler, Pennsylvania
, Musk declared the presidential election crucial for preserving democracy, stating that Donald Trump was the only candidate capable of achieving this. Wearing a black "
Make America Great Again
" cap, he warned that if Trump lost, it might be the last election, marking his first appearance at a Trump event. Musk positioned Trump as a champion of free speech, and accused Democrats of threatening various rights, including the right to vote.
[
78
]
In December 2024,
The Washington Post
reported that Musk had donated $277 million to Trump and allied Republicans, making him the single largest individual political donor in the 2024 election and the largest donor since at least 2010, not counting candidates who funded their own campaigns, according to data from OpenSecrets.
The Post
described Musk as being referred to by some Republicans as "the
Soros
of the right".
[
19
]
2025 feud
A feud between Musk and Trump occurred in June 2025 following Musk's exit from the
second Trump administration
with his criticisms of the
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
.
[
80
]
Musk described the bill as a "disgusting abomination" and alleged Trump had ties to sex offender
Jeffrey Epstein
.
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]
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Public office
The concept of the
Department of Government Efficiency
(DOGE), a department for streamlining government efficiency, emerged in a discussion between
Musk
and
Trump
, and in August 2024, Trump committed to giving Musk an advisory role, with Musk accepting the offer.
[
84
]
Musk was described as having more of a "technology approach", according to
Vivek Ramaswamy
, who was originally intended co-chair the department alongside Musk.
[
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]
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]
In November 2024, he suggested that the organization could help to cut the
U.S. federal budget
, consolidate the number of federal agencies,
[
87
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88
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and eliminate the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
.
[
89
]
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90
]
The following month, he described the final stage of DOGE as "deleting itself".
[
91
]
While
his official role
is not clear,
[
92
]
he was given "
special government employee
" status,
[
20
]
with the organization created by
executive order
in January 2025.
[
21
]
Soon after, Musk was criticised for his treatment towards employees,
[
93
]
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]
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prioritized secrecy within the organization,
[
96
]
and accused others of violating privacy laws,
[
97
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stating "Don't mess with DOGE" on X.
[
98
]
Free speech
Musk calls himself "a
free speech
absolutist",
[
22
]
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23
]
identifying his definition of free speech as "that which matches the law", while advocating that corporate censorship of speech should not go significantly beyond minimum legal requirements.
[
100
]
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He has attempted to silence some critics' speech,
[
102
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including journalists and non-profit organisations,
[
22
]
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103
]
and engaged in
censorship on behalf of Twitter
.
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23
]
I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.
However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.
In April 2022, Musk made an offer to buy
Twitter
, believing that "free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy".
[
105
]
Since Musk's acquisition of Twitter, the platform has increased its approval of censorship requests by governments.
[
106
]
During the
2023 Turkish presidential election
, Twitter limited access to content in Turkey, including critics of incumbent president
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
, political opponents, and journalists. Musk defended this move by stating that the alternative would have been to "throttle [Twitter] in its entirety", and said it was normal for Internet companies to do.
[
107
]
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108
]
Twitter has also censored tweets and blocked accounts that are critical of India's prime minister
Narendra Modi
and his
Bharatiya Janata Party
, with Musk stating that Twitter is left with no choice but to "obey local government",
[
101
]
as a believer in upholding lawful censorship requests.
[
100
]
Twitter has filed strategic lawsuits
against public participation for some U.S. critics,
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]
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and it is facing a speech-related case involving a critic in Germany.
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111
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Musk has also called for several of his critics to be criminally prosecuted.
[
112
]
According to Musk, the
alt-tech
platform
Truth Social
[
b
]
exists because of censorship on Twitter.
[
100
]
In May 2022, Musk called Twitter's decision to ban Trump "morally wrong", announcing he would reverse Trump's ban when
after purchasing Twitter
.
[
114
]
In November 2022, Musk tweeted that he was so committed to free speech that he would not ban @
ElonJet
, a Twitter account that tracked the publicly available real-time flight data of Musk's private plane. Musk reversed his position the following month,
banning the account and several journalists who had reported on it
, accused them of
doxxing
, and threatening legal action.
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He has also refused to block
Russian state media
on SpaceX's
Starlink satellites in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
.
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In February 2025, Tesla fired a manager who had been openly critical of Musk, a move seen at odds with Musk's purported free speech views.
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In March 2025, Musk pressured
Reddit
CEO
Steve Huffman
to prevent subreddits from banning links to Twitter and ban subreddits critical of the
Trump administration
, leading to the r/WhitePeopleofTwitter subreddit being banned for 72 hours.
[
121
]
In an interview, Musk said he would be working with the Trump administration to "go after" people "pushing the lies" about Tesla.
[
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]
Gun rights
In the aftermath of the
Uvalde school shooting
in 2022, Musk supported strict background checks on all gun purchases and limiting the sale of
assault rifles
to those living in "high risk" locations with issues such as "
gang warfare
" and to owners of
gun ranges
. Believing in a special permit and vigorous vetting, Musk has said that he firmly believes "that the
right to bear arms
is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government. Historically, maintaining their power over the people is why those in power did not allow public ownership of guns".
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Ideology
Having previously been described as a "
Silicon Valley
libertarian",
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11
]
in late 2022,
The Atlantic
wrote that Musk was "a right-wing activist" who was aiding the far-right, and "appears deeply committed to the right's
culture war
against progressivism in most forms", while Musk affirmed he was a
centrist
. The magazine described his activism as being "personally motivated", as opposed to ideologically motivated.
[
7
]
A year later, the
New Statesman
described his libertarianism as being "infused with
authoritarian tendencies
".
[
5
]
In July 2024,
Bloomberg
declared Musk was "going all in on
right-wing politics
" and embracing the
conservative movement
.
[
8
]
In October, a
CNN
reporter described Musk as finding Trump's authoritarian leanings appealing,
[
125
]
and a month later,
The Spectator
credited Musk with bringing "the
techno-libertarian
elite, a small but very wealthy group, into Trump's largely blue-collar, industrial and conservative base", thus increasing the support base.
[
14
]
In early 2025,
The Conversation
analysed Musk's path towards far-right politics within the context of "the libertarian to
alt-right
pipeline"
[
c
]
and the shift of the
Libertarian Party
to the right. The magazine stated that "he remains a
limited-government libertarian
", and that his
online personality
is "part of a deliberate alt-right
populist
strategy to stoke controversy", intended to disturb the left and claim persecution when criticized.
[
1
]
Wired
opined that Musk had become "the hero of America's far-right movement", and had become paramount within far-right community discussions.
[
2
]
Jacobin
defined his politics as
libertarian authoritarianism
,
[
d
]
based on his political activities combining "
authoritarian nationalism
with a distinctive postmodern, libertarian streak". The magazine attributed his transition into a "chief amplifier of global authoritarianism", based on his past criticisms of
Black Lives Matter
,
diversity, equity and inclusion
, and "
wokeness
", describing Musk as "the first truly global oligarch".
[
6
]
Al Jazeera
reported that although Musk was supported by some
for his salute
, his
public persona
remains libertarian; described as passionately protesting against regulation, government waste, and "freeing the potential of the market and of individuals". Political scientist
Jean-Yves Camus
argued that Musk is not a Nazi, and alongside Trump, is "self-serving rather than ideological" who instead favours an
autocracy
,
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and
The Guardian
hypothesised that his "closeness with rightwing populist parties" may be of benefit to his businesses.
[
9
]
The Nation
warned that Musk has raised "the specter of massive corruption and authoritarianism to an immediate threat",
[
127
]
after U.S. Senator
Bernie Sanders
described Trump and Musk's attempts to restructure the
federal government
as "the growth of oligarchy", and part of the shift towards authoritarianism.
[
128
]
Immigration
Musk has regularly criticized American and
European immigration
policies. An
immigrant
himself,
[
129
]
he is described as being "
anti-immigration
" and has distributed false information regarding immigration and voter fraud,
[
24
]
promoted misleading narratives,
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]
and engaged in misinformation.
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]
Since the inauguration of the
Biden administration
in 2021, Musk has expressed various disapprovals of its immigration policies, regularly criticizing
illegal immigration
and the crimes allegedly committed by them, and has promoted the theory that an increase in illegal immigration is the alleged goal of "importing voters".
[
24
]
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Musk clarified his opinion that votes are coming from counting unauthorized immigrants during the census, which shifts the proportion of seats in the
House of Representatives
toward states with large number of undocumented immigrants, with such states predominantly voting for Democrats.
[
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]
Analysis from
Bloomberg
described his posts on the topic as those that "primarily promote misleading narratives", and helps amplify
Trump's policies on immigration
.
[
130
]
BBC Verify
reported that Musk's engagement with misinformation on the subject was a "key theme" since endorsing Trump in July 2024,
[
131
]
and
The Washington Post
likened the imported voters theory as being "adjacent rhetoric" to the
"great replacement" conspiracy theory
.
[
133
]
That year, Musk reached over one thousands tweets and over 10 billion views on the topic of immigration and voter fraud, which became his most tweeted topic.
[
130
]
In September 2023, Musk
livestreamed
a visit to the
Texas border with Mexico
during an influx in migrant arrivals. Musk called for improving the immigration system to allow more "hard-working and honest" migrants, while also stopping illegal migrants who are breaking the law.
[
134
]
That same month, Musk retweeted a video that showed a non-governmental organization working to assist
migrants
in the
Mediterranean
with the caption about Germany NGO ships "collecting illegal immigrants to be unloaded in Italy". Musk's retweet bore the caption "Is the German public aware of this?" to which the
German Foreign Ministry
responded "Yes. And it's called saving lives." Musk responded to the Foreign Ministry declaring that Germany had violated sovereignty with the remark "Has invasion vibes".
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]
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]
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Musk has defended the use of
H-1B visas
to attract highly skilled workers to the U.S,
[
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]
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having once been on the same visa.
[
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]
In December 2024, during a period of online discussion on whether H-1B visas should be reformed, he said that
Silicon Valley
firms need foreign workers (via H-1B) because there are not enough "super motivated" and "super talented engineers" in America.
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]
This was controversial and drew criticism from opponents of immigration who believe that importing foreign workers would negatively impact American workers,
[
143
]
and the debate was dubbed the "MAGA Civil War".
[
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]
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]
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U.S. Senator
Bernie Sanders
criticised Musk's stance, viewing it as the importation of cheap labour that benefits billionaires.
[
147
]
Judiciary
After multiple
United States federal judges
ruled against the Trump administration's actions, Musk in February 2025 proposed "an immediate wave of judicial impeachments".
[
148
]
Musk in March 2025 declared: "It's like any federal judge can stop any action by the President of the United States. This is insane, and this has got to stop … at the federal level and at the state level".
[
149
]
Following the
killing of Iryna Zarutska
in Charlotte, North Carolina in August 2025, Musk criticized judges and district attorneys for allowing "criminals to walk free."
[
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]
Labor rights
I disagree with the idea of unions. I just don't like anything which creates a lords and peasants sort of thing. I think the unions naturally try to create negativity in a company.
Elon Musk, at the
New York Times
Dealbook Summit, December 2023
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Musk has been critical of trade unions.
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]
In December 2023, Musk commented that he disagreed with "the idea of unions", describing a "lords and peasants" scenario.
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151
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In 2018, Musk tweeted "Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union ... But why pay union dues & give up stock options for nothing?" while the
United Auto Workers
(UAW) union was
campaigning at Tesla
, in the
Fremont Factory
in California.
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Race and white nationalism
In February 2023, following racist comments from cartoonist
Scott Adams
in which he described Black people as a
hate group
and encouraged
racial segregation
,
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Musk opined that the media was being racist against Whites and Asians.
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155
]
Musk has amplified false claims of
white genocide
in South Africa.
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156
]
I'll say what I want, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it, [...]
In May 2023, Musk attacked
George Soros
on Twitter after the investor sold a small stake in Tesla, comparing Soros to the Jewish supervillain
Magneto
.
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159
]
In his defence, Musk stated he believes Soros wanted to "erode the very fabric of civilization". Musk's comment was criticized as being
antisemitic
by the
Anti-Defamation League
(ADL), noting that Soros had long been the
target of conspiracy theories
,
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161
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and by a member of the
Israeli Foreign Ministry
.
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]
He was also defended by a minister of Israeli's
Ministry of Diaspora Affairs
, who deemed the post as not being antisemitic.
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Musk later denied being antisemitic and described himself as a "pro-Semite".
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In August 2023, Musk criticized the "
Kill the Boer
" song which was sung by
Julius Malema
during a rally for the
far-left
South African political party
Economic Freedom Fighters
, asserting that the song advocated the genocide of white people,
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which was rejected by Malema.
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A month later, Musk assured
Benjamin Netanyahu
that he was against antisemitism.
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Musk discussed the issues online with a panel of
right-leaning
Jewish leaders including former Israeli president
Reuven Rivlin
, attorney
Alan Dershowitz
, who represented Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, as well as several
Rabbis
including
Shmuley Boteach
, where Musk denied allegations of antisemitism and cited the suspension of
Kanye West
as an example of enforcement on his platform. The group also criticized the ADL's criticism of Musk.
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If somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself. Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is.
Elon Musk, at the DealBook Summit, November 27, 2023
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In November 2023, Musk posted a response in which he expressed his agreement with an antisemitic tweet in which Jews were described as promoting "hatred against whites", writing "You have said the actual truth."
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Following this, Musk said it was "super messed-up" that white people are not "allowed to be proud of their race."
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He was condemned by the
White House
for his post, described as a "hideous lie".
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Musk later acknowledged the tweet as a mistake, saying "I handed a loaded gun to those who hate me and to those who are antisemitic and for that I am quite sorry"
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and described his tweet as very foolish.
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Musk stated that he doesn't believe that "all Jewish communities" promote dialectical hatred towards white people and that he was "deeply offended" by the ADL, while denouncing what he described as "anti-white racism or anti-Asian racism or racism".
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He also tweeted that his criticism of Jews applies to more groups than just the ADL.
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At the DealBook Summit, journalist
Andrew Ross Sorkin
questioned Musk about the withdrawal of advertisers from X following his recent posts, and Musk responded denouncing advertisers of blackmail and stated "Go fuck yourself".
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In August 2024, Musk ignited a controversy after he shared an allegedly
Islamophobic
meme.
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He subsequently feuded with
First Minister of Scotland
Humza Yousaf
, who described him as "one of the most dangerous men on the planet" and a "race baiter" who should be held to account. Musk responded that Yousaf is a racist "scumbag" who "loathes white people".
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In January 2025, at a campaign event which was staged by the
German far-right
political party
Alternative for Germany
, Elon stated that "There is too much focus on
past guilt
, and we need to move beyond that". That same week, Musk was
criticized for a controversial gesture
that was interpreted by some as a Nazi salute, which he made during
Trump's inauguration
, his comments about past guilt were condemned by the chairman of
Israel's official memorial
to
Holocaust victims
.
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In January 2026, Musk reshared a tweet about "white solidarity" and on the same day, he claimed states like California are using immigrants to create a “one-party state.”
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LGBTQ rights
In 2018, Musk shared a post by Tesla, about the company's ranking on the
Corporate Equality Index
; Tesla stated, "Thanks to everyone at Tesla for making
LGBTQ
inclusion an important part of our culture."
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Musk commented, in reply to another user, "Don't buy our car if that's a problem. People should be free to live their lives where their heart takes them".
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In 2022, Musk reaffirmed those comments,
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and also posted, "Tesla scores 100/100 for 7th year in a row for
LGBTQ equality
" on the Corporate Equality Index.
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Following Musk's takeover of
Twitter
in October 2022, the platform has seen an increase in
hate speech
toward the LGBTQ community, for which he has received criticism.
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Musk said of gay people in March 2024, "My observation is that people are
born one way or another – it is not a choice
. People should find mutual love and happiness where their heart leads them. I only ask of
my gay friends that they have children
for the continuance of civilization."
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In July 2024, Musk said that a California law which bans teachers from being required to report a change in a child's
gender identity
or
sexual orientation
was the "final straw" in deciding to move the headquarters of SpaceX and Twitter from California to Texas.
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On transgender topics
Musk's views on
transgender issues
have provoked controversy,
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leading to being characterized as
transphobic
.
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In July 2020, Musk made headlines when he tweeted "Pronouns suck." The tweet was interpreted by
The Independent
as a slight to
preferred gender pronouns
, and was criticized by many, including
LGBTQ
advocacy group
Human Rights Campaign
and Musk's then partner
Grimes
.
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In a later tweet, Musk stated he supported "
trans
", but that pronouns are "an
esthetic
nightmare".
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In December 2022, Musk again mocked preferred gender pronouns in a tweet that read "My Pronouns are Prosecute/
Fauci
." In a 2023 interview, Grimes said she discussed transgender topics with Musk at length. She recounted that Musk's views appeared to her to stem from "hate [of] woke culture" and his "concerns about the fertility thing"; Grimes said to him that "
fertility tech … could be innovated that would help trans people
".
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Musk stated in 2024 that he personally does use people's preferred gender pronouns, from a "standpoint of
good manners
".
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In 2020, Musk's daughter,
Vivian Wilson
, underwent a
gender transition
. Wilson changed her name, and no longer wished to be associated with her father.
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Walter Isaacson
, who wrote
a 2023 authorized biography of Musk
, stated that Musk was "generally sanguine" when he initially discovered Wilson was transgender, "but then Jenna
[
e
]
became a fervent
Marxist
and broke off all relations".
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However, Isaacson's book states that due to disagreements about capitalism, Musk and Wilson were already "estranged" before Musk knew she was transgender.
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Isaacson wrote that Musk became politically more right-leaning in 2021, "partly triggered by his daughter Jenna's transition, her embrace of radical socialist politics, and her decision to break off relations with him."
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(Wilson said this was inaccurate for multiple reasons, e.g. that she opposes
wealth inequality
but is not Marxist.
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) According to Isaacson's book, Musk said that "she went beyond socialism to being a full communist and thinking that anyone rich is evil. … I've made many overtures but she doesn't want to spend time with me."
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In April 2023, Twitter quietly removed a policy prohibiting targeted
deadnaming
and
misgendering
of transgender users.
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This policy was reintroduced in 2024, however, Musk said it would be sparingly enforced, to reduce visibility of posts considered to be "repeated, targeted harassment of a particular person."
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In June 2023, Musk deemed the word
cisgender
a slur, stating that it violated Twitter's conduct policy.
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That same month,
What Is a Woman?
, a controversial documentary about transgender issues that was initially flagged by Twitter as hate speech, went viral after Musk personally promoted it and pinned it to his profile.
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Musk has also expressed opposition to
gender-affirming care
for minors and has stated he will be "actively lobbying to criminalize" such care.
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In July 2024, Musk said his daughter's
gender dysphoria
was related to being "born gay and
slightly autistic
";
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he said he
gave parental consent for her transition
at the age of 16, but that he was "essentially tricked" into doing so.
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(Wilson disputes this, saying Musk was "not by any means tricked" but rather gave
informed consent
; she has also
come out
as
bisexual
rather than gay.
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In January 2024, Musk declared that cisgender is a "
heterophobic
" word.
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PinkNews
argued that it does not refer to heterosexual people.
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Science and technology
Musk considers
artificial intelligence
to be one of the most significant threats to the human race,
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has received considerable criticism for his comments and actions related to the
COVID-19 pandemic
,
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supports the
colonization of Mars
,
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favors individualized transport over public transport,
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and has opposed
banning TikTok
.
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Musk has also been highly critical of
Wikipedia
; describing the encyclopedia as "
woke
", controlled by the
mainstream media
and
far-left
activists,
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and has called for its defunding.
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Artificial intelligence
Musk has frequently spoken about the
potential dangers of artificial intelligence
(AI), declaring it as "the most serious threat to the survival of the human race".
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During a 2014 interview at the
MIT
AeroAstro Centennial Symposium, Musk described AI as humanity's largest existential threat, stating his belief in the need for
regulatory oversight
.
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Musk invested in
DeepMind
, an AI firm, and
Vicarious
, a company working to improve
machine intelligence
, and was formerly co-chairman of
OpenAI
as a co-founder.
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Musk later criticized OpenAI for becoming
closed-sourced
and for-profit, and interpreted its chatbot
ChatGPT
of political bias. In March 2023, he signed
an open letter
calling for a pause on large-scale AI experiments, citing profound risks for society.
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The president of the
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
(ITIF),
Robert D. Atkinson
, argued that Musk and others stating that AI is the "largest existential threat to humanity" is "not a very winning message if you want to get AI funding out of Congress to the
National Science Foundation
."
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I like to just keep an eye on what's going on with artificial intelligence. I think there is potentially a dangerous outcome there. There have been movies about this, you know, like Terminator, [...]
Elon Musk, speaking to
CNBC
, June 2014
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In 2014, Musk expressed his concerns referencing
Terminator
, stating "we should try to make sure the outcomes are good, not bad".
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In 2015, as an advisor to the nonprofit
Future of Life Institute
, an organization focused on advanced technologies, Musk donated $10 million.
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The following year, when asked whether he thinks
humans live in a computer simulation
, perhaps controlled by a vast AI, Musk stated that "the odds that we're in 'base reality' is one in billions."
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Harvard physicist
Lisa Randall
disputed this arguing there was "no real evidence" of a simulation.
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At the 2019 World AI Conference, Musk contended that "computers are already smarter than human beings" and that this alone was reason for caution regarding AI.
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Musk warned of unintended consequences of AI and stated that immediate steps should be taken to prevent disaster.
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Musk's opinions about AI have provoked controversy and have been criticized by experts such as
Yann LeCun
, who contended that Musk's panic was influenced by reading
Nick Bostrom
's book
Superintelligence
, and by Musk's attraction to the idea that he will save humanity.
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Facebook
's head of AI said that Musk was ill-informed about AI and noted that his comments about a future machine takeover distracts people from real, immediate AI concerns, such as
algorithms exacerbating inequality
.
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Consequently, according to
CNBC
, Musk is "not always looked upon favorably" by the AI research community.
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Mark Zuckerberg
has clashed with Musk on the issue and called his AI warnings "pretty irresponsible".
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Musk at the
AI Safety Summit
in the
London
, November 2024
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In November 2024, while speaking at the AI Safety Summit in London, attended by world leaders and tech figures,
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Musk applauded the Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
for hosting the event. In doing so, he reiterated his concerns that the intelligence is "potentially the most pressing [existential risks] that we face", while anticipating that it would become "far more intelligent" than human beings.
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COVID-19 pandemic
Musk has received criticism over his views and actions related to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
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In early 2020, Musk referred to
COVID-19
as a "specific form of the
common cold
", stated that "the coronavirus panic is dumb",
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and that the "danger of panic still far exceeds danger of corona
imo
[in my opinion]. If we over-allocate medical resources to corona, it will come at expense of treating other illnesses".
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Musk has additionally been criticized for tweeting contentious comments on the disease, including that "Kids are essentially immune, but elderly with existing conditions are vulnerable", and for speculating that the pandemic would soon be ending according to "current trends".
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In addition, he promoted articles which suggested that healthcare companies were inflating COVID-19 case numbers for financial reasons.
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When the
Alameda County Sheriff
ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down, Musk and Tesla initially refused to comply, arguing that vehicle manufacturing and energy infrastructure are critical sectors, citing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Musk called the lockdown "
fascist
" on a Tesla earnings call, comparing the restrictions to forced imprisonment,
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and later sent out numerous tweets opposing mandatory lockdowns such as "FREE AMERICA NOW."
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Musk wearing a bandana as a
face mask
during the
COVID-19 pandemic
In March 2020, in response to a request to repurpose the Tesla factory to make
urgently needed ventilators
, Musk promised that Tesla would make ventilators "if there is a shortage".
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When
Nate Silver
responded that there was a current shortage, Musk replied, "Ventilators are not difficult, but cannot be produced instantly."
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After figures such as New York City mayor
Bill de Blasio
highlighted their hospitals' ventilator shortage and responded to Musk's offer, Musk said he thought the ventilators which Tesla was working on would probably be unneeded.
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A week later, Musk received widespread requests from dignitaries around the world,
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including the Ukrainian
Health minister
,
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Bolivia's
Ambassador for Science and Technology to Silicon Valley
,
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and Nigeria's
Ministry of Finance
.
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When asked about what they received from Musk, California hospital representatives noted that they received
CPAP machines
made by
ResMed
instead and not "full ventilators", though expressed gratitude.
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In May 2020, Musk reopened Tesla's Fremont production line in defiance of and in violation of
Alameda County
's orders, and tweeted that "If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me."
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Musk also announced that Tesla would be moving its headquarters to Texas or
Nevada
and that Tesla had filed a lawsuit against Alameda County challenging its "shutdown" of the Fremont factory; the suit was subsequently withdrawn.
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The Alameda County Public Health Department explained it was waiting on a plan that Tesla had promised to provide by May 11 that would walk through how it would protect workers' health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An opening date of Monday, May 18 had been penciled in for Tesla, pending approval — the same date that Fiat Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors were also due to restart production.
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In November 2020, the phrase "Space
Karen
" began to
trend
on Twitter after a scientist referred to Musk as such, over comments Musk made questioning the effectiveness of
COVID-19 testing
.
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Musk was also said to have spread
misinformation about the virus
by virologist
Angela Rasmussen
.
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with Musk referring to the virus as "a type of cold".
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The following month,
Politico
named Musk's prediction that there would be "close to zero new cases" as one of "the most audacious, confident and spectacularly incorrect prognostications about the year".
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Two years later, Musk tweeted "
My pronouns
are Prosecute/
Fauci
", drawing attention from US lawmakers.
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In February 2023, he praised
anti-vaccine
comments made by
Woody Harrelson
during
Saturday Night Live
.
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International Space Station
In February 2025, Musk claimed during an interview with Fox News'
Sean Hannity
that
International Space Station
(ISS) crew
Suni Williams
and
Butch Wilmore
"were left up there for political reasons, which is not good."
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This claim was challenged by former ISS commander
Andreas Mogensen
which caused Musk to attack Mogensen calling him an "idiot"
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and "fully retarded".
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Mogensen responded to the attack saying "Elon, I have long admired you and what you have accomplished, especially at SpaceX and Tesla. You know as well as I do, that Butch and Suni are returning with Crew-9, as has been the plan since last September. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home. They are returning on the Dragon capsule that has been on ISS since last September."
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Mogensen received the support of fellow astronauts brothers
Mark Kelly
and
Scott Kelly
, Musk responded saying that Mogensen had attacked him "despite having no idea what ACTUALLY happened." and by posting on X at Scott Kelly "Btw, your brother claims to be independent, but is just a Dem donor shill."
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Musk's innaccurate claim that Williams and Wilmore had been abandoned by the Biden administration was repeated by President Trump.
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Following the digital dispute, Musk argued that the ISS should be deorbited early and that the funds should be redirected to Mars exploration.
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Musk clarified that his view was that "The decision is up to the President, but my recommendation is as soon as possible. I recommend 2 years from now,"
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Mars
Musk has long been an advocate for
space colonization
, especially the
colonization of Mars
.
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As early as 2001, Elon became involved with the nonprofit
Mars Society
and has repeatedly pushed for humanity colonizing Mars, in order to become an interplanetary species and lower the risks of
human extinction
.
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In 2002 he left the society and began focusing on his own initiatives,
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and later envisioned establishing a
direct democracy
on Mars, with a system in which more votes would be required to create laws than remove them.
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Concerned with human
population decline
,
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Musk has described becoming "a multiplanet civilization".
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Musk has also cited the expansion of the sun as a reason for colonizing mars.
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Military technology
Musk has been highly critical of the
F-35
program.
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He has also been critical of crewed
aircraft
in general declaring that "The fighter jet era has passed." at the
Air & Space Forces Association
's 2020 Air Warfare Symposium
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and writing "manned fighter jets are obsolete in the age of drones anyway. Will just get pilots killed." in 2024.
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Public transport
At a Tesla event on the sidelines of the
Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems
in December 2017, Musk expressed his disappointment with
public transport
, citing the timing and locations for reasons why "everyone doesn't like it", suggesting this was why people prefer "individualized transport" instead.
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Afterwards, he dismissed an audience member's response that public transportation functioned effectively in Japan.
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His comments sparked widespread criticism from both members of the public and transit experts. Urban planning expert Brent Toderian started the hashtag #GreatThingsThatHappenedonTransit, which was widely adopted by Twitter users to dispel Musk's notion that everyone hated public transport.
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Yonah Freemark, an urbanist and journalist specializing in planning and transportation, summarized Musk's views on public transport as being terrible.
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Jarrett Walker
, a public transport expert, said that "Musk's hatred of sharing space with strangers is a luxury (or pathology) that only the rich can afford", referring to the theory that planning a city around the preferences of a minority yields an outcome that usually does not work for the majority.
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Musk responded with "You're an idiot", then specified "sanctimonious idiot".
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The exchange received a significant amount of media attention and prompted Nobel laureate
Paul Krugman
to criticise the controversy.
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In April 2023, Musk said he opposed
banning TikTok in the United States
, arguing that a ban would increase Twitter's active user base.
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In 2024, Musk opposed Australian plans to fine social media sites which enabled misinformation on their platforms,
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and to
limit social media access for those under 16
, with Musk commenting that it "Seems like a backdoor way to control access to the Internet by all Australians."
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Wikipedia
In 2019, Musk described his Wikipedia article as "insane" and described it as a "war zone".
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In 2020, he encouraged his Twitter followers to "trash" the page, which led to the article being protected.
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In 2021, he wrote that he was glad Wikipedia existed.
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In April 2022, Musk tweeted: "They say
history is written by the victors
, but not on Wikipedia if the losing party is still alive & has lots of time on their hands!", in a reference to the article of
Tesla Inc.
co-founder
Martin Eberhard
.
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Musk responded to the
December 2022 Twitter suspensions
Wikipedia entry by proclaiming the site was "controlled by the MSM [
mainstream media
]", and that this makes it untrustworthy. In response, the
Wikimedia Foundation
changed a message appealing for donations to "Wikipedia is not for sale", stating "there is no danger that someone will buy Wikipedia and turn it into their personal playground".
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In October 2023, Musk criticized Wikipedia as "inherently
hierarchical
" and being "subject to the biases of higher ranking editors." In response to the Wikipedia funding appeal, Musk offered $1 billion in funding if Wikipedia changed its name to "Dickipedia".
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In October 2024, Musk stated the website was "controlled by far-left activists", discouraged donations,
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and characterized the online encyclopedia using the phrase "
woke mind virus
".
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In January 2025, Musk called for Wikipedia to be "defunded" and referred to it as "legacy media propaganda", in response to his Wikipedia article being edited to describe the
alleged "Nazi salute"
he gave during a speech after the
second inauguration of Donald Trump
. Wikipedia co-founder
Jimmy Wales
responded by saying: "If Elon wanted to help, he'd be encouraging kind and thoughtful intellectual people he agrees with to engage."
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Le Monde
and the
Agence France-Presse
described Wikipedia as being a "natural adversary to X":
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In March 2025,
Margaret Talbot
wrote an article in
The New Yorker
dealing with the topic: "Elon Musk Also Has a Problem with Wikipedia".
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Talbot connected Musk's documented promotion of misinformation
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with his admiration for "radical-right populism", citing how a study connected such conservative views with the "propensity to spread misinformation":
International relations
Elon Musk in Israel, meeting with President
Isaac Herzog
and representatives of the families of
hostages
held in
Gaza
, November 27, 2023
Musk's comments
and actions
have received condemnation from some of the governments and leaders for his involvement in
European politics
, including UK Prime Minister
Keir Starmer
, President of France
Emmanuel Macron
, Chancellor of Germany
Olaf Scholz
, and Prime Minister of Norway
Jonas Gahr Store
.
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He has been critical of Israel's
actions
in the
Gaza Strip
during the
Gaza war
,
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praised China's economic and climate goals,
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suggested that
Taiwan
and China should resolve
Cross-strait relations
in China's favor,
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and was described as having a close relationship with the
Chinese government
.
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In Europe, Musk expressed support for Ukraine in 2022 during the
Russian invasion
, but later backtracked, recommending Ukraine cede its
Russia-occupied territories
, often mocking Zelensky,
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and supported the far-right
Alternative for Germany
in Germany in 2024.
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Regarding
British politics
, Musk blamed the
2024 UK riots
on
mass migration
and
open borders
,
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criticized Starmer for what he described as a "two-tier" policing system,
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suggested British politician
Jess Phillips
should be imprisoned, and that Starmer was complicit in
child sexual exploitation
.
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Musk was subsequently invoked as being responsible for spreading
misinformation
and amplifying the far-right.
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He has also voiced his support for far-right activist
Tommy Robinson
and pledged electoral support for
Reform UK
.
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In February 2026, Musk described Spanish Prime Minister
Pedro Sánchez
as a "tyrant" following Sánchez's proposal to
prohibit users
under the age of 16 from accessing social media.
[
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]
Conspiracy theories
In November 2022, Musk shared a right-wing
fake news website
which promoted a conspiracy theory about the
attack on Paul Pelosi
.
[
351
]
[
352
]
The following year, in the wake of a
mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas
, Musk baselessly tried to cast doubt on evidence collected by journalists regarding the shooter's political beliefs, describing the event as a "
psyop
".
[
353
]
Musk doubled down on his denial of the evidence that the shooter was a white supremacist in a
CNBC
interview 10 days later.
[
157
]
Musk also boosted a tweet promoting an antisemitic
blood libel
conspiracy theory about
adrenochrome
, frequently invoked as part of
QAnon
.
[
354
]
[
355
]
In November 2023, Musk endorsed a tweet referencing an
antisemitic conspiracy theory
that "hordes of minorities" are infiltrating Western countries and that Jews are pushing hatred against white people. The White House condemned Musk's endorsement of the tweet as "unacceptable".
[
356
]
[
357
]
He also shared a meme promoting the widely discredited far-right
Pizzagate conspiracy theory
, and after a few hours, Musk deleted the tweet.
[
358
]
Starting in December 2024, Musk fixed his attention on USAID, after watching an episode of Joe Rogan's
podcast
with
Mike Benz
railing against it, leading to the
agency's demise
.
[
359
]
[
360
]
[
361
]
[
362
]
In 2025, Musk promoted the
Russia investigation origins conspiracy theory
about
Russian interference in the 2016 elections
.
[
363
]
[
364
]
Finance and taxes
Musk has spoken against a proposed
wealth tax
and said that in general he supported
estate taxes
.
[
365
]
[
366
]
He is also opposed to
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
.
[
367
]
In 2024 Musk called a proposal from the British government to increase estate taxes on farms valued at more than a million pounds "going full Stalin."
[
368
]
Musk is an opponent of
short-selling
, has repeatedly criticized the practice, and argued it should be illegal.
[
369
]
[
370
]
He has engaged with short-selling critics via social media and used Tesla merchandise as a means of mocking those who short the Tesla stock.
[
371
]
On the topic of subsidizing renewable energy, Musk has stated that he does not believe the U.S. government should provide
subsidies
to companies but should instead use a
carbon tax
to price in the negative
externality
of
climate change
and discourage poor behavior. Musk believes that the
free market
would achieve the best solution, and that producing environmentally unfriendly vehicles should come with its own consequences.
[
372
]
[
373
]
Musk has advocated against funding for charging stations in the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
, maintaining that oil and gas subsidies should also be eliminated.
[
374
]
[
375
]
Vermont Senator
Bernie Sanders
refuted Musk, describing his hypocrisy for receiving "billions in corporate welfare" before opposing a $2 trillion stimulus package that included provisions for specific companies and interest groups.
[
376
]
Musk has subsequently doubled down on his stance and called for ending the US $7,500 tax credit for buyers of electric cars.
[
377
]
Philosophy and religion
Natalism
Musk holds strong
pronatalist
views;
[
379
]
The Guardian
has characterized Musk as "The world's most famous pronatalist",
[
380
]
and according to
The Wall Street Journal
, he has had at least
14 children
with four women.
[
381
]
Musk believes that
vaginal delivery
result in reduced skull size and as a result supports routine
cesarean sections
over natural births.
[
382
]
[
383
]
Speaking at
The Wall Street Journal
'
s CEO Council session in 2021, Musk stated that a declining
birth rate
, and consequent population decline, is one of the biggest
risks to human civilization
.
[
384
]
The following year, he argued that
population collapse
, due to low
birth rates
, is a superior risk to civilization than
global warming
, and his views on population collapse were challenged by demographers.
[
385
]
In 2023, Musk has asserted that declining
birth rates
pose an existential threat to humanity and has donated ten million dollars to the
University of Texas at Austin
to further research on the potential risks.
[
386
]
Musk has also argued that "smart" people in particular are not having children, a view which has been criticized as too close to
eugenics
.
[
387
]
Speaking about natalism in 2024 Musk said "You've got to walk the talk, so I do have a lot of kids and I encourage others to have lots of kids."
[
388
]
Religion
Musk was raised in the
Anglican Church
, in which he was
baptized
.
[
390
]
[
391
]
In 2013, when he was asked if he thought that
science
and
religion
could
co-exist
, Musk replied "Probably not",
[
392
]
and in 2017 he denounced a plan to create a religion which is based on the worship of an artificially intelligent 'Godhead'.
[
393
]
By 2023, Musk had said that he considers himself "aspirationally Jewish", and noted the influence that his attending a Hebrew
preschool
had on him.
[
394
]
The following year, Musk tweeted about
Christianity
, stating he is a believer in the principles of Christianity, such as
love thy neighbor as thyself
and
turn the other cheek
.
[
395
]
[
396
]
He also engaged in a viral two-hour conversation with
Jordan Peterson
that explored various topics, including the role of Christianity in his life. During the interview, he described himself as a "
cultural Christian
".
[
395
]
[
396
]
[
397
]
In 2024, Musk stated that he is a "big believer in the principles of Christianity".
[
397
]
Notes
^
In addition to
far-right
,
[
1
]
[
2
]
[
3
]
[
4
]
as well as
libertarian authoritarian
,
[
5
]
[
6
]
Musk has been described as
right wing
,
[
7
]
[
8
]
[
9
]
[
10
]
libertarian
,
[
1
]
[
6
]
[
11
]
[
12
]
and associated with
techno-libertarians
.
[
13
]
[
14
]
^
Trump created the
alt-tech
platform in 2022 after Twitter banned him for inciting violence following the
2021 United States Capitol attack
.
[
100
]
^
According to
The Conversation
, "The
alt-right
or "alternative right" refers to the recent resurgence of
far-right
political movements opposing
multiculturalism
, gender equality and diversity, and supporting
white nationalism
",
[
1
]
^
According to
Jacobin
, "
Libertarian authoritarians
want to abolish the democratic state, which they see as a machine that restricts individual freedoms" and "consider the democratic state itself, the authorities and their regulations, to be invasive and harmful."
[
6
]
^
Isaacson, including in his book, sometimes refers to Vivian Jenna Wilson by her middle name, Jenna.
[
202
]
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"X Corp.") [Twitter under Elon Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk "Twitter under Elon Musk") [acquisition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Twitter_by_Elon_Musk "Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk") [investigation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEC_investigation_into_the_acquisition_of_Twitter_by_Elon_Musk "SEC investigation into the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk") [Tesla, Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc. "Tesla, Inc.") [SolarCity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCity "SolarCity") [OpenAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI "OpenAI") [Neuralink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink "Neuralink") [The Boring Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boring_Company "The Boring Company") [Thud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thud_\(media_company\) "Thud (media company)") Politics [Activities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_Musk "Political activities of Elon Musk") [America PAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_PAC "America PAC") [America Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Party "America Party") [Building America's Future](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_America%27s_Future "Building America's Future") [Dept. of Govt. Efficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency "Department of Government Efficiency") [Salute controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_salute_controversy "Elon Musk salute controversy") [Trade unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_and_trade_unions "Elon Musk and trade unions") [Tesla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_and_trade_unions "Tesla and trade unions") [Protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_Elon_Musk "Protests against Elon Musk") [Tesla Takedown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Takedown "Tesla Takedown") [vandalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tesla_vandalism "2025 Tesla vandalism") [Trump feud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%E2%80%93Musk_feud "Trump–Musk feud") In the arts and media [*Character Limit*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_Limit:_How_Elon_Musk_Destroyed_Twitter "Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter") [*Elon Musk* by Vance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk:_Tesla,_SpaceX,_and_the_Quest_for_a_Fantastic_Future "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future") [Elon Musk's Crash Course](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Crash_Course "Elon Musk's Crash Course") [*Elon Musk* by Isaacson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_\(Isaacson_book\) "Elon Musk (Isaacson book)") [Filmography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_filmography "Elon Musk filmography") [*Ludicrous*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludicrous:_The_Unvarnished_Story_of_Tesla_Motors "Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors") *[Make America Wait Again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Wait_Again "Make America Wait Again")* "[The Musk Who Fell to Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musk_Who_Fell_to_Earth "The Musk Who Fell to Earth")" [*Musk* (film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_\(film\) "Musk (film)") [*Power Play*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Play:_Tesla,_Elon_Musk,_and_the_Bet_of_the_Century "Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century") *[Return to Space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Space "Return to Space")* *[Revenge of the Electric Car](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Electric_Car "Revenge of the Electric Car")* *[The Space Barons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Space_Barons "The Space Barons")* | |
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[Elon Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk "Elon Musk") is a businessman and entrepreneur known for [his leadership](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_career_of_Elon_Musk "Business career of Elon Musk") of [Tesla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc. "Tesla, Inc."), [SpaceX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX "SpaceX"), [X (formerly Twitter)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_\(social_network\) "X (social network)"), and [xAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XAI_\(company\) "XAI (company)"). He is the [wealthiest individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Elon_Musk "Wealth of Elon Musk") in the world, and a former U.S. [government employee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_government_employee "Special government employee").
Despite rejecting the [conservative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism "Conservatism") label and describing himself as a [political moderate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_moderate "Political moderate"), Musk's views have become increasingly [right-wing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing "Right-wing") over time, leading them to be characterized as [far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right "Far-right") and [libertarian authoritarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarian "Libertarian authoritarian").[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-15)
As the [owner of Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk "Twitter under Elon Musk"), he has been accused of [suppressing critics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk#Lawsuits "Twitter under Elon Musk") and allowing the spread of [misinformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation "Misinformation"). Following his [involvement in European politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_Musk "Political activities of Elon Musk"), Musk’s public statements have received [criticism from several world leaders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_relations_of_Elon_Musk "International relations of Elon Musk"). He frequently comments on topics ranging from science and technology to religion and philosophy.
Within the context of [American politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_politics "American politics"), Musk voted for [Democratic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_\(United_States\) "Democratic Party (United States)") candidates from 2008 before switching to [Republican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_\(United_States\) "Republican Party (United States)") candidates in 2022 and supporting [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") in 2024, with whom he had previously feuded. He identifies as a "[free speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech "Freedom of speech") absolutist" and has expressed support for [universal basic income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income "Universal basic income"), [gun rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_rights "Gun rights"), a [carbon tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax "Carbon tax"), and [H-1B visas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa "H-1B visa"). Conversely, he has criticized the [wealth tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_tax "Wealth tax"), [short-selling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-selling "Short-selling"), [government subsidies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_subsidies "Government subsidies"), and [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia "Wikipedia"). Musk has voiced concern about the perceived dangers of [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence") and [climate change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change "Climate change"), while also opposing [public transportation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transportation "Public transportation") systems, rejecting [labor unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions "Labor unions"), and promoting [pronatalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronatalism "Pronatalism").
During the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic") in 2020, Musk defied [lockdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns "COVID-19 lockdowns") orders, calling them "[fascist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascist_\(insult\) "Fascist (insult)")", supported the [Canada convoy protest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest "Canada convoy protest") against [vaccine mandates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine_mandates "COVID-19 vaccine mandates"), and made several contentious epidemiological claims. He has promoted [conspiracy theories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theories "Conspiracy theories") and made controversial statements that have led to accusations of [racism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism "Racism"), [sexism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism "Sexism"), [antisemitism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism "Antisemitism"), [Islamophobia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia "Islamophobia"), [transphobia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transphobia "Transphobia"), and spreading [misinformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation "Misinformation") and [disinformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation "Disinformation").
While describing himself as a "[pro-Semite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosemitism "Philosemitism")", his remarks about [George Soros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros "George Soros") and [Jewish communities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_communities "Jewish communities") have drawn condemnation from the [Anti-Defamation League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League "Anti-Defamation League") and the [White House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House "White House") under [Joe Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden "Joe Biden"). An immigrant himself, Musk has blamed [immigration policy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy "Immigration policy") for [illegal immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration "Illegal immigration"), been described as [anti-immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-immigration "Anti-immigration"), and has promoted misleading narratives about voter fraud in the United States.
## Politics and elections
Musk has been described as being closely associated with [techno-libertarians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno-libertarians "Techno-libertarians"),[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Clark-2024-13)[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Lynn-2024-14) ideologically a [libertarian authoritarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarian "Libertarian authoritarian"),[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Nachtwey-2023-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6) and has more recently been described as [far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics "Far-right politics") in regards to [European politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_politics "European politics").[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Henley-2025-16) Having criticized and feuded with [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump"),[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ferris-2016-17)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Bedigan-2024-18) Musk supported Trump for the [2024 United States presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election "2024 United States presidential election")[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Endorse-2024-19) as the largest financial contributor to [his campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign "Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign").[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Endorse-2024-19)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Thadani_12062024-20) Soon after, by appointment of Trump, Musk was given "[special government employee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_government_employee "Special government employee")" status as the *de facto* head of the [Department of Government Efficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency "Department of Government Efficiency") (DOGE).[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-MD-21)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ngo_1212025-22) Describing himself as "a [free speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech "Freedom of speech") absolutist,"[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-AP_News-2024-23)[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Valle-2024-24) Musk has regularly criticized American and [European immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_Europe "Illegal immigration to Europe") policies,[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Fearmongering-25) and his views on [transgender issues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_the_United_States "Transgender rights in the United States"), women, and race, have been controversial.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Bauer-2023-26) Musk advocates for the U.S. to withdraw from both [NATO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO "NATO") and the [United Nations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations "United Nations").[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-27)
### United States
See also: [Political activities of Elon Musk § United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_Musk#United_States "Political activities of Elon Musk")
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(cropped\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg) | **Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg)** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> Thanks Jack. To be clear, I am not a conservative. Am registered independent & politically moderate. Doesn't mean I'm moderate about all issues. Humanitarian issues are extremely important to me & I don't understand why they are not important to everyone.
July 14, 2018[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-28)
Before embracing Donald Trump in 2024 election cycle, Musk was known to have supported [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama"), [Hillary Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton "Hillary Clinton"), and even [Joe Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden "Joe Biden") in 2020.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Firstpost-2022-29)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Endorse-2024-19) In 2014, Musk described himself politically as "half [Democrat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_\(United_States\) "Democratic Party (United States)"), half [Republican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_\(United_States\) "Republican Party (United States)")" and "somewhere in the middle, [socially liberal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_liberalism "Cultural liberalism") and [fiscally conservative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal_conservatism "Fiscal conservatism")".[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-30)[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-31) By 2018, he stated that he was "not a [conservative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States "Conservatism in the United States")" and saw himself as a "[politically moderate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politically_moderate "Politically moderate")"; he added, "Doesn't mean I'm moderate about all issues."[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Moderate-2018-32) He stated that he had "voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, historically" but in 2022 began supporting Republicans,[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Spocchia-2022-33) with his views becoming more [right-wing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing "Right-wing").[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kamisher-Hull-Fine-2024-8)
#### 2016–2020
In 2016, prompted by the emergence of artificial intelligence, Musk has voiced support for a [universal basic income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income "Universal basic income");[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-34) he additionally backs [direct democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy "Direct democracy") and has stated he thinks the government on Mars will be a direct democracy.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-35) He supported targeting an inclusive tax rate of 40%; prefers [consumption taxes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumption_tax "Consumption tax") to [income taxes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax "Income tax"); and supports the [estate tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inheritance_tax "Inheritance tax"), as the "probability of progeny being equally excellent at capital allocation is not high."[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-36) In an interview with *[The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post")*, Musk stated he was a significant donor to Democrats and also gives heavily to Republicans. Musk further stated that political contributions are a requirement in order to have a voice in the [United States federal government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_government "United States federal government").[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-huffingtonpost.com-37)[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-38)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vice_President_Pence_at_the_Kennedy_Space_Center_\(49945667303\).jpg)
Musk with Vice President [Mike Pence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pence "Mike Pence") and Second Lady [Karen Pence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Pence "Karen Pence"), May 2020
In 2019, Musk tweeted in support of the Democratic presidential candidate [Andrew Yang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Yang "Andrew Yang"), agreeing that universal basic income was required.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-bloomberg.com-39) The following year, Musk voiced support for [Kanye West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West "Kanye West")'s independent [run for president](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West_2020_presidential_campaign "Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign").[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-40) Musk at the time described the United States as "\[inarguably\] the [greatest country that has ever existed on Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism "American exceptionalism")", describing it as "the greatest force for good of any country that's ever been." Musk believes democracy would not exist any longer if not for the United States, saying that it prevented this disappearance on three occasions through its participation in [World War I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I "World War I"), [World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II "World War II"), and the [Cold War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War "Cold War"), while believing the country is not perfect and has made many mistakes.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-41)
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(cropped\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg) | **Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg)** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> In general, I believe government should rarely impose its will upon the people, and, when doing so, should aspire to maximize their cumulative happiness. That said, I would prefer to stay out of politics.
September 2, 2021[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-42)
#### 2021–present
In 2021, in response to [Texas governor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Texas "List of governors of Texas") [Greg Abbott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abbott "Greg Abbott") saying that Musk supported Texas' "social policies", Musk said he believed government "should rarely impose its will upon the people".[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-43) The following year, Musk said that he could "no longer support" the Democrats, saying that "they have become the party of division & hate" and would be voting Republican due to Biden's support for [unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union "Trade union") and his inability to "get a lot done".[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-45)
In June 2022, Musk voted for [Mayra Flores](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayra_Flores "Mayra Flores") in a [special election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Texas%27s_34th_congressional_district_special_election "2022 Texas's 34th congressional district special election"), stating it was the first time he ever voted Republican, while also considering [Ron DeSantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis "Ron DeSantis") in the [2024 U.S. presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election "2024 United States presidential election").[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-46)[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-47)[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-48) In November, Musk clarified he would support DeSantis if he chose to run.[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-49)
In January 2024, Musk participated in a forum with [Bill Ackman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ackman "Bill Ackman") and Democratic [presidential primary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries "2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries") challenger, [Representative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives "United States House of Representatives") [Dean Phillips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Phillips "Dean Phillips") regarding his [presidential bid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Phillips_2024_presidential_campaign "Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign").[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-50)[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-51) During the forum, after hearing about the various challenges the Democratic Party presented to Phillips's campaign, Musk denounced the process of removing candidates from ballots as being "fundamentally anti-democratic".[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-52) In July 2024, Musk called [Kamala Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris "Kamala Harris") an "extinctionist" due to comments about young people being anxious about having kids due to climate change.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-53)
#### Donald Trump
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> I love @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can love another man
February 7, 2025[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-54)
Musk criticized Donald Trump prior to [his first presidency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump "First presidency of Donald Trump") in 2016[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ferris-2016-17) and the two feuded in 2022,[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-55)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Independent-2022-56)[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-57) as well as subsequent years.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44) In 2024 there flourished what was described by *[The Independent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent "The Independent")* as a "rapid and intense [bromance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromance "Bromance") between two of the world's most powerful men."[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Bedigan-2024-18) In February 2025, Musk publicly stated he loved Trump as "a [straight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_\(sexuality\) "Straight (sexuality)") man",[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-58) before [feuding again with President Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%E2%80%93Musk_feud "Trump–Musk feud") in June.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-59)[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-60)
##### 2016–2020
Before the election of Donald Trump as [president of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States "President of the United States") in November 2016, Musk criticized Trump by saying he was "not the right guy" and did not have the "character that reflects well on the United States".[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ferris-2016-17)[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Dodds-2023-61) Following [Trump's inauguration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump "First inauguration of Donald Trump") in January 2017, Musk accepted an invitation to participate in two councils advising the president,[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-62) and also criticized [Trump's travel ban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_travel_ban "Trump travel ban"), regarding "citizens from certain primarily Muslim countries".[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-63) In June, a few months later, he resigned from both business advisory councils in protest of Trump's decision to [withdraw the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_the_Paris_Agreement "United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement") from the [Paris Agreement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement "Paris Agreement") on climate change, stating: "Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world".[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-64)[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-65)
In May 2020, amidst Musk's restarting of Tesla assembly plant production during the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic"), Trump tweeted in support of Musk, which Musk publicly thanked him for.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-66)[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-67) According to [Walter Isaacson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson "Walter Isaacson")'s [biography of Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_\(Isaacson_book\) "Elon Musk (Isaacson book)"), he reportedly did not vote in the 2020 presidential election since he believed that it was a waste of time to vote due to California being an uncontested state.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-68)[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-69)
##### 2022 feud
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(cropped\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg) | **Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg)** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> Trump would be 82 at end of term, which is too old to be chief executive of anything, let alone the United States of America. If DeSantis runs against Biden in 2024, then DeSantis will easily win – he doesn't even need to campaign.
July 12, 2022[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-70)
> When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it's electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he'd be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, 'drop to your knees and beg,' and he would have done it.
[Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump"), July 13, 2022[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Independent-2022-56)
In July 2022, Trump referred to Musk as a "[bullshit artist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_artist "Bullshit artist")" and called Musk's contract with Twitter "rotten".[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-71)[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-72) Musk responded by describing Trump as being too old for the presidency, instead favoring [Ron DeSantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis "Ron DeSantis") for the 2024 presidential election.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-73) Afterwards, Trump stated on [Truth Social](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social "Truth Social") that Musk had come to the White House requesting help with subsidized projects and that had he been asked to beg, "he would have done it"; Trump also said on Truth Social that "Now Elon should focus on getting himself out of the Twitter mess because he could owe \$44 billion for something that's perhaps worthless. Also, lots of competition for electric cars!".[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Independent-2022-56)
In 2022, after [Trump's Twitter suspension](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_use_by_Donald_Trump#Permanent_suspension "Twitter use by Donald Trump") was reversed, Musk told Isaacson about Trump that "he's disruptive. He's the world's champion of bullshit."[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-74) In 2024, [*New York Magazine*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_\(magazine\) "New York (magazine)") described the feud over the past few years as "on-again, off-again".[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)
#### 2024 presidential election
In July 2024, Musk endorsed Donald Trump shortly after the [attempted assassination in Pennsylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Donald_Trump_in_Pennsylvania "Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania"),[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Endorse-2024-19) and it was reported that he pledged the commitment to a pro-Trump [super PAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee "Political action committee") on a monthly basis,[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-75)[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-76) making Musk the single largest individual donor to [Trump's campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign "Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign").[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Thadani_12062024-20)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trump_UFC_2024_03_\(cropped\).jpg)
Musk with then-president-elect [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") in November 2024
In September 2024, following [another attempted assassination of Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Golf_Club_shooting "Trump International Golf Club shooting"), Musk received backlash after posting the now-deleted tweet: "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala".[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-77)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-78) The following month, at a rally in [Butler, Pennsylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_Pennsylvania "Butler, Pennsylvania"), Musk declared the presidential election crucial for preserving democracy, stating that Donald Trump was the only candidate capable of achieving this. Wearing a black "[Make America Great Again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_Again "Make America Great Again")" cap, he warned that if Trump lost, it might be the last election, marking his first appearance at a Trump event. Musk positioned Trump as a champion of free speech, and accused Democrats of threatening various rights, including the right to vote.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-79)
In December 2024, *[The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post")* reported that Musk had donated \$277 million to Trump and allied Republicans, making him the single largest individual political donor in the 2024 election and the largest donor since at least 2010, not counting candidates who funded their own campaigns, according to data from OpenSecrets. *The Post* described Musk as being referred to by some Republicans as "the [Soros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soros "Soros") of the right".[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Thadani_12062024-20)
##### 2025 feud
Main article: [Trump–Musk feud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%E2%80%93Musk_feud "Trump–Musk feud")
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(cropped\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg) | **Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg)** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> Time to drop the really big bomb:
>
> @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.
>
> Have a nice day, DJT\!
June 5, 2025[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-80)
A feud between Musk and Trump occurred in June 2025 following Musk's exit from the [second Trump administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump "Second presidency of Donald Trump") with his criticisms of the [One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Big_Beautiful_Bill_Act "One Big Beautiful Bill Act").[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-81) Musk described the bill as a "disgusting abomination" and alleged Trump had ties to sex offender [Jeffrey Epstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein "Jeffrey Epstein").[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-82)[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Epstein1-83)[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Epstein2-84)
#### Public office
See also: [Department of Government Efficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency "Department of Government Efficiency")
The concept of the [Department of Government Efficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency "Department of Government Efficiency") (DOGE), a department for streamlining government efficiency, emerged in a discussion between [Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk "Elon Musk") and [Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump"), and in August 2024, Trump committed to giving Musk an advisory role, with Musk accepting the offer.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Shepardson-85) Musk was described as having more of a "technology approach", according to [Vivek Ramaswamy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Ramaswamy "Vivek Ramaswamy"), who was originally intended co-chair the department alongside Musk.[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-86)[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-87) In November 2024, he suggested that the organization could help to cut the [U.S. federal budget](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget "United States federal budget"), consolidate the number of federal agencies,[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-88)[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-89) and eliminate the [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bureau "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau").[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-90)[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-91) The following month, he described the final stage of DOGE as "deleting itself".[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-92) While [his official role](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_Musk "Political activities of Elon Musk") is not clear,[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Wolf2-93) he was given "[special government employee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_government_employee "Special government employee")" status,[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-MD-21) with the organization created by [executive order](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order "Executive order") in January 2025.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ngo_1212025-22) Soon after, Musk was criticised for his treatment towards employees,[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-nyt-young-aides-25-94)[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-nyt-swan-musk-feb-25-95)[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wp-zs-25-96) prioritized secrecy within the organization,[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_New_York_Times-97) and accused others of violating privacy laws,[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-MD2-98) stating "Don't mess with DOGE" on X.[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-nyt-conger-musk-doge-x-99)
### Free speech
See also: [Twitter under Elon Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk "Twitter under Elon Musk")
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(cropped\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg) | **Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg)** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.
March 5, 2022[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-100)
Musk calls himself "a [free speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech "Freedom of speech") absolutist",[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-AP_News-2024-23)[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Valle-2024-24) identifying his definition of free speech as "that which matches the law", while advocating that corporate censorship of speech should not go significantly beyond minimum legal requirements.[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-ars:freespeech-101)[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-India-Twitter-102) He has attempted to silence some critics' speech,[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-free-speech-103) including journalists and non-profit organisations,[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-AP_News-2024-23)[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-104) and engaged in [censorship on behalf of Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Twitter "Censorship of Twitter").[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Valle-2024-24)
> I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.
>
> However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.
Elon Musk, filing with the [U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission"), April 2022[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-105)
In April 2022, Musk made an offer to buy [Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter"), believing that "free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy".[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-106) Since Musk's acquisition of Twitter, the platform has increased its approval of censorship requests by governments.[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-107) During the [2023 Turkish presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Turkish_presidential_election "2023 Turkish presidential election"), Twitter limited access to content in Turkey, including critics of incumbent president [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan"), political opponents, and journalists. Musk defended this move by stating that the alternative would have been to "throttle \[Twitter\] in its entirety", and said it was normal for Internet companies to do.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-pahwa-2023a-108)[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-vanity-fair-2023a-109) Twitter has also censored tweets and blocked accounts that are critical of India's prime minister [Narendra Modi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi "Narendra Modi") and his [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party "Bharatiya Janata Party"), with Musk stating that Twitter is left with no choice but to "obey local government",[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-India-Twitter-102) as a believer in upholding lawful censorship requests.[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-ars:freespeech-101) [Twitter has filed strategic lawsuits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk#Lawsuits "Twitter under Elon Musk") against public participation for some U.S. critics,[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-110)[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-111) and it is facing a speech-related case involving a critic in Germany.[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-112) Musk has also called for several of his critics to be criminally prosecuted.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-113)
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> Truth Social (terrible name) exists because Twitter censored free speech
April 22, 2022[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-114)
According to Musk, the [alt-tech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-tech "Alt-tech") platform [Truth Social](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social "Truth Social")[\[b\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-115) exists because of censorship on Twitter.[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-ars:freespeech-101) In May 2022, Musk called Twitter's decision to ban Trump "morally wrong", announcing he would reverse Trump's ban when [after purchasing Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk "Twitter under Elon Musk").[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Reuters:UnbanTrump-116)
In November 2022, Musk tweeted that he was so committed to free speech that he would not ban @[ElonJet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElonJet "ElonJet"), a Twitter account that tracked the publicly available real-time flight data of Musk's private plane. Musk reversed his position the following month, [banning the account and several journalists who had reported on it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_15,_2022_Twitter_suspensions "December 15, 2022 Twitter suspensions"), accused them of [doxxing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxxing "Doxxing"), and threatening legal action.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-117)[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-118) He has also refused to block [Russian state media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media_in_Russia "Mass media in Russia") on SpaceX's [Starlink satellites in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War "Starlink in the Russo-Ukrainian War").[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-119)[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-120)
In February 2025, Tesla fired a manager who had been openly critical of Musk, a move seen at odds with Musk's purported free speech views.[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-121)[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-122) In March 2025, Musk pressured [Reddit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit "Reddit") CEO [Steve Huffman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Huffman "Steve Huffman") to prevent subreddits from banning links to Twitter and ban subreddits critical of the [Trump administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump "Second presidency of Donald Trump"), leading to the r/WhitePeopleofTwitter subreddit being banned for 72 hours.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-123) In an interview, Musk said he would be working with the Trump administration to "go after" people "pushing the lies" about Tesla.[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-124)
### Gun rights
In the aftermath of the [Uvalde school shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvalde_school_shooting "Uvalde school shooting") in 2022, Musk supported strict background checks on all gun purchases and limiting the sale of [assault rifles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_rifle "Assault rifle") to those living in "high risk" locations with issues such as "[gang warfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang "Gang")" and to owners of [gun ranges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_range "Shooting range"). Believing in a special permit and vigorous vetting, Musk has said that he firmly believes "that the [right to bear arms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_keep_and_bear_arms "Right to keep and bear arms") is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government. Historically, maintaining their power over the people is why those in power did not allow public ownership of guns".[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-125)[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-126)
### Ideology
Having previously been described as a "[Silicon Valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley "Silicon Valley") libertarian",[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Davies-2024-11) in late 2022, *[The Atlantic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atlantic "The Atlantic")* wrote that Musk was "a right-wing activist" who was aiding the far-right, and "appears deeply committed to the right's [culture war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_war "Culture war") against progressivism in most forms", while Musk affirmed he was a [centrist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrism "Centrism"). The magazine described his activism as being "personally motivated", as opposed to ideologically motivated.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Warzel-2022-7) A year later, the *[New Statesman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Statesman "New Statesman")* described his libertarianism as being "infused with [authoritarian tendencies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism "Authoritarianism")".[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Nachtwey-2023-5) In July 2024, [Bloomberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_News "Bloomberg News") declared Musk was "going all in on [right-wing politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_politics "Right-wing politics")" and embracing the [conservative movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States "Conservatism in the United States").[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kamisher-Hull-Fine-2024-8) In October, a [CNN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN "CNN") reporter described Musk as finding Trump's authoritarian leanings appealing,[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-127) and a month later, *[The Spectator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spectator "The Spectator")* credited Musk with bringing "the [techno-libertarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technolibertarianism "Technolibertarianism") elite, a small but very wealthy group, into Trump's largely blue-collar, industrial and conservative base", thus increasing the support base.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Lynn-2024-14)
In early 2025, [*The Conversation*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conversation_\(website\) "The Conversation (website)") analysed Musk's path towards far-right politics within the context of "the libertarian to [alt-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right "Alt-right") pipeline"[\[c\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-128) and the shift of the [Libertarian Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Party_\(United_States\) "Libertarian Party (United States)") to the right. The magazine stated that "he remains a [limited-government libertarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited-government_libertarianism "Limited-government libertarianism")", and that his [online personality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_personality "Online personality") is "part of a deliberate alt-right [populist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populism "Populism") strategy to stoke controversy", intended to disturb the left and claim persecution when criticized.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Maher-2025-1) [*Wired*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_\(magazine\) "Wired (magazine)") opined that Musk had become "the hero of America's far-right movement", and had become paramount within far-right community discussions.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gilbert-2025-2) [*Jacobin*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobin_\(magazine\) "Jacobin (magazine)") defined his politics as [libertarian authoritarianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarianism "Libertarian authoritarianism"),[\[d\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-129) based on his political activities combining "[authoritarian nationalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarian_nationalism "Authoritarian nationalism") with a distinctive postmodern, libertarian streak". The magazine attributed his transition into a "chief amplifier of global authoritarianism", based on his past criticisms of [Black Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter "Black Lives Matter"), [diversity, equity and inclusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion "Diversity, equity, and inclusion"), and "[wokeness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wokeness "Wokeness")", describing Musk as "the first truly global oligarch".[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6)
[Al Jazeera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_English "Al Jazeera English") reported that although Musk was supported by some [for his salute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_salute_controversy "Elon Musk salute controversy"), his [public persona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Elon_Musk "Public image of Elon Musk") remains libertarian; described as passionately protesting against regulation, government waste, and "freeing the potential of the market and of individuals". Political scientist [Jean-Yves Camus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Yves_Camus "Jean-Yves Camus") argued that Musk is not a Nazi, and alongside Trump, is "self-serving rather than ideological" who instead favours an [autocracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocracy "Autocracy"),[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Psaropoulos-2025-130) and *[The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian")* hypothesised that his "closeness with rightwing populist parties" may be of benefit to his businesses.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Conroy-2025-9) *[The Nation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nation "The Nation")* warned that Musk has raised "the specter of massive corruption and authoritarianism to an immediate threat",[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-131) after U.S. Senator [Bernie Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders "Bernie Sanders") described Trump and Musk's attempts to restructure the [federal government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States "Federal government of the United States") as "the growth of oligarchy", and part of the shift towards authoritarianism.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-132)
### Immigration
Musk has regularly criticized American and [European immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_Europe "Illegal immigration to Europe") policies. An [immigrant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant "Immigrant") himself,[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sacchetti-2024-133) he is described as being "[anti-immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-immigration "Anti-immigration")" and has distributed false information regarding immigration and voter fraud,[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Fearmongering-25) promoted misleading narratives,[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Alba-2024-134) and engaged in misinformation.[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024-135)
Since the inauguration of the [Biden administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biden_administration "Biden administration") in 2021, Musk has expressed various disapprovals of its immigration policies, regularly criticizing [illegal immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States "Illegal immigration to the United States") and the crimes allegedly committed by them, and has promoted the theory that an increase in illegal immigration is the alleged goal of "importing voters".[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Fearmongering-25)[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024-135) Musk clarified his opinion that votes are coming from counting unauthorized immigrants during the census, which shifts the proportion of seats in the [House of Representatives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives "United States House of Representatives") toward states with large number of undocumented immigrants, with such states predominantly voting for Democrats.[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-136) Analysis from [Bloomberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_News "Bloomberg News") described his posts on the topic as those that "primarily promote misleading narratives", and helps amplify [Trump's policies on immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_second_Donald_Trump_administration "Immigration policy of the second Donald Trump administration").[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Alba-2024-134) [BBC Verify](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Verify "BBC Verify") reported that Musk's engagement with misinformation on the subject was a "key theme" since endorsing Trump in July 2024,[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024-135) and *The Washington Post* likened the imported voters theory as being "adjacent rhetoric" to the ["great replacement" conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Replacement_conspiracy_theory "Great Replacement conspiracy theory").[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-137) That year, Musk reached over one thousands tweets and over 10 billion views on the topic of immigration and voter fraud, which became his most tweeted topic.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Alba-2024-134)
In September 2023, Musk [livestreamed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_streaming "Live streaming") a visit to the [Texas border with Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border "Mexico–United States border") during an influx in migrant arrivals. Musk called for improving the immigration system to allow more "hard-working and honest" migrants, while also stopping illegal migrants who are breaking the law.[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-138) That same month, Musk retweeted a video that showed a non-governmental organization working to assist [migrants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_immigration_to_Europe "African immigration to Europe") in the [Mediterranean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea "Mediterranean Sea") with the caption about Germany NGO ships "collecting illegal immigrants to be unloaded in Italy". Musk's retweet bore the caption "Is the German public aware of this?" to which the [German Foreign Ministry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Foreign_Ministry "German Foreign Ministry") responded "Yes. And it's called saving lives." Musk responded to the Foreign Ministry declaring that Germany had violated sovereignty with the remark "Has invasion vibes".[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-139)[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-140)[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-141)
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bernie_Sanders_2023.jpg "Avatar of Bernie Sanders") Avatar of Bernie Sanders [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge_Gray.svg) | **Bernie Sanders [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge_Gray.svg)** (@SenSanders ) tweeted: |
> Elon Musk is wrong.
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> The main function of the H-1B visa program is not to hire "the best and the brightest", but rather to replace good-paying American jobs with low-wage indentured servants from abroad.
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> The cheaper the labor they hire, the more money the billionaires make.
January 2, 2025[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-142)
Musk has defended the use of [H-1B visas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa "H-1B visa") to attract highly skilled workers to the U.S,[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-CBS_News-2024-143)[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-144) having once been on the same visa.[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-145) In December 2024, during a period of online discussion on whether H-1B visas should be reformed, he said that [Silicon Valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley "Silicon Valley") firms need foreign workers (via H-1B) because there are not enough "super motivated" and "super talented engineers" in America.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-146) This was controversial and drew criticism from opponents of immigration who believe that importing foreign workers would negatively impact American workers,[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-147) and the debate was dubbed the "MAGA Civil War".[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Washington_Post-148)[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-149)[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-150) U.S. Senator [Bernie Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders "Bernie Sanders") criticised Musk's stance, viewing it as the importation of cheap labour that benefits billionaires.[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-151)
### Judiciary
After multiple [United States federal judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_judge "United States federal judge") ruled against the Trump administration's actions, Musk in February 2025 proposed "an immediate wave of judicial impeachments".[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-152) Musk in March 2025 declared: "It's like any federal judge can stop any action by the President of the United States. This is insane, and this has got to stop … at the federal level and at the state level".[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-153)
Following the [killing of Iryna Zarutska](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Iryna_Zarutska "Killing of Iryna Zarutska") in Charlotte, North Carolina in August 2025, Musk criticized judges and district attorneys for allowing "criminals to walk free."[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-154)
### Labor rights
Main article: [Elon Musk and unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_and_unions "Elon Musk and unions")
See also: [Tesla and unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_and_unions "Tesla and unions")
> I disagree with the idea of unions. I just don't like anything which creates a lords and peasants sort of thing. I think the unions naturally try to create negativity in a company.
Elon Musk, at the *[New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times "New York Times")* Dealbook Summit, December 2023[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Varg-2023-155)
Musk has been critical of trade unions.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44) In December 2023, Musk commented that he disagreed with "the idea of unions", describing a "lords and peasants" scenario.[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-156)[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Varg-2023-155) In 2018, Musk tweeted "Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union ... But why pay union dues & give up stock options for nothing?" while the [United Auto Workers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Auto_Workers "United Auto Workers") (UAW) union was [campaigning at Tesla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_and_unions "Tesla and unions"), in the [Fremont Factory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Fremont_Factory "Tesla Fremont Factory") in California.[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-reuters20241028-5th-circuit-157)
### Race and white nationalism
See also: [Elon Musk salute controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_salute_controversy "Elon Musk salute controversy")
In February 2023, following racist comments from cartoonist [Scott Adams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams "Scott Adams") in which he described Black people as a [hate group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_group "Hate group") and encouraged [racial segregation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation "Racial segregation"),[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-158) Musk opined that the media was being racist against Whites and Asians.[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-159) Musk has amplified false claims of [white genocide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_genocide "White genocide") in South Africa.[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-160)
> I'll say what I want, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it, \[...\]
Elon Musk, speaking with [David Faber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Faber_\(journalist\) "David Faber (journalist)") from [CNBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBC "CNBC"), May 2023[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-CNBC160523-161)
In May 2023, Musk attacked [George Soros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros "George Soros") on Twitter after the investor sold a small stake in Tesla, comparing Soros to the Jewish supervillain [Magneto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneto_\(Marvel_Comics\) "Magneto (Marvel Comics)").[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-162)[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-163) In his defence, Musk stated he believes Soros wanted to "erode the very fabric of civilization". Musk's comment was criticized as being [antisemitic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism "Antisemitism") by the [Anti-Defamation League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League "Anti-Defamation League") (ADL), noting that Soros had long been the [target of conspiracy theories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros_conspiracy_theories "George Soros conspiracy theories"),[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-164)[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Isidore-2023-165) and by a member of the [Israeli Foreign Ministry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_\(Israel\) "Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)").[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-166) He was also defended by a minister of Israeli's [Ministry of Diaspora Affairs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Diaspora_Affairs "Ministry of Diaspora Affairs"), who deemed the post as not being antisemitic.[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Selk-167) Musk later denied being antisemitic and described himself as a "pro-Semite".[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-CNBC160523-161)
In August 2023, Musk criticized the "[Kill the Boer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_the_Boer "Kill the Boer")" song which was sung by [Julius Malema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Malema "Julius Malema") during a rally for the [far-left](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-left_politics "Far-left politics") South African political party [Economic Freedom Fighters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Freedom_Fighters "Economic Freedom Fighters"), asserting that the song advocated the genocide of white people,[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Genocide-168) which was rejected by Malema.[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-169) A month later, Musk assured [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu "Benjamin Netanyahu") that he was against antisemitism.[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-170) Musk discussed the issues online with a panel of [right-leaning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-leaning "Right-leaning") Jewish leaders including former Israeli president [Reuven Rivlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuven_Rivlin "Reuven Rivlin"), attorney [Alan Dershowitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dershowitz "Alan Dershowitz"), who represented Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, as well as several [Rabbis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi "Rabbi") including [Shmuley Boteach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmuley_Boteach "Shmuley Boteach"), where Musk denied allegations of antisemitism and cited the suspension of [Kanye West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West "Kanye West") as an example of enforcement on his platform. The group also criticized the ADL's criticism of Musk.[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-171)
> If somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself. Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is.
Elon Musk, at the DealBook Summit, November 27, 2023[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kastrenakes-2023-172)
In November 2023, Musk posted a response in which he expressed his agreement with an antisemitic tweet in which Jews were described as promoting "hatred against whites", writing "You have said the actual truth."[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Truth-173) Following this, Musk said it was "super messed-up" that white people are not "allowed to be proud of their race."[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Proud-174) He was condemned by the [White House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House "White House") for his post, described as a "hideous lie".[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Lie-175) Musk later acknowledged the tweet as a mistake, saying "I handed a loaded gun to those who hate me and to those who are antisemitic and for that I am quite sorry"[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-176) and described his tweet as very foolish.[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-177)[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-178)
Musk stated that he doesn't believe that "all Jewish communities" promote dialectical hatred towards white people and that he was "deeply offended" by the ADL, while denouncing what he described as "anti-white racism or anti-Asian racism or racism".[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-179) He also tweeted that his criticism of Jews applies to more groups than just the ADL.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-CNBC-2023-180) At the DealBook Summit, journalist [Andrew Ross Sorkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ross_Sorkin "Andrew Ross Sorkin") questioned Musk about the withdrawal of advertisers from X following his recent posts, and Musk responded denouncing advertisers of blackmail and stated "Go fuck yourself".[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kastrenakes-2023-172)[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-181)
In August 2024, Musk ignited a controversy after he shared an allegedly [Islamophobic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia "Islamophobia") meme.[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Mullah-2024-182) He subsequently feuded with [First Minister of Scotland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland "First Minister of Scotland") [Humza Yousaf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humza_Yousaf "Humza Yousaf"), who described him as "one of the most dangerous men on the planet" and a "race baiter" who should be held to account. Musk responded that Yousaf is a racist "scumbag" who "loathes white people".[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Mullah-2024-182)[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-183)
In January 2025, at a campaign event which was staged by the [German far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Germany_\(1945%E2%80%93present\) "Far-right politics in Germany (1945–present)") political party [Alternative for Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany "Alternative for Germany"), Elon stated that "There is too much focus on [past guilt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_collective_guilt "German collective guilt"), and we need to move beyond that". That same week, Musk was [criticized for a controversial gesture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_salute_controversy "Elon Musk salute controversy") that was interpreted by some as a Nazi salute, which he made during [Trump's inauguration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump "Second inauguration of Donald Trump"), his comments about past guilt were condemned by the chairman of [Israel's official memorial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yad_Vashem "Yad Vashem") to [Holocaust victims](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_victims "Holocaust victims").[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-184)
In January 2026, Musk reshared a tweet about "white solidarity" and on the same day, he claimed states like California are using immigrants to create a “one-party state.”[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-185)
### LGBTQ rights
In 2018, Musk shared a post by Tesla, about the company's ranking on the [Corporate Equality Index](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Equality_Index "Corporate Equality Index"); Tesla stated, "Thanks to everyone at Tesla for making [LGBTQ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ "LGBTQ") inclusion an important part of our culture."[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-186) Musk commented, in reply to another user, "Don't buy our car if that's a problem. People should be free to live their lives where their heart takes them".[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-187) In 2022, Musk reaffirmed those comments,[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-188) and also posted, "Tesla scores 100/100 for 7th year in a row for [LGBTQ equality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_equality "LGBTQ equality")" on the Corporate Equality Index.[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-189)[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-190)
Following Musk's takeover of [Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter") in October 2022, the platform has seen an increase in [hate speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech "Hate speech") toward the LGBTQ community, for which he has received criticism.[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-191)[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-192)
Musk said of gay people in March 2024, "My observation is that people are [born one way or another – it is not a choice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_sexual_orientation "Biology and sexual orientation"). People should find mutual love and happiness where their heart leads them. I only ask of [my gay friends that they have children](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_parenting "LGBT parenting") for the continuance of civilization."[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-193)[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-194)
In July 2024, Musk said that a California law which bans teachers from being required to report a change in a child's [gender identity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity "Gender identity") or [sexual orientation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation "Sexual orientation") was the "final straw" in deciding to move the headquarters of SpaceX and Twitter from California to Texas.[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-195)[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-196)[\[193\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-197)
#### On transgender topics
See also: [Twitter under Elon Musk § Hateful conduct and language regarding transgender people](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk#Hateful_conduct_and_language_regarding_transgender_people "Twitter under Elon Musk")
Musk's views on [transgender issues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_the_United_States "Transgender rights in the United States") have provoked controversy,[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Bauer-2023-26) leading to being characterized as [transphobic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transphobia "Transphobia").[\[194\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-198)
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(crop2\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg) | **Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg)** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> I absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare
December 16, 2020[\[195\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-199)
In July 2020, Musk made headlines when he tweeted "Pronouns suck." The tweet was interpreted by *[The Independent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent "The Independent")* as a slight to [preferred gender pronouns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_gender_pronoun "Preferred gender pronoun"), and was criticized by many, including [LGBTQ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ "LGBTQ") advocacy group [Human Rights Campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Campaign "Human Rights Campaign") and Musk's then partner [Grimes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimes "Grimes").[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-cnbc.com-200)[\[197\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-201) In a later tweet, Musk stated he supported "[trans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender "Transgender")", but that pronouns are "an [esthetic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esthetic "Esthetic") nightmare".[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:0-202) In December 2022, Musk again mocked preferred gender pronouns in a tweet that read "My Pronouns are Prosecute/[Fauci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci "Anthony Fauci")." In a 2023 interview, Grimes said she discussed transgender topics with Musk at length. She recounted that Musk's views appeared to her to stem from "hate \[of\] woke culture" and his "concerns about the fertility thing"; Grimes said to him that "[fertility tech … could be innovated that would help trans people](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_assisted_reproductive_technology_by_LGBTQ_people "Use of assisted reproductive technology by LGBTQ people")".[\[199\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-203)[\[200\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-204) Musk stated in 2024 that he personally does use people's preferred gender pronouns, from a "standpoint of [good manners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_manners "Good manners")".[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:2-205)
In 2020, Musk's daughter, [Vivian Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Wilson "Vivian Wilson"), underwent a [gender transition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_transition "Gender transition"). Wilson changed her name, and no longer wished to be associated with her father.[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:0-202) [Walter Isaacson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson "Walter Isaacson"), who wrote [a 2023 authorized biography of Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_\(Isaacson_book\) "Elon Musk (Isaacson book)"), stated that Musk was "generally sanguine" when he initially discovered Wilson was transgender, "but then Jenna[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-207) became a fervent [Marxist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist "Marxist") and broke off all relations".[\[203\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-208) However, Isaacson's book states that due to disagreements about capitalism, Musk and Wilson were already "estranged" before Musk knew she was transgender.[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:0-202) Isaacson wrote that Musk became politically more right-leaning in 2021, "partly triggered by his daughter Jenna's transition, her embrace of radical socialist politics, and her decision to break off relations with him."[\[204\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-209)[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Independent-2023-210) (Wilson said this was inaccurate for multiple reasons, e.g. that she opposes [wealth inequality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality "Wealth inequality") but is not Marxist.[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206)) According to Isaacson's book, Musk said that "she went beyond socialism to being a full communist and thinking that anyone rich is evil. … I've made many overtures but she doesn't want to spend time with me."[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:0-202)
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(crop2\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg) | **Elon Musk [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_Verified_Badge.svg)** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions.
> The words "cis" or "cisgender" are considered slurs on this platform.
June 21, 2023[\[206\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-211)
In April 2023, Twitter quietly removed a policy prohibiting targeted [deadnaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadnaming "Deadnaming") and [misgendering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misgendering "Misgendering") of transgender users.[\[207\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-212) This policy was reintroduced in 2024, however, Musk said it would be sparingly enforced, to reduce visibility of posts considered to be "repeated, targeted harassment of a particular person."[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-213)[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:2-205) In June 2023, Musk deemed the word *[cisgender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender "Cisgender")* a slur, stating that it violated Twitter's conduct policy.[\[209\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-214) That same month, *[What Is a Woman?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_a_Woman%3F "What Is a Woman?")*, a controversial documentary about transgender issues that was initially flagged by Twitter as hate speech, went viral after Musk personally promoted it and pinned it to his profile.[\[210\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-215) Musk has also expressed opposition to [gender-affirming care](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-affirming_care "Gender-affirming care") for minors and has stated he will be "actively lobbying to criminalize" such care.[\[211\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-216) In July 2024, Musk said his daughter's [gender dysphoria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria "Gender dysphoria") was related to being "born gay and [slightly autistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-functioning_autism "High-functioning autism")";[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:1-217)[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206) he said he [gave parental consent for her transition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_youth#Medical_interventions "Transgender youth") at the age of 16, but that he was "essentially tricked" into doing so.[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:1-217)[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206) (Wilson disputes this, saying Musk was "not by any means tricked" but rather gave [informed consent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent "Informed consent"); she has also [come out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_out "Come out") as [bisexual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisexual "Bisexual") rather than gay.[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:1-217)[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206))
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> Cis is a heterophobic word. Shame on anyone who uses it.
January 11, 2024[\[213\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-218)
In January 2024, Musk declared that cisgender is a "[heterophobic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterophobic "Heterophobic")" word.[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-219) *[PinkNews](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinkNews "PinkNews")* argued that it does not refer to heterosexual people.[\[215\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-220)
## Science and technology
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(crop2\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk | **Elon Musk** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> Since legacy media propaganda is considered a "valid" source by Wikipedia, it naturally simply becomes an extension of legacy media propaganda\!
January 21, 2025[\[216\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-221)
Musk considers [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence") to be one of the most significant threats to the human race,[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gibbs-2014-222) has received considerable criticism for his comments and actions related to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic"),[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Covid-Claims-223) supports the [colonization of Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars "Colonization of Mars"),[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-SpaceX-224) favors individualized transport over public transport,[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Marshall-2017-225) and has opposed [banning TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States "Restrictions on TikTok in the United States").[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2023-226) Musk has also been highly critical of [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia "Wikipedia"); describing the encyclopedia as "[woke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke "Woke")", controlled by the [mainstream media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_media "Mainstream media") and [far-left](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-left "Far-left") activists,[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Rascou%C3%ABt-Paz-2024-227)[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-O'Dell-2022-228)[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Achom-2024-229) and has called for its defunding.[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sherratt-230)
### Artificial intelligence
Musk has frequently spoken about the [potential dangers of artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_risk_from_advanced_artificial_intelligence "Existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence") (AI), declaring it as "the most serious threat to the survival of the human race".[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gibbs-2014-222) During a 2014 interview at the [MIT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT "MIT") AeroAstro Centennial Symposium, Musk described AI as humanity's largest existential threat, stating his belief in the need for [regulatory oversight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_AI "Regulation of AI").[\[226\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-guardianAI-231)[\[227\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wp2015-232)
Musk invested in [DeepMind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeepMind "DeepMind"), an AI firm, and [Vicarious](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_\(Company\) "Vicarious (Company)"), a company working to improve [machine intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_intelligence "Machine intelligence"), and was formerly co-chairman of [OpenAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI "OpenAI") as a co-founder.[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-GuardianDeepMind-233) Musk later criticized OpenAI for becoming [closed-sourced](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_source "Closed source") and for-profit, and interpreted its chatbot [ChatGPT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT "ChatGPT") of political bias. In March 2023, he signed [an open letter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pause_Giant_AI_Experiments:_An_Open_Letter "Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter") calling for a pause on large-scale AI experiments, citing profound risks for society.[\[229\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-234) The president of the [Information Technology and Innovation Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Innovation_Foundation "Information Technology and Innovation Foundation") (ITIF), [Robert D. Atkinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Atkinson "Robert D. Atkinson"), argued that Musk and others stating that AI is the "largest existential threat to humanity" is "not a very winning message if you want to get AI funding out of Congress to the [National Science Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation "National Science Foundation")."[\[230\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-235)
> I like to just keep an eye on what's going on with artificial intelligence. I think there is potentially a dangerous outcome there. There have been movies about this, you know, like Terminator, \[...\]
Elon Musk, speaking to [CNBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBC "CNBC"), June 2014[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-GuardianDeepMind-233)
In 2014, Musk expressed his concerns referencing *[Terminator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_\(franchise\) "Terminator (franchise)")*, stating "we should try to make sure the outcomes are good, not bad".[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-GuardianDeepMind-233) In 2015, as an advisor to the nonprofit [Future of Life Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Life_Institute "Future of Life Institute"), an organization focused on advanced technologies, Musk donated \$10 million.[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-236)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-237) The following year, when asked whether he thinks [humans live in a computer simulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis "Simulation hypothesis"), perhaps controlled by a vast AI, Musk stated that "the odds that we're in 'base reality' is one in billions."[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-238) Harvard physicist [Lisa Randall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Randall "Lisa Randall") disputed this arguing there was "no real evidence" of a simulation.[\[234\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-239)
At the 2019 World AI Conference, Musk contended that "computers are already smarter than human beings" and that this alone was reason for caution regarding AI.[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:12-240): 39 Musk warned of unintended consequences of AI and stated that immediate steps should be taken to prevent disaster.[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:12-240): 39
Musk's opinions about AI have provoked controversy and have been criticized by experts such as [Yann LeCun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yann_LeCun "Yann LeCun"), who contended that Musk's panic was influenced by reading [Nick Bostrom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom "Nick Bostrom")'s book *[Superintelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintelligence:_Paths,_Dangers,_Strategies "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies")*, and by Musk's attraction to the idea that he will save humanity.[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-forbes:ai2018-241)[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-cnbc:ai-242) [Facebook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook "Facebook")'s head of AI said that Musk was ill-informed about AI and noted that his comments about a future machine takeover distracts people from real, immediate AI concerns, such as [algorithms exacerbating inequality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_bias "Algorithmic bias").[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-forbes:ai2020-243) Consequently, according to [CNBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBC "CNBC"), Musk is "not always looked upon favorably" by the AI research community.[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-cnbc:ai-242)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-forbes:ai2018-241) [Mark Zuckerberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg "Mark Zuckerberg") has clashed with Musk on the issue and called his AI warnings "pretty irresponsible".[\[239\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-244)[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-245)[\[241\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-246)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UK_Government_hosts_AI_Summit_at_Bletchley_Park_\(53302846575\).jpg)
Musk at the [AI Safety Summit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_AI_Safety_Summit "2023 AI Safety Summit") in the [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London"), November 2024[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sellman-2023-247)
In November 2024, while speaking at the AI Safety Summit in London, attended by world leaders and tech figures,[\[243\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-248) Musk applauded the Prime Minister [Rishi Sunak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Sunak "Rishi Sunak") for hosting the event. In doing so, he reiterated his concerns that the intelligence is "potentially the most pressing \[existential risks\] that we face", while anticipating that it would become "far more intelligent" than human beings.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Firstpost-2022-29)[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Spocchia-2022-33)[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sellman-2023-247)
### COVID-19 pandemic
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> Based on current trends, probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April
March 19, 2020[\[244\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-249)
Musk has received criticism over his views and actions related to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Covid-Claims-223) In early 2020, Musk referred to [COVID-19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19 "COVID-19") as a "specific form of the [common cold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cold "Common cold")", stated that "the coronavirus panic is dumb",[\[245\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-250)[\[246\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-251) and that the "danger of panic still far exceeds danger of corona [imo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMO_\(in_my_opinion\) "IMO (in my opinion)") \[in my opinion\]. If we over-allocate medical resources to corona, it will come at expense of treating other illnesses".[\[247\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-252)[\[248\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-253) Musk has additionally been criticized for tweeting contentious comments on the disease, including that "Kids are essentially immune, but elderly with existing conditions are vulnerable", and for speculating that the pandemic would soon be ending according to "current trends".[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Covid-Claims-223) In addition, he promoted articles which suggested that healthcare companies were inflating COVID-19 case numbers for financial reasons.[\[249\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-254)[\[250\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-255)
When the [Alameda County Sheriff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda_County_Sheriff%27s_Office "Alameda County Sheriff's Office") ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down, Musk and Tesla initially refused to comply, arguing that vehicle manufacturing and energy infrastructure are critical sectors, citing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.[\[251\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-256)[\[252\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-257) Musk called the lockdown "[fascist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism "Fascism")" on a Tesla earnings call, comparing the restrictions to forced imprisonment,[\[253\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Earnings-2020-258) and later sent out numerous tweets opposing mandatory lockdowns such as "FREE AMERICA NOW."[\[254\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-259)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SpaceX_Crew-2_Crew_Walkout_\(NHQ202104230007\).jpg)
Musk wearing a bandana as a [face mask](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_masks_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic "Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic") during the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic")
In March 2020, in response to a request to repurpose the Tesla factory to make [urgently needed ventilators](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortages_related_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic#Mechanical_ventilation "Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic"), Musk promised that Tesla would make ventilators "if there is a shortage".[\[255\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-cnet:vents-260)[\[256\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-261) When [Nate Silver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Silver "Nate Silver") responded that there was a current shortage, Musk replied, "Ventilators are not difficult, but cannot be produced instantly."[\[257\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-262)[\[258\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-263) After figures such as New York City mayor [Bill de Blasio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_de_Blasio "Bill de Blasio") highlighted their hospitals' ventilator shortage and responded to Musk's offer, Musk said he thought the ventilators which Tesla was working on would probably be unneeded.[\[259\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-264)[\[260\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-265) A week later, Musk received widespread requests from dignitaries around the world,[\[261\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-266) including the Ukrainian [Health minister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulana_Suprun "Ulana Suprun"),[\[262\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-267) Bolivia's [Ambassador for Science and Technology to Silicon Valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Mostajo-Radji "Mohammed Mostajo-Radji"),[\[263\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-268) and Nigeria's [Ministry of Finance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zainab_Ahmed "Zainab Ahmed").[\[264\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-269) When asked about what they received from Musk, California hospital representatives noted that they received [CPAP machines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPAP_machine "CPAP machine") made by [ResMed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ResMed "ResMed") instead and not "full ventilators", though expressed gratitude.[\[265\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wapo_ventilators-270)[\[266\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-271)
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> Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me.
May 11, 2020[\[267\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-272)
In May 2020, Musk reopened Tesla's Fremont production line in defiance of and in violation of [Alameda County](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda_County,_California "Alameda County, California")'s orders, and tweeted that "If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me."[\[268\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-273)[\[269\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-274)[\[270\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-275) Musk also announced that Tesla would be moving its headquarters to Texas or [Nevada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada "Nevada") and that Tesla had filed a lawsuit against Alameda County challenging its "shutdown" of the Fremont factory; the suit was subsequently withdrawn.[\[271\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-276)[\[272\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-277) The Alameda County Public Health Department explained it was waiting on a plan that Tesla had promised to provide by May 11 that would walk through how it would protect workers' health during the COVID-19 pandemic.[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Breaking_virus_lockdown-278) An opening date of Monday, May 18 had been penciled in for Tesla, pending approval — the same date that Fiat Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors were also due to restart production.[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Breaking_virus_lockdown-278)
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(crop2\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk | **Elon Musk** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> Am getting wildly different results from different labs, but most likely I have a moderate case of covid. My symptoms are that of a minor cold, which is no surprise, since a coronavirus is a type of cold.
November 14, 2020[\[274\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-279)
In November 2020, the phrase "Space [Karen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_\(pejorative\) "Karen (pejorative)")" began to [trend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_trends "Twitter trends") on Twitter after a scientist referred to Musk as such, over comments Musk made questioning the effectiveness of [COVID-19 testing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing "COVID-19 testing").[\[275\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-280)[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-281) Musk was also said to have spread [misinformation about the virus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation_related_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic "Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic") by virologist [Angela Rasmussen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Rasmussen "Angela Rasmussen").[\[277\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-282)[\[278\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-283) with Musk referring to the virus as "a type of cold".[\[279\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-284) The following month, *[Politico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico "Politico")* named Musk's prediction that there would be "close to zero new cases" as one of "the most audacious, confident and spectacularly incorrect prognostications about the year".[\[280\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-285) Two years later, Musk tweeted "[My pronouns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_gender_pronoun "Preferred gender pronoun") are Prosecute/[Fauci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci "Anthony Fauci")", drawing attention from US lawmakers.[\[281\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Musk_calls_to_prosecute_Fauci-286)[\[282\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Elon_Musk_Is_a_Far-Right_Activist-287)[\[283\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Elon_Musk,_who_predicted_Covid-288) In February 2023, he praised [anti-vaccine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-vaccine "Anti-vaccine") comments made by [Woody Harrelson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Harrelson "Woody Harrelson") during *[Saturday Night Live](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live "Saturday Night Live")*.[\[284\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-289)[\[285\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-290)
### International Space Station
In February 2025, Musk claimed during an interview with Fox News' [Sean Hannity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Hannity "Sean Hannity") that [International Space Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station "International Space Station") (ISS) crew [Suni Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suni_Williams "Suni Williams") and [Butch Wilmore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Wilmore "Butch Wilmore") "were left up there for political reasons, which is not good."[\[286\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-291) This claim was challenged by former ISS commander [Andreas Mogensen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Mogensen "Andreas Mogensen") which caused Musk to attack Mogensen calling him an "idiot"[\[287\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-292)[\[288\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-293) and "fully retarded".[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-294) Mogensen responded to the attack saying "Elon, I have long admired you and what you have accomplished, especially at SpaceX and Tesla. You know as well as I do, that Butch and Suni are returning with Crew-9, as has been the plan since last September. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home. They are returning on the Dragon capsule that has been on ISS since last September."[\[290\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-295) Mogensen received the support of fellow astronauts brothers [Mark Kelly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kelly "Mark Kelly") and [Scott Kelly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Kelly_\(astronaut\) "Scott Kelly (astronaut)"), Musk responded saying that Mogensen had attacked him "despite having no idea what ACTUALLY happened." and by posting on X at Scott Kelly "Btw, your brother claims to be independent, but is just a Dem donor shill."[\[291\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-296) Musk's innaccurate claim that Williams and Wilmore had been abandoned by the Biden administration was repeated by President Trump.[\[292\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-297)
Following the digital dispute, Musk argued that the ISS should be deorbited early and that the funds should be redirected to Mars exploration.[\[293\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-298) Musk clarified that his view was that "The decision is up to the President, but my recommendation is as soon as possible. I recommend 2 years from now,"[\[294\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-299)
### Mars
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> And that's just for Earth! Mars has zero human population. We need a lot of people to become a multiplanet civilization.
July 27, 2021[\[295\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-300)
Musk has long been an advocate for [space colonization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_colonization "Space colonization"), especially the [colonization of Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars "Colonization of Mars").[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-SpaceX-224) As early as 2001, Elon became involved with the nonprofit [Mars Society](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Society "Mars Society") and has repeatedly pushed for humanity colonizing Mars, in order to become an interplanetary species and lower the risks of [human extinction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_extinction "Human extinction").[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-vance-2017a-301) In 2002 he left the society and began focusing on his own initiatives,[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-vance-2017a-301) and later envisioned establishing a [direct democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy "Direct democracy") on Mars, with a system in which more votes would be required to create laws than remove them.[\[297\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Grush-2020-302) Concerned with human [population decline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_decline "Population decline"),[\[298\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-303)[\[299\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-304) Musk has described becoming "a multiplanet civilization".[\[300\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-305) Musk has also cited the expansion of the sun as a reason for colonizing mars.[\[301\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-306)[\[302\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-307)
### Military technology
Musk has been highly critical of the [F-35](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35 "F-35") program.[\[303\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-308)[\[304\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-309) He has also been critical of crewed [aircraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft "Aircraft") in general declaring that "The fighter jet era has passed." at the [Air & Space Forces Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_%26_Space_Forces_Association "Air & Space Forces Association")'s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-310) and writing "manned fighter jets are obsolete in the age of drones anyway. Will just get pilots killed." in 2024.[\[306\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-311)
### Public transport
At a Tesla event on the sidelines of the [Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference_on_Neural_Information_Processing_Systems "Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems") in December 2017, Musk expressed his disappointment with [public transport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transport "Public transport"), citing the timing and locations for reasons why "everyone doesn't like it", suggesting this was why people prefer "individualized transport" instead.[\[307\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-brown-2017a-312)[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Marshall-2017-225)
Afterwards, he dismissed an audience member's response that public transportation functioned effectively in Japan.[\[308\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hunt-2017a-313)[\[309\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-314) His comments sparked widespread criticism from both members of the public and transit experts. Urban planning expert Brent Toderian started the hashtag \#GreatThingsThatHappenedonTransit, which was widely adopted by Twitter users to dispel Musk's notion that everyone hated public transport.[\[308\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hunt-2017a-313)[\[310\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-315) Yonah Freemark, an urbanist and journalist specializing in planning and transportation, summarized Musk's views on public transport as being terrible.[\[307\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-brown-2017a-312)
[Jarrett Walker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrett_Walker "Jarrett Walker"), a public transport expert, said that "Musk's hatred of sharing space with strangers is a luxury (or pathology) that only the rich can afford", referring to the theory that planning a city around the preferences of a minority yields an outcome that usually does not work for the majority.[\[311\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wired20171216-316)[\[312\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-guardian54-317) Musk responded with "You're an idiot", then specified "sanctimonious idiot".[\[313\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-318)[\[312\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-guardian54-317) The exchange received a significant amount of media attention and prompted Nobel laureate [Paul Krugman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krugman "Paul Krugman") to criticise the controversy.[\[311\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wired20171216-316)[\[314\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-319)
### Social media
In April 2023, Musk said he opposed [banning TikTok in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States "Restrictions on TikTok in the United States"), arguing that a ban would increase Twitter's active user base.[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2023-226) In 2024, Musk opposed Australian plans to fine social media sites which enabled misinformation on their platforms,[\[315\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-320) and to [limit social media access for those under 16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Amendment "Online Safety Amendment"), with Musk commenting that it "Seems like a backdoor way to control access to the Internet by all Australians."[\[316\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-321)
### Wikipedia
See also: [Grokipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipedia "Grokipedia")
In 2019, Musk described his Wikipedia article as "insane" and described it as a "war zone".[\[317\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-322) In 2020, he encouraged his Twitter followers to "trash" the page, which led to the article being protected.[\[318\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-323) In 2021, he wrote that he was glad Wikipedia existed.[\[319\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Higgins-2025-324) In April 2022, Musk tweeted: "They say [history is written by the victors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_is_written_by_the_victors "History is written by the victors"), but not on Wikipedia if the losing party is still alive & has lots of time on their hands!", in a reference to the article of [Tesla Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Inc. "Tesla Inc.") co-founder [Martin Eberhard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Eberhard "Martin Eberhard").[\[320\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-325)[\[321\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-326)
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> A two day suspension of maybe 7 accounts for doxxing got an actual Wikipedia page!? Wikipedia is controlled by the MSM journalists. Can't trust that site anymore.
December 17, 2022[\[322\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-327)
Musk responded to the [December 2022 Twitter suspensions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2022_Twitter_suspensions "December 2022 Twitter suspensions") Wikipedia entry by proclaiming the site was "controlled by the MSM \[[mainstream media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_media "Mainstream media")\]", and that this makes it untrustworthy. In response, the [Wikimedia Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation "Wikimedia Foundation") changed a message appealing for donations to "Wikipedia is not for sale", stating "there is no danger that someone will buy Wikipedia and turn it into their personal playground".[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-O'Dell-2022-228)
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> Wokipedia has a possibly terminal case of the woke mind virus. Reddit too.
October 26, 2024[\[323\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-328)
In October 2023, Musk criticized Wikipedia as "inherently [hierarchical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy "Hierarchy")" and being "subject to the biases of higher ranking editors." In response to the Wikipedia funding appeal, Musk offered \$1 billion in funding if Wikipedia changed its name to "Dickipedia".[\[324\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-329)[\[325\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-pcmagwikipedia-330)[\[326\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-thehillwikipedia-331) In October 2024, Musk stated the website was "controlled by far-left activists", discouraged donations,[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Achom-2024-229)[\[327\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-332) and characterized the online encyclopedia using the phrase "[woke mind virus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke_mind_virus "Woke mind virus")".[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Rascou%C3%ABt-Paz-2024-227)
In January 2025, Musk called for Wikipedia to be "defunded" and referred to it as "legacy media propaganda", in response to his Wikipedia article being edited to describe the [alleged "Nazi salute"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_salute_controversy "Elon Musk salute controversy") he gave during a speech after the [second inauguration of Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump "Second inauguration of Donald Trump"). Wikipedia co-founder [Jimmy Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales "Jimmy Wales") responded by saying: "If Elon wanted to help, he'd be encouraging kind and thoughtful intellectual people he agrees with to engage."[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sherratt-230)[\[328\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-333)[\[329\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-334) *[Le Monde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Monde "Le Monde")* and the [Agence France-Presse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_France-Presse "Agence France-Presse") described Wikipedia as being a "natural adversary to X":[\[330\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Le-Monde-2025-335)
In March 2025, [Margaret Talbot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Talbot "Margaret Talbot") wrote an article in *[The New Yorker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Yorker "The New Yorker")* dealing with the topic: "Elon Musk Also Has a Problem with Wikipedia".[\[331\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Talbot_3/4/2025-336) Talbot connected Musk's documented promotion of misinformation[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024-135)[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Alba-2024-134) and his attacks against "mainstream media"[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-O'Dell-2022-228) with his admiration for "radical-right populism", citing how a study connected such conservative views with the "propensity to spread misinformation":
## International relations
Main article: [International relations of Elon Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_relations_of_Elon_Musk "International relations of Elon Musk")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Isaac_Herzog_in_Beit_HaNassi,_November_2023_\(GPOHZ0_2153\).jpg)
Elon Musk in Israel, meeting with President [Isaac Herzog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Herzog "Isaac Herzog") and representatives of the families of [hostages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis "Gaza war hostage crisis") held in [Gaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip "Gaza Strip"), November 27, 2023
Musk's comments [and actions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_Musk "Political activities of Elon Musk") have received condemnation from some of the governments and leaders for his involvement in [European politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_politics "European politics"), including UK Prime Minister [Keir Starmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer "Keir Starmer"), President of France [Emmanuel Macron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron "Emmanuel Macron"), Chancellor of Germany [Olaf Scholz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Scholz "Olaf Scholz"), and Prime Minister of Norway [Jonas Gahr Store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Gahr_Store "Jonas Gahr Store").[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Henley-2025-16)
He has been critical of Israel's [actions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip "Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip") in the [Gaza Strip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip "Gaza Strip") during the [Gaza war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war "Gaza war"),[\[332\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Robertson-2023-337) praised China's economic and climate goals,[\[333\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-He-2021-338)[\[334\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Choi-2019-339) suggested that [Taiwan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan "Taiwan") and China should resolve [Cross-strait relations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-strait_relations "Cross-strait relations") in China's favor,[\[335\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Liang-2022-340)[\[336\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Khalaf-2022-341) and was described as having a close relationship with the [Chinese government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_government "Chinese government").[\[333\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-He-2021-338)[\[334\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Choi-2019-339) In Europe, Musk expressed support for Ukraine in 2022 during the [Russian invasion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine "Russian invasion of Ukraine"), but later backtracked, recommending Ukraine cede its [Russia-occupied territories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine "Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine"), often mocking Zelensky,[\[337\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Oshin-2022-342)[\[338\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Wilson-2022-343) and supported the far-right [Alternative for Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany "Alternative for Germany") in Germany in 2024.[\[339\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gold-2024-344)
Regarding [British politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_politics "British politics"), Musk blamed the [2024 UK riots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_riots "2024 United Kingdom riots") on [mass migration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_migration "Mass migration") and [open borders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_border "Open border"),[\[340\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gregory-2024-345)[\[341\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024a-346) criticized Starmer for what he described as a "two-tier" policing system,[\[342\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Independent-2024-347)[\[343\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Daily_Telegraph-2024-348)[\[344\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024b-349) suggested British politician [Jess Phillips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Phillips "Jess Phillips") should be imprisoned, and that Starmer was complicit in [child sexual exploitation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse_in_the_United_Kingdom#Group-based_child_sexual_exploitation "Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom").[\[345\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Cooke-2025-350) Musk was subsequently invoked as being responsible for spreading [misinformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation "Misinformation") and amplifying the far-right.[\[346\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-351) He has also voiced his support for far-right activist [Tommy Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson "Tommy Robinson") and pledged electoral support for [Reform UK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UK "Reform UK").[\[347\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2025-352)[\[348\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Turvill-2024-353)
In February 2026, Musk described Spanish Prime Minister [Pedro Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez "Pedro Sánchez") as a "tyrant" following Sánchez's proposal to [prohibit users](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_age_verification_laws_by_country "Social media age verification laws by country") under the age of 16 from accessing social media.[\[349\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-354)
## Conspiracy theories
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(crop2\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk | **Elon Musk** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> Didn't the story come from @bellingcat, which literally specializes in psychological operations? I don't want to hurt their feelings, but this is either the weirdest story ever or a very bad psyop\!
May 9, 2023[\[350\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-355)
In November 2022, Musk shared a right-wing [fake news website](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news_website "Fake news website") which promoted a conspiracy theory about the [attack on Paul Pelosi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Paul_Pelosi "Attack on Paul Pelosi").[\[351\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-356)[\[352\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-357) The following year, in the wake of a [mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Allen,_Texas_outlet_mall_shooting "2023 Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting"), Musk baselessly tried to cast doubt on evidence collected by journalists regarding the shooter's political beliefs, describing the event as a "[psyop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyop "Psyop")".[\[353\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-bbc2023-358) Musk doubled down on his denial of the evidence that the shooter was a white supremacist in a [CNBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBC "CNBC") interview 10 days later.[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-CNBC160523-161) Musk also boosted a tweet promoting an antisemitic [blood libel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel "Blood libel") conspiracy theory about [adrenochrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenochrome "Adrenochrome"), frequently invoked as part of [QAnon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon "QAnon").[\[354\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-359)[\[355\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-360)
In November 2023, Musk endorsed a tweet referencing an [antisemitic conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_genocide_conspiracy_theory "White genocide conspiracy theory") that "hordes of minorities" are infiltrating Western countries and that Jews are pushing hatred against white people. The White House condemned Musk's endorsement of the tweet as "unacceptable".[\[356\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-361)[\[357\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-362) He also shared a meme promoting the widely discredited far-right [Pizzagate conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory "Pizzagate conspiracy theory"), and after a few hours, Musk deleted the tweet.[\[358\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-363)
Starting in December 2024, Musk fixed his attention on USAID, after watching an episode of Joe Rogan's [podcast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joe_Rogan_Experience "The Joe Rogan Experience") with [Mike Benz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Benz "Mike Benz") railing against it, leading to the [agency's demise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAID_in_the_second_Trump_administration "USAID in the second Trump administration").[\[359\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WaPoMorse-364)[\[360\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-NBCZadrozny-365)[\[361\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-NationIsaacs-366)[\[362\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-AtlanticStanley-367)
In 2025, Musk promoted the [Russia investigation origins conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_investigation_origins_conspiracy_theory "Russia investigation origins conspiracy theory") about [Russian interference in the 2016 elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_elections "Russian interference in the 2016 elections").[\[363\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-368)[\[364\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-369)
## Finance and taxes
Musk has spoken against a proposed [wealth tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_tax "Wealth tax") and said that in general he supported [estate taxes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_taxes "Estate taxes").[\[365\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-370)[\[366\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-371) He is also opposed to [Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantor_Retained_Annuity_Trust "Grantor Retained Annuity Trust").[\[367\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-372) In 2024 Musk called a proposal from the British government to increase estate taxes on farms valued at more than a million pounds "going full Stalin."[\[368\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-373) Musk is an opponent of [short-selling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_\(finance\) "Short (finance)"), has repeatedly criticized the practice, and argued it should be illegal.[\[369\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-374)[\[370\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-375) He has engaged with short-selling critics via social media and used Tesla merchandise as a means of mocking those who short the Tesla stock.[\[371\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-376)
On the topic of subsidizing renewable energy, Musk has stated that he does not believe the U.S. government should provide [subsidies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidies "Subsidies") to companies but should instead use a [carbon tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax "Carbon tax") to price in the negative [externality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality "Externality") of [climate change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change "Climate change") and discourage poor behavior. Musk believes that the [free market](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market "Free market") would achieve the best solution, and that producing environmentally unfriendly vehicles should come with its own consequences.[\[372\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-377)[\[373\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-378) Musk has advocated against funding for charging stations in the [Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act"), maintaining that oil and gas subsidies should also be eliminated.[\[374\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-379)[\[375\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-380) Vermont Senator [Bernie Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders "Bernie Sanders") refuted Musk, describing his hypocrisy for receiving "billions in corporate welfare" before opposing a \$2 trillion stimulus package that included provisions for specific companies and interest groups.[\[376\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-381) Musk has subsequently doubled down on his stance and called for ending the US \$7,500 tax credit for buyers of electric cars.[\[377\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-382)
## Philosophy and religion
### Natalism
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(crop2\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk | **Elon Musk** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> Population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming
August 26, 2022[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-383)
Musk holds strong [pronatalist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronatalist "Pronatalist") views;[\[379\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-384) *[The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian")* has characterized Musk as "The world's most famous pronatalist",[\[380\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-385) and according to *[The Wall Street Journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal "The Wall Street Journal")*, he has had at least [14 children](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_family#Relationships_and_children_of_Elon_Musk "Musk family") with four women.[\[381\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Mattioli_16APR2025-386) Musk believes that [vaginal delivery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal_delivery "Vaginal delivery") result in reduced skull size and as a result supports routine [cesarean sections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesarean_section "Cesarean section") over natural births.[\[382\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-387)[\[383\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-388)
Speaking at *The Wall Street Journal*'s CEO Council session in 2021, Musk stated that a declining [birth rate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rate "Birth rate"), and consequent population decline, is one of the biggest [risks to human civilization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_sources_of_global_catastrophic_risk "Potential sources of global catastrophic risk").[\[384\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-389) The following year, he argued that [population collapse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_collapse "Population collapse"), due to low [birth rates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rates "Birth rates"), is a superior risk to civilization than [global warming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming "Global warming"), and his views on population collapse were challenged by demographers.[\[385\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-390) In 2023, Musk has asserted that declining [birth rates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rates "Birth rates") pose an existential threat to humanity and has donated ten million dollars to the [University of Texas at Austin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin "University of Texas at Austin") to further research on the potential risks.[\[386\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-391) Musk has also argued that "smart" people in particular are not having children, a view which has been criticized as too close to [eugenics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics "Eugenics").[\[387\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-392) Speaking about natalism in 2024 Musk said "You've got to walk the talk, so I do have a lot of kids and I encourage others to have lots of kids."[\[388\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-393)
### Religion
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_Royal_Society_\(crop2\).jpg "Avatar of Elon Musk") Avatar of Elon Musk | **Elon Musk** (@elonmusk ) tweeted: |
> I believe in the principles of Christianity like love thy neighbor as thyself (have empathy for all) and turn the other cheek (end the cycle of retribution)
July 27, 2024[\[389\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-394)
Musk was raised in the [Anglican Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Southern_Africa "Anglican Church of Southern Africa"), in which he was [baptized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism "Baptism").[\[390\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Higgins2024-395)[\[391\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Rees2024-396) In 2013, when he was asked if he thought that [science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science "Science") and [religion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion "Religion") could [co-exist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_between_religion_and_science "Relationship between religion and science"), Musk replied "Probably not",[\[392\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Wilson-397) and in 2017 he denounced a plan to create a religion which is based on the worship of an artificially intelligent 'Godhead'.[\[393\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-398) By 2023, Musk had said that he considers himself "aspirationally Jewish", and noted the influence that his attending a Hebrew [preschool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preschool "Preschool") had on him.[\[394\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-399) The following year, Musk tweeted about [Christianity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity "Christianity"), stating he is a believer in the principles of Christianity, such as [love thy neighbor as thyself](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_thy_neighbor_as_thyself "Love thy neighbor as thyself") and [turn the other cheek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_the_other_cheek "Turn the other cheek").[\[395\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Wall_Street_Journal-400)[\[396\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Conversation-401) He also engaged in a viral two-hour conversation with [Jordan Peterson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson "Jordan Peterson") that explored various topics, including the role of Christianity in his life. During the interview, he described himself as a "[cultural Christian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Christian "Cultural Christian")".[\[395\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Wall_Street_Journal-400)[\[396\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Conversation-401)[\[397\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-tcd.ie-402) In 2024, Musk stated that he is a "big believer in the principles of Christianity".[\[397\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-tcd.ie-402)
## Notes
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-15)** In addition to [far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right "Far-right"),[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Maher-2025-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gilbert-2025-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-4) as well as [libertarian authoritarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarian "Libertarian authoritarian"),[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Nachtwey-2023-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6) Musk has been described as [right wing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_wing "Right wing"),[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Warzel-2022-7)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kamisher-Hull-Fine-2024-8)[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Conroy-2025-9)[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-10) [libertarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism_in_the_United_States "Libertarianism in the United States"),[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Maher-2025-1)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6)[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Davies-2024-11)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-12) and associated with [techno-libertarians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno-libertarians "Techno-libertarians").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Clark-2024-13)[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Lynn-2024-14)
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-115)** Trump created the [alt-tech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-tech "Alt-tech") platform in 2022 after Twitter banned him for inciting violence following the [2021 United States Capitol attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack "January 6 United States Capitol attack").[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-ars:freespeech-101)
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-128)** According to *[The Conversation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conversation_\(website\) "The Conversation (website)")*, "The [alt-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right "Alt-right") or "alternative right" refers to the recent resurgence of [far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right "Far-right") political movements opposing [multiculturalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism "Multiculturalism"), gender equality and diversity, and supporting [white nationalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_nationalism "White nationalism")",[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Maher-2025-1)
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-129)** According to [*Jacobin*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobin_\(magazine\) "Jacobin (magazine)"), "[Libertarian authoritarians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarians "Libertarian authoritarians") want to abolish the democratic state, which they see as a machine that restricts individual freedoms" and "consider the democratic state itself, the authorities and their regulations, to be invasive and harmful."[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6)
5. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-207)** Isaacson, including in his book, sometimes refers to Vivian Jenna Wilson by her middle name, Jenna.[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206)
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Maher, Henry (January 26, 2025). ["Elon Musk now has an office in the White House. What's his political game plan?"](https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-now-has-an-office-in-the-white-house-whats-his-political-game-plan-248011). *[The Conversation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conversation_\(website\) "The Conversation (website)")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250130160632/https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-now-has-an-office-in-the-white-house-whats-his-political-game-plan-248011) from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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Gilbert, David (February 5, 2025). ["The Far Right Has a New Hero: Elon Musk"](https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-new-leader-elon-musk/). *[Wired](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_\(magazine\) "Wired (magazine)")*. [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_\(identifier\) "ISSN (identifier)") [1059-1028](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1059-1028). Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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## Further reading
- Dodds, Io (May 25, 2023). ["From self-proclaimed 'socialist' to Team Trump and DeSantis: Elon Musk's curious politics revealed"](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-twitter-deal-politics-b2345301.html). *The Independent*.
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| Main | [Awards and honors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Elon_Musk "List of awards and honors received by Elon Musk") [Business career](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_career_of_Elon_Musk "Business career of Elon Musk") [Filmography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_filmography "Elon Musk filmography") [Legal affairs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_Elon_Musk "Legal affairs of Elon Musk") [International relations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_relations_of_Elon_Musk "International relations of Elon Musk") [Political activities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_Musk "Political activities of Elon Musk") [Protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_Elon_Musk "Protests against Elon Musk") [Tesla Takedown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Takedown "Tesla Takedown") [Public image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Elon_Musk "Public image of Elon Musk") [Views]() [Wealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Elon_Musk "Wealth of Elon Musk") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_2015.jpg) |
| Companies | [Zip2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip2 "Zip2") [X.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.com_\(bank\) "X.com (bank)") [PayPal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal "PayPal") [SpaceX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX "SpaceX") ([Starlink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink "Starlink")) [Tesla, Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc. "Tesla, Inc.") [Tesla Energy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Energy "Tesla Energy") [Criticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Tesla,_Inc. "Criticism of Tesla, Inc.") [TSLAQ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSLAQ "TSLAQ") [lawsuits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lawsuits_involving_Tesla,_Inc. "List of lawsuits involving Tesla, Inc.") [trade unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_and_trade_unions "Tesla and trade unions") [vandalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tesla_vandalism "2025 Tesla vandalism") [OpenAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI "OpenAI") [Neuralink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink "Neuralink") [The Boring Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boring_Company "The Boring Company") [Boring test tunnel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boring_test_tunnel "Boring test tunnel") [SolarCity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCity "SolarCity") [Thud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thud_\(media_company\) "Thud (media company)") [X Corp.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Corp. "X Corp.") [Twitter, Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter,_Inc. "Twitter, Inc.") [X/Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_\(social_network\) "X (social network)") [Twitter under Elon Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk "Twitter under Elon Musk") [Acquisition of Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Twitter_by_Elon_Musk "Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk") [Twitter Files](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_Files "Twitter Files") [December 2022 suspensions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2022_Twitter_suspensions "December 2022 Twitter suspensions") [Block in Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_of_Twitter_in_Brazil "Blocking of Twitter in Brazil") [lawsuits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lawsuits_involving_X_Corp. "List of lawsuits involving X Corp.") [xAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XAI_\(company\) "XAI (company)") [Grok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_\(chatbot\) "Grok (chatbot)") [sexual deepfake scandal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_sexual_deepfake_scandal "Grok sexual deepfake scandal") [Grokipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipedia "Grokipedia") [Colossus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_\(supercomputer\) "Colossus (supercomputer)") | |
| Organizations | [Department of Government Efficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency "Department of Government Efficiency") | |
| Politics | [America PAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_PAC "America PAC") [DOGE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency "Department of Government Efficiency") [response](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_to_the_Department_of_Government_Efficiency "Response to the Department of Government Efficiency") ["Fork in the Road" memo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_U.S._federal_deferred_resignation_program "2025 U.S. federal deferred resignation program") [Salute controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_salute_controversy "Elon Musk salute controversy") [RBG PAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBG_PAC "RBG PAC") [Views on trade unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_and_trade_unions "Elon Musk and trade unions") [City of Starbase Incorporation election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Starbase_Incorporation_election "City of Starbase Incorporation election") [Donald Trump feud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%E2%80%93Musk_feud "Trump–Musk feud") [America Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Party "America Party") | |
| Depictions | *[Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk:_Tesla,_SpaceX,_and_the_Quest_for_a_Fantastic_Future "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future")* (2015) "[The Musk Who Fell to Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musk_Who_Fell_to_Earth "The Musk Who Fell to Earth")" (2015) *[The Space Barons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Space_Barons "The Space Barons")* (2018) *[Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludicrous:_The_Unvarnished_Story_of_Tesla_Motors "Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors")* (2019) "[One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Crew_over_the_Crewcoo%27s_Morty "One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty")" (2019) *[Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Play:_Tesla,_Elon_Musk,_and_the_Bet_of_the_Century "Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century")* (2021) *[Return to Space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Space "Return to Space")* (2022) *[Elon Musk's Crash Course](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Crash_Course "Elon Musk's Crash Course")* (2022) [*Elon Musk*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_\(Isaacson_book\) "Elon Musk (Isaacson book)") (2023) *[Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_\(film\) "Musk (film)")* (TBA) | |
| People | | |
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| [Family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_family "Musk family") | [Justine Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Musk "Justine Musk") (first wife) [Talulah Riley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talulah_Riley "Talulah Riley") (second wife) [Vivian Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Wilson "Vivian Wilson") (daughter) [Maye Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maye_Musk "Maye Musk") (mother) [Errol Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Musk "Errol Musk") (father) [Kimbal Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimbal_Musk "Kimbal Musk") (brother) [Tosca Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosca_Musk "Tosca Musk") (sister) [Joshua N. Haldeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_N._Haldeman "Joshua N. Haldeman") (grandfather) [Lyndon Rive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_Rive "Lyndon Rive") (cousin) | |
| Partners | [Grimes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimes "Grimes") [Shivon Zilis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivon_Zilis "Shivon Zilis") [Ashley St. Clair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_St._Clair "Ashley St. Clair") | |
| Related | [Astra Nova School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra_Nova_School "Astra Nova School") [Billionaire space race](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billionaire_space_race "Billionaire space race") [Boca Chica (Texas)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Chica_\(Texas\) "Boca Chica (Texas)") [Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster "Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster") [ElonJet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElonJet "ElonJet") [Hyperloop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop "Hyperloop") [Snailbrook, Texas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snailbrook,_Texas "Snailbrook, Texas") [Texas Institute of Technology and Science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Institute_of_Technology_and_Science "Texas Institute of Technology and Science") [Starbase, Texas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbase,_Texas "Starbase, Texas") [List of people named in the Epstein files](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_named_in_the_Epstein_files "List of people named in the Epstein files") | |
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Musk holding the "Chainsaw of Bureaucracy" at the 2025 [Conservative Political Action Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Political_Action_Conference "Conservative Political Action Conference") (CPAC)
[Elon Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk "Elon Musk") is a businessman and entrepreneur known for [his leadership](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_career_of_Elon_Musk "Business career of Elon Musk") of [Tesla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc. "Tesla, Inc."), [SpaceX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX "SpaceX"), [X (formerly Twitter)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_\(social_network\) "X (social network)"), and [xAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XAI_\(company\) "XAI (company)"). He is the [wealthiest individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Elon_Musk "Wealth of Elon Musk") in the world, and a former U.S. [government employee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_government_employee "Special government employee").
Despite rejecting the [conservative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism "Conservatism") label and describing himself as a [political moderate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_moderate "Political moderate"), Musk's views have become increasingly [right-wing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing "Right-wing") over time, leading them to be characterized as [far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right "Far-right") and [libertarian authoritarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarian "Libertarian authoritarian").[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-15)
As the [owner of Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk "Twitter under Elon Musk"), he has been accused of [suppressing critics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk#Lawsuits "Twitter under Elon Musk") and allowing the spread of [misinformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation "Misinformation"). Following his [involvement in European politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_Musk "Political activities of Elon Musk"), Musk’s public statements have received [criticism from several world leaders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_relations_of_Elon_Musk "International relations of Elon Musk"). He frequently comments on topics ranging from science and technology to religion and philosophy.
Within the context of [American politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_politics "American politics"), Musk voted for [Democratic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_\(United_States\) "Democratic Party (United States)") candidates from 2008 before switching to [Republican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_\(United_States\) "Republican Party (United States)") candidates in 2022 and supporting [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") in 2024, with whom he had previously feuded. He identifies as a "[free speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech "Freedom of speech") absolutist" and has expressed support for [universal basic income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income "Universal basic income"), [gun rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_rights "Gun rights"), a [carbon tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax "Carbon tax"), and [H-1B visas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa "H-1B visa"). Conversely, he has criticized the [wealth tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_tax "Wealth tax"), [short-selling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-selling "Short-selling"), [government subsidies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_subsidies "Government subsidies"), and [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia "Wikipedia"). Musk has voiced concern about the perceived dangers of [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence") and [climate change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change "Climate change"), while also opposing [public transportation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transportation "Public transportation") systems, rejecting [labor unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions "Labor unions"), and promoting [pronatalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronatalism "Pronatalism").
During the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic") in 2020, Musk defied [lockdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns "COVID-19 lockdowns") orders, calling them "[fascist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascist_\(insult\) "Fascist (insult)")", supported the [Canada convoy protest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest "Canada convoy protest") against [vaccine mandates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine_mandates "COVID-19 vaccine mandates"), and made several contentious epidemiological claims. He has promoted [conspiracy theories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theories "Conspiracy theories") and made controversial statements that have led to accusations of [racism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism "Racism"), [sexism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism "Sexism"), [antisemitism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism "Antisemitism"), [Islamophobia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia "Islamophobia"), [transphobia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transphobia "Transphobia"), and spreading [misinformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation "Misinformation") and [disinformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation "Disinformation").
While describing himself as a "[pro-Semite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosemitism "Philosemitism")", his remarks about [George Soros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros "George Soros") and [Jewish communities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_communities "Jewish communities") have drawn condemnation from the [Anti-Defamation League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League "Anti-Defamation League") and the [White House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House "White House") under [Joe Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden "Joe Biden"). An immigrant himself, Musk has blamed [immigration policy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy "Immigration policy") for [illegal immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration "Illegal immigration"), been described as [anti-immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-immigration "Anti-immigration"), and has promoted misleading narratives about voter fraud in the United States.
Politics and elections
Musk has been described as being closely associated with [techno-libertarians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno-libertarians "Techno-libertarians"),[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Clark-2024-13)[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Lynn-2024-14) ideologically a [libertarian authoritarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarian "Libertarian authoritarian"),[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Nachtwey-2023-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6) and has more recently been described as [far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics "Far-right politics") in regards to [European politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_politics "European politics").[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Henley-2025-16) Having criticized and feuded with [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump"),[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ferris-2016-17)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Bedigan-2024-18) Musk supported Trump for the [2024 United States presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election "2024 United States presidential election")[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Endorse-2024-19) as the largest financial contributor to [his campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign "Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign").[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Endorse-2024-19)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Thadani_12062024-20) Soon after, by appointment of Trump, Musk was given "[special government employee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_government_employee "Special government employee")" status as the *de facto* head of the [Department of Government Efficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency "Department of Government Efficiency") (DOGE).[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-MD-21)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ngo_1212025-22) Describing himself as "a [free speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech "Freedom of speech") absolutist,"[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-AP_News-2024-23)[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Valle-2024-24) Musk has regularly criticized American and [European immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_Europe "Illegal immigration to Europe") policies,[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Fearmongering-25) and his views on [transgender issues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_the_United_States "Transgender rights in the United States"), women, and race, have been controversial.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Bauer-2023-26) Musk advocates for the U.S. to withdraw from both [NATO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO "NATO") and the [United Nations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations "United Nations").[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-27)
United States
Before embracing Donald Trump in 2024 election cycle, Musk was known to have supported [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama"), [Hillary Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton "Hillary Clinton"), and even [Joe Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden "Joe Biden") in 2020.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Firstpost-2022-29)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Endorse-2024-19) In 2014, Musk described himself politically as "half [Democrat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_\(United_States\) "Democratic Party (United States)"), half [Republican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_\(United_States\) "Republican Party (United States)")" and "somewhere in the middle, [socially liberal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_liberalism "Cultural liberalism") and [fiscally conservative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal_conservatism "Fiscal conservatism")".[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-30)[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-31) By 2018, he stated that he was "not a [conservative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States "Conservatism in the United States")" and saw himself as a "[politically moderate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politically_moderate "Politically moderate")"; he added, "Doesn't mean I'm moderate about all issues."[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Moderate-2018-32) He stated that he had "voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, historically" but in 2022 began supporting Republicans,[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Spocchia-2022-33) with his views becoming more [right-wing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing "Right-wing").[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kamisher-Hull-Fine-2024-8)
2016–2020
In 2016, prompted by the emergence of artificial intelligence, Musk has voiced support for a [universal basic income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income "Universal basic income");[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-34) he additionally backs [direct democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy "Direct democracy") and has stated he thinks the government on Mars will be a direct democracy.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-35) He supported targeting an inclusive tax rate of 40%; prefers [consumption taxes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumption_tax "Consumption tax") to [income taxes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax "Income tax"); and supports the [estate tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inheritance_tax "Inheritance tax"), as the "probability of progeny being equally excellent at capital allocation is not high."[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-36) In an interview with *[The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post")*, Musk stated he was a significant donor to Democrats and also gives heavily to Republicans. Musk further stated that political contributions are a requirement in order to have a voice in the [United States federal government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_government "United States federal government").[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-huffingtonpost.com-37)[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-38)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vice_President_Pence_at_the_Kennedy_Space_Center_\(49945667303\).jpg)
Musk with Vice President [Mike Pence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pence "Mike Pence") and Second Lady [Karen Pence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Pence "Karen Pence"), May 2020
In 2019, Musk tweeted in support of the Democratic presidential candidate [Andrew Yang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Yang "Andrew Yang"), agreeing that universal basic income was required.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-bloomberg.com-39) The following year, Musk voiced support for [Kanye West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West "Kanye West")'s independent [run for president](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West_2020_presidential_campaign "Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign").[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-40) Musk at the time described the United States as "\[inarguably\] the [greatest country that has ever existed on Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism "American exceptionalism")", describing it as "the greatest force for good of any country that's ever been." Musk believes democracy would not exist any longer if not for the United States, saying that it prevented this disappearance on three occasions through its participation in [World War I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I "World War I"), [World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II "World War II"), and the [Cold War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War "Cold War"), while believing the country is not perfect and has made many mistakes.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-41)
2021–present
In 2021, in response to [Texas governor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Texas "List of governors of Texas") [Greg Abbott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abbott "Greg Abbott") saying that Musk supported Texas' "social policies", Musk said he believed government "should rarely impose its will upon the people".[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-43) The following year, Musk said that he could "no longer support" the Democrats, saying that "they have become the party of division & hate" and would be voting Republican due to Biden's support for [unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union "Trade union") and his inability to "get a lot done".[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-45)
In June 2022, Musk voted for [Mayra Flores](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayra_Flores "Mayra Flores") in a [special election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Texas%27s_34th_congressional_district_special_election "2022 Texas's 34th congressional district special election"), stating it was the first time he ever voted Republican, while also considering [Ron DeSantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis "Ron DeSantis") in the [2024 U.S. presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election "2024 United States presidential election").[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-46)[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-47)[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-48) In November, Musk clarified he would support DeSantis if he chose to run.[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-49)
In January 2024, Musk participated in a forum with [Bill Ackman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ackman "Bill Ackman") and Democratic [presidential primary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries "2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries") challenger, [Representative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives "United States House of Representatives") [Dean Phillips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Phillips "Dean Phillips") regarding his [presidential bid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Phillips_2024_presidential_campaign "Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign").[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-50)[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-51) During the forum, after hearing about the various challenges the Democratic Party presented to Phillips's campaign, Musk denounced the process of removing candidates from ballots as being "fundamentally anti-democratic".[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-52) In July 2024, Musk called [Kamala Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris "Kamala Harris") an "extinctionist" due to comments about young people being anxious about having kids due to climate change.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-53)
Donald Trump
Musk criticized Donald Trump prior to [his first presidency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump "First presidency of Donald Trump") in 2016[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ferris-2016-17) and the two feuded in 2022,[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-55)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Independent-2022-56)[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-57) as well as subsequent years.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44) In 2024 there flourished what was described by *[The Independent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent "The Independent")* as a "rapid and intense [bromance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromance "Bromance") between two of the world's most powerful men."[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Bedigan-2024-18) In February 2025, Musk publicly stated he loved Trump as "a [straight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_\(sexuality\) "Straight (sexuality)") man",[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-58) before [feuding again with President Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%E2%80%93Musk_feud "Trump–Musk feud") in June.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-59)[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-60)
2016–2020
Before the election of Donald Trump as [president of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States "President of the United States") in November 2016, Musk criticized Trump by saying he was "not the right guy" and did not have the "character that reflects well on the United States".[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ferris-2016-17)[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Dodds-2023-61) Following [Trump's inauguration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump "First inauguration of Donald Trump") in January 2017, Musk accepted an invitation to participate in two councils advising the president,[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-62) and also criticized [Trump's travel ban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_travel_ban "Trump travel ban"), regarding "citizens from certain primarily Muslim countries".[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-63) In June, a few months later, he resigned from both business advisory councils in protest of Trump's decision to [withdraw the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_the_Paris_Agreement "United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement") from the [Paris Agreement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement "Paris Agreement") on climate change, stating: "Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world".[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-64)[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-65)
In May 2020, amidst Musk's restarting of Tesla assembly plant production during the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic"), Trump tweeted in support of Musk, which Musk publicly thanked him for.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-66)[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-67) According to [Walter Isaacson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson "Walter Isaacson")'s [biography of Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_\(Isaacson_book\) "Elon Musk (Isaacson book)"), he reportedly did not vote in the 2020 presidential election since he believed that it was a waste of time to vote due to California being an uncontested state.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-68)[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-69)
2022 feud
> When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it's electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he'd be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, 'drop to your knees and beg,' and he would have done it.
In July 2022, Trump referred to Musk as a "[bullshit artist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_artist "Bullshit artist")" and called Musk's contract with Twitter "rotten".[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-71)[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-72) Musk responded by describing Trump as being too old for the presidency, instead favoring [Ron DeSantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis "Ron DeSantis") for the 2024 presidential election.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-73) Afterwards, Trump stated on [Truth Social](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social "Truth Social") that Musk had come to the White House requesting help with subsidized projects and that had he been asked to beg, "he would have done it"; Trump also said on Truth Social that "Now Elon should focus on getting himself out of the Twitter mess because he could owe \$44 billion for something that's perhaps worthless. Also, lots of competition for electric cars!".[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Independent-2022-56)
In 2022, after [Trump's Twitter suspension](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_use_by_Donald_Trump#Permanent_suspension "Twitter use by Donald Trump") was reversed, Musk told Isaacson about Trump that "he's disruptive. He's the world's champion of bullshit."[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-74) In 2024, [*New York Magazine*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_\(magazine\) "New York (magazine)") described the feud over the past few years as "on-again, off-again".[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44)
2024 presidential election
In July 2024, Musk endorsed Donald Trump shortly after the [attempted assassination in Pennsylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Donald_Trump_in_Pennsylvania "Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania"),[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Endorse-2024-19) and it was reported that he pledged the commitment to a pro-Trump [super PAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee "Political action committee") on a monthly basis,[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-75)[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-76) making Musk the single largest individual donor to [Trump's campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign "Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign").[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Thadani_12062024-20)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trump_UFC_2024_03_\(cropped\).jpg)
Musk with then-president-elect [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") in November 2024
In September 2024, following [another attempted assassination of Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Golf_Club_shooting "Trump International Golf Club shooting"), Musk received backlash after posting the now-deleted tweet: "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala".[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-77)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-78) The following month, at a rally in [Butler, Pennsylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_Pennsylvania "Butler, Pennsylvania"), Musk declared the presidential election crucial for preserving democracy, stating that Donald Trump was the only candidate capable of achieving this. Wearing a black "[Make America Great Again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_Again "Make America Great Again")" cap, he warned that if Trump lost, it might be the last election, marking his first appearance at a Trump event. Musk positioned Trump as a champion of free speech, and accused Democrats of threatening various rights, including the right to vote.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-79)
In December 2024, *[The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post")* reported that Musk had donated \$277 million to Trump and allied Republicans, making him the single largest individual political donor in the 2024 election and the largest donor since at least 2010, not counting candidates who funded their own campaigns, according to data from OpenSecrets. *The Post* described Musk as being referred to by some Republicans as "the [Soros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soros "Soros") of the right".[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Thadani_12062024-20)
2025 feud
A feud between Musk and Trump occurred in June 2025 following Musk's exit from the [second Trump administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump "Second presidency of Donald Trump") with his criticisms of the [One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Big_Beautiful_Bill_Act "One Big Beautiful Bill Act").[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-81) Musk described the bill as a "disgusting abomination" and alleged Trump had ties to sex offender [Jeffrey Epstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein "Jeffrey Epstein").[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-82)[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Epstein1-83)[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Epstein2-84)
Public office
The concept of the [Department of Government Efficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency "Department of Government Efficiency") (DOGE), a department for streamlining government efficiency, emerged in a discussion between [Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk "Elon Musk") and [Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump"), and in August 2024, Trump committed to giving Musk an advisory role, with Musk accepting the offer.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Shepardson-85) Musk was described as having more of a "technology approach", according to [Vivek Ramaswamy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Ramaswamy "Vivek Ramaswamy"), who was originally intended co-chair the department alongside Musk.[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-86)[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-87) In November 2024, he suggested that the organization could help to cut the [U.S. federal budget](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget "United States federal budget"), consolidate the number of federal agencies,[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-88)[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-89) and eliminate the [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bureau "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau").[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-90)[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-91) The following month, he described the final stage of DOGE as "deleting itself".[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-92) While [his official role](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_Musk "Political activities of Elon Musk") is not clear,[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Wolf2-93) he was given "[special government employee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_government_employee "Special government employee")" status,[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-MD-21) with the organization created by [executive order](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order "Executive order") in January 2025.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Ngo_1212025-22) Soon after, Musk was criticised for his treatment towards employees,[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-nyt-young-aides-25-94)[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-nyt-swan-musk-feb-25-95)[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wp-zs-25-96) prioritized secrecy within the organization,[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_New_York_Times-97) and accused others of violating privacy laws,[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-MD2-98) stating "Don't mess with DOGE" on X.[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-nyt-conger-musk-doge-x-99)
Free speech
Musk calls himself "a [free speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech "Freedom of speech") absolutist",[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-AP_News-2024-23)[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Valle-2024-24) identifying his definition of free speech as "that which matches the law", while advocating that corporate censorship of speech should not go significantly beyond minimum legal requirements.[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-ars:freespeech-101)[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-India-Twitter-102) He has attempted to silence some critics' speech,[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-free-speech-103) including journalists and non-profit organisations,[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-AP_News-2024-23)[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-104) and engaged in [censorship on behalf of Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Twitter "Censorship of Twitter").[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Valle-2024-24)
> I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.
>
> However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.
In April 2022, Musk made an offer to buy [Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter"), believing that "free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy".[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-106) Since Musk's acquisition of Twitter, the platform has increased its approval of censorship requests by governments.[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-107) During the [2023 Turkish presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Turkish_presidential_election "2023 Turkish presidential election"), Twitter limited access to content in Turkey, including critics of incumbent president [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan"), political opponents, and journalists. Musk defended this move by stating that the alternative would have been to "throttle \[Twitter\] in its entirety", and said it was normal for Internet companies to do.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-pahwa-2023a-108)[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-vanity-fair-2023a-109) Twitter has also censored tweets and blocked accounts that are critical of India's prime minister [Narendra Modi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi "Narendra Modi") and his [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party "Bharatiya Janata Party"), with Musk stating that Twitter is left with no choice but to "obey local government",[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-India-Twitter-102) as a believer in upholding lawful censorship requests.[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-ars:freespeech-101) [Twitter has filed strategic lawsuits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk#Lawsuits "Twitter under Elon Musk") against public participation for some U.S. critics,[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-110)[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-111) and it is facing a speech-related case involving a critic in Germany.[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-112) Musk has also called for several of his critics to be criminally prosecuted.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-113)
According to Musk, the [alt-tech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-tech "Alt-tech") platform [Truth Social](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social "Truth Social")[\[b\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-115) exists because of censorship on Twitter.[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-ars:freespeech-101) In May 2022, Musk called Twitter's decision to ban Trump "morally wrong", announcing he would reverse Trump's ban when [after purchasing Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk "Twitter under Elon Musk").[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Reuters:UnbanTrump-116)
In November 2022, Musk tweeted that he was so committed to free speech that he would not ban @[ElonJet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElonJet "ElonJet"), a Twitter account that tracked the publicly available real-time flight data of Musk's private plane. Musk reversed his position the following month, [banning the account and several journalists who had reported on it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_15,_2022_Twitter_suspensions "December 15, 2022 Twitter suspensions"), accused them of [doxxing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxxing "Doxxing"), and threatening legal action.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-117)[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-118) He has also refused to block [Russian state media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media_in_Russia "Mass media in Russia") on SpaceX's [Starlink satellites in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War "Starlink in the Russo-Ukrainian War").[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-119)[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-120)
In February 2025, Tesla fired a manager who had been openly critical of Musk, a move seen at odds with Musk's purported free speech views.[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-121)[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-122) In March 2025, Musk pressured [Reddit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit "Reddit") CEO [Steve Huffman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Huffman "Steve Huffman") to prevent subreddits from banning links to Twitter and ban subreddits critical of the [Trump administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump "Second presidency of Donald Trump"), leading to the r/WhitePeopleofTwitter subreddit being banned for 72 hours.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-123) In an interview, Musk said he would be working with the Trump administration to "go after" people "pushing the lies" about Tesla.[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-124)
Gun rights
In the aftermath of the [Uvalde school shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvalde_school_shooting "Uvalde school shooting") in 2022, Musk supported strict background checks on all gun purchases and limiting the sale of [assault rifles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_rifle "Assault rifle") to those living in "high risk" locations with issues such as "[gang warfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang "Gang")" and to owners of [gun ranges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_range "Shooting range"). Believing in a special permit and vigorous vetting, Musk has said that he firmly believes "that the [right to bear arms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_keep_and_bear_arms "Right to keep and bear arms") is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government. Historically, maintaining their power over the people is why those in power did not allow public ownership of guns".[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-125)[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-126)
Ideology
Having previously been described as a "[Silicon Valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley "Silicon Valley") libertarian",[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Davies-2024-11) in late 2022, *[The Atlantic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atlantic "The Atlantic")* wrote that Musk was "a right-wing activist" who was aiding the far-right, and "appears deeply committed to the right's [culture war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_war "Culture war") against progressivism in most forms", while Musk affirmed he was a [centrist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrism "Centrism"). The magazine described his activism as being "personally motivated", as opposed to ideologically motivated.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Warzel-2022-7) A year later, the *[New Statesman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Statesman "New Statesman")* described his libertarianism as being "infused with [authoritarian tendencies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism "Authoritarianism")".[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Nachtwey-2023-5) In July 2024, [Bloomberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_News "Bloomberg News") declared Musk was "going all in on [right-wing politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_politics "Right-wing politics")" and embracing the [conservative movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States "Conservatism in the United States").[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kamisher-Hull-Fine-2024-8) In October, a [CNN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN "CNN") reporter described Musk as finding Trump's authoritarian leanings appealing,[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-127) and a month later, *[The Spectator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spectator "The Spectator")* credited Musk with bringing "the [techno-libertarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technolibertarianism "Technolibertarianism") elite, a small but very wealthy group, into Trump's largely blue-collar, industrial and conservative base", thus increasing the support base.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Lynn-2024-14)
In early 2025, [*The Conversation*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conversation_\(website\) "The Conversation (website)") analysed Musk's path towards far-right politics within the context of "the libertarian to [alt-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right "Alt-right") pipeline"[\[c\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-128) and the shift of the [Libertarian Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Party_\(United_States\) "Libertarian Party (United States)") to the right. The magazine stated that "he remains a [limited-government libertarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited-government_libertarianism "Limited-government libertarianism")", and that his [online personality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_personality "Online personality") is "part of a deliberate alt-right [populist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populism "Populism") strategy to stoke controversy", intended to disturb the left and claim persecution when criticized.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Maher-2025-1) [*Wired*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_\(magazine\) "Wired (magazine)") opined that Musk had become "the hero of America's far-right movement", and had become paramount within far-right community discussions.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gilbert-2025-2) [*Jacobin*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobin_\(magazine\) "Jacobin (magazine)") defined his politics as [libertarian authoritarianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarianism "Libertarian authoritarianism"),[\[d\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-129) based on his political activities combining "[authoritarian nationalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarian_nationalism "Authoritarian nationalism") with a distinctive postmodern, libertarian streak". The magazine attributed his transition into a "chief amplifier of global authoritarianism", based on his past criticisms of [Black Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter "Black Lives Matter"), [diversity, equity and inclusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion "Diversity, equity, and inclusion"), and "[wokeness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wokeness "Wokeness")", describing Musk as "the first truly global oligarch".[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6)
[Al Jazeera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_English "Al Jazeera English") reported that although Musk was supported by some [for his salute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_salute_controversy "Elon Musk salute controversy"), his [public persona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Elon_Musk "Public image of Elon Musk") remains libertarian; described as passionately protesting against regulation, government waste, and "freeing the potential of the market and of individuals". Political scientist [Jean-Yves Camus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Yves_Camus "Jean-Yves Camus") argued that Musk is not a Nazi, and alongside Trump, is "self-serving rather than ideological" who instead favours an [autocracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocracy "Autocracy"),[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Psaropoulos-2025-130) and *[The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian")* hypothesised that his "closeness with rightwing populist parties" may be of benefit to his businesses.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Conroy-2025-9) *[The Nation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nation "The Nation")* warned that Musk has raised "the specter of massive corruption and authoritarianism to an immediate threat",[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-131) after U.S. Senator [Bernie Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders "Bernie Sanders") described Trump and Musk's attempts to restructure the [federal government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States "Federal government of the United States") as "the growth of oligarchy", and part of the shift towards authoritarianism.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-132)
Immigration
Musk has regularly criticized American and [European immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_Europe "Illegal immigration to Europe") policies. An [immigrant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant "Immigrant") himself,[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sacchetti-2024-133) he is described as being "[anti-immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-immigration "Anti-immigration")" and has distributed false information regarding immigration and voter fraud,[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Fearmongering-25) promoted misleading narratives,[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Alba-2024-134) and engaged in misinformation.[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024-135)
Since the inauguration of the [Biden administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biden_administration "Biden administration") in 2021, Musk has expressed various disapprovals of its immigration policies, regularly criticizing [illegal immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States "Illegal immigration to the United States") and the crimes allegedly committed by them, and has promoted the theory that an increase in illegal immigration is the alleged goal of "importing voters".[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Fearmongering-25)[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024-135) Musk clarified his opinion that votes are coming from counting unauthorized immigrants during the census, which shifts the proportion of seats in the [House of Representatives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives "United States House of Representatives") toward states with large number of undocumented immigrants, with such states predominantly voting for Democrats.[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-136) Analysis from [Bloomberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_News "Bloomberg News") described his posts on the topic as those that "primarily promote misleading narratives", and helps amplify [Trump's policies on immigration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_second_Donald_Trump_administration "Immigration policy of the second Donald Trump administration").[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Alba-2024-134) [BBC Verify](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Verify "BBC Verify") reported that Musk's engagement with misinformation on the subject was a "key theme" since endorsing Trump in July 2024,[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024-135) and *The Washington Post* likened the imported voters theory as being "adjacent rhetoric" to the ["great replacement" conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Replacement_conspiracy_theory "Great Replacement conspiracy theory").[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-137) That year, Musk reached over one thousands tweets and over 10 billion views on the topic of immigration and voter fraud, which became his most tweeted topic.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Alba-2024-134)
In September 2023, Musk [livestreamed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_streaming "Live streaming") a visit to the [Texas border with Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border "Mexico–United States border") during an influx in migrant arrivals. Musk called for improving the immigration system to allow more "hard-working and honest" migrants, while also stopping illegal migrants who are breaking the law.[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-138) That same month, Musk retweeted a video that showed a non-governmental organization working to assist [migrants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_immigration_to_Europe "African immigration to Europe") in the [Mediterranean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea "Mediterranean Sea") with the caption about Germany NGO ships "collecting illegal immigrants to be unloaded in Italy". Musk's retweet bore the caption "Is the German public aware of this?" to which the [German Foreign Ministry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Foreign_Ministry "German Foreign Ministry") responded "Yes. And it's called saving lives." Musk responded to the Foreign Ministry declaring that Germany had violated sovereignty with the remark "Has invasion vibes".[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-139)[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-140)[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-141)
Musk has defended the use of [H-1B visas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa "H-1B visa") to attract highly skilled workers to the U.S,[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-CBS_News-2024-143)[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-144) having once been on the same visa.[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-145) In December 2024, during a period of online discussion on whether H-1B visas should be reformed, he said that [Silicon Valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley "Silicon Valley") firms need foreign workers (via H-1B) because there are not enough "super motivated" and "super talented engineers" in America.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-146) This was controversial and drew criticism from opponents of immigration who believe that importing foreign workers would negatively impact American workers,[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-147) and the debate was dubbed the "MAGA Civil War".[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Washington_Post-148)[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-149)[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-150) U.S. Senator [Bernie Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders "Bernie Sanders") criticised Musk's stance, viewing it as the importation of cheap labour that benefits billionaires.[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-151)
Judiciary
After multiple [United States federal judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_judge "United States federal judge") ruled against the Trump administration's actions, Musk in February 2025 proposed "an immediate wave of judicial impeachments".[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-152) Musk in March 2025 declared: "It's like any federal judge can stop any action by the President of the United States. This is insane, and this has got to stop … at the federal level and at the state level".[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-153)
Following the [killing of Iryna Zarutska](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Iryna_Zarutska "Killing of Iryna Zarutska") in Charlotte, North Carolina in August 2025, Musk criticized judges and district attorneys for allowing "criminals to walk free."[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-154)
Labor rights
> I disagree with the idea of unions. I just don't like anything which creates a lords and peasants sort of thing. I think the unions naturally try to create negativity in a company.
Elon Musk, at the *[New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times "New York Times")* Dealbook Summit, December 2023[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Varg-2023-155)
Musk has been critical of trade unions.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hartmann-2022a-44) In December 2023, Musk commented that he disagreed with "the idea of unions", describing a "lords and peasants" scenario.[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-156)[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Varg-2023-155) In 2018, Musk tweeted "Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union ... But why pay union dues & give up stock options for nothing?" while the [United Auto Workers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Auto_Workers "United Auto Workers") (UAW) union was [campaigning at Tesla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_and_unions "Tesla and unions"), in the [Fremont Factory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Fremont_Factory "Tesla Fremont Factory") in California.[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-reuters20241028-5th-circuit-157)
Race and white nationalism
In February 2023, following racist comments from cartoonist [Scott Adams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams "Scott Adams") in which he described Black people as a [hate group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_group "Hate group") and encouraged [racial segregation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation "Racial segregation"),[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-158) Musk opined that the media was being racist against Whites and Asians.[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-159) Musk has amplified false claims of [white genocide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_genocide "White genocide") in South Africa.[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-160)
> I'll say what I want, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it, \[...\]
In May 2023, Musk attacked [George Soros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros "George Soros") on Twitter after the investor sold a small stake in Tesla, comparing Soros to the Jewish supervillain [Magneto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneto_\(Marvel_Comics\) "Magneto (Marvel Comics)").[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-162)[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-163) In his defence, Musk stated he believes Soros wanted to "erode the very fabric of civilization". Musk's comment was criticized as being [antisemitic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism "Antisemitism") by the [Anti-Defamation League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League "Anti-Defamation League") (ADL), noting that Soros had long been the [target of conspiracy theories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros_conspiracy_theories "George Soros conspiracy theories"),[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-164)[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Isidore-2023-165) and by a member of the [Israeli Foreign Ministry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_\(Israel\) "Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)").[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-166) He was also defended by a minister of Israeli's [Ministry of Diaspora Affairs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Diaspora_Affairs "Ministry of Diaspora Affairs"), who deemed the post as not being antisemitic.[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Selk-167) Musk later denied being antisemitic and described himself as a "pro-Semite".[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-CNBC160523-161)
In August 2023, Musk criticized the "[Kill the Boer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_the_Boer "Kill the Boer")" song which was sung by [Julius Malema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Malema "Julius Malema") during a rally for the [far-left](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-left_politics "Far-left politics") South African political party [Economic Freedom Fighters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Freedom_Fighters "Economic Freedom Fighters"), asserting that the song advocated the genocide of white people,[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Genocide-168) which was rejected by Malema.[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-169) A month later, Musk assured [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu "Benjamin Netanyahu") that he was against antisemitism.[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-170) Musk discussed the issues online with a panel of [right-leaning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-leaning "Right-leaning") Jewish leaders including former Israeli president [Reuven Rivlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuven_Rivlin "Reuven Rivlin"), attorney [Alan Dershowitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dershowitz "Alan Dershowitz"), who represented Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, as well as several [Rabbis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi "Rabbi") including [Shmuley Boteach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmuley_Boteach "Shmuley Boteach"), where Musk denied allegations of antisemitism and cited the suspension of [Kanye West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West "Kanye West") as an example of enforcement on his platform. The group also criticized the ADL's criticism of Musk.[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-171)
> If somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself. Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is.
Elon Musk, at the DealBook Summit, November 27, 2023[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kastrenakes-2023-172)
In November 2023, Musk posted a response in which he expressed his agreement with an antisemitic tweet in which Jews were described as promoting "hatred against whites", writing "You have said the actual truth."[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Truth-173) Following this, Musk said it was "super messed-up" that white people are not "allowed to be proud of their race."[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Proud-174) He was condemned by the [White House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House "White House") for his post, described as a "hideous lie".[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Lie-175) Musk later acknowledged the tweet as a mistake, saying "I handed a loaded gun to those who hate me and to those who are antisemitic and for that I am quite sorry"[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-176) and described his tweet as very foolish.[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-177)[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-178)
Musk stated that he doesn't believe that "all Jewish communities" promote dialectical hatred towards white people and that he was "deeply offended" by the ADL, while denouncing what he described as "anti-white racism or anti-Asian racism or racism".[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-179) He also tweeted that his criticism of Jews applies to more groups than just the ADL.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-CNBC-2023-180) At the DealBook Summit, journalist [Andrew Ross Sorkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ross_Sorkin "Andrew Ross Sorkin") questioned Musk about the withdrawal of advertisers from X following his recent posts, and Musk responded denouncing advertisers of blackmail and stated "Go fuck yourself".[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kastrenakes-2023-172)[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-181)
In August 2024, Musk ignited a controversy after he shared an allegedly [Islamophobic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia "Islamophobia") meme.[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Mullah-2024-182) He subsequently feuded with [First Minister of Scotland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland "First Minister of Scotland") [Humza Yousaf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humza_Yousaf "Humza Yousaf"), who described him as "one of the most dangerous men on the planet" and a "race baiter" who should be held to account. Musk responded that Yousaf is a racist "scumbag" who "loathes white people".[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Mullah-2024-182)[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-183)
In January 2025, at a campaign event which was staged by the [German far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Germany_\(1945%E2%80%93present\) "Far-right politics in Germany (1945–present)") political party [Alternative for Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany "Alternative for Germany"), Elon stated that "There is too much focus on [past guilt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_collective_guilt "German collective guilt"), and we need to move beyond that". That same week, Musk was [criticized for a controversial gesture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_salute_controversy "Elon Musk salute controversy") that was interpreted by some as a Nazi salute, which he made during [Trump's inauguration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump "Second inauguration of Donald Trump"), his comments about past guilt were condemned by the chairman of [Israel's official memorial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yad_Vashem "Yad Vashem") to [Holocaust victims](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_victims "Holocaust victims").[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-184)
In January 2026, Musk reshared a tweet about "white solidarity" and on the same day, he claimed states like California are using immigrants to create a “one-party state.”[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-185)
LGBTQ rights
In 2018, Musk shared a post by Tesla, about the company's ranking on the [Corporate Equality Index](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Equality_Index "Corporate Equality Index"); Tesla stated, "Thanks to everyone at Tesla for making [LGBTQ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ "LGBTQ") inclusion an important part of our culture."[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-186) Musk commented, in reply to another user, "Don't buy our car if that's a problem. People should be free to live their lives where their heart takes them".[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-187) In 2022, Musk reaffirmed those comments,[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-188) and also posted, "Tesla scores 100/100 for 7th year in a row for [LGBTQ equality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_equality "LGBTQ equality")" on the Corporate Equality Index.[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-189)[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-190)
Following Musk's takeover of [Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter") in October 2022, the platform has seen an increase in [hate speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech "Hate speech") toward the LGBTQ community, for which he has received criticism.[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-191)[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-192)
Musk said of gay people in March 2024, "My observation is that people are [born one way or another – it is not a choice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_sexual_orientation "Biology and sexual orientation"). People should find mutual love and happiness where their heart leads them. I only ask of [my gay friends that they have children](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_parenting "LGBT parenting") for the continuance of civilization."[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-193)[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-194)
In July 2024, Musk said that a California law which bans teachers from being required to report a change in a child's [gender identity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity "Gender identity") or [sexual orientation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation "Sexual orientation") was the "final straw" in deciding to move the headquarters of SpaceX and Twitter from California to Texas.[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-195)[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-196)[\[193\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-197)
On transgender topics
Musk's views on [transgender issues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_the_United_States "Transgender rights in the United States") have provoked controversy,[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Bauer-2023-26) leading to being characterized as [transphobic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transphobia "Transphobia").[\[194\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-198)
In July 2020, Musk made headlines when he tweeted "Pronouns suck." The tweet was interpreted by *[The Independent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent "The Independent")* as a slight to [preferred gender pronouns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_gender_pronoun "Preferred gender pronoun"), and was criticized by many, including [LGBTQ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ "LGBTQ") advocacy group [Human Rights Campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Campaign "Human Rights Campaign") and Musk's then partner [Grimes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimes "Grimes").[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-cnbc.com-200)[\[197\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-201) In a later tweet, Musk stated he supported "[trans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender "Transgender")", but that pronouns are "an [esthetic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esthetic "Esthetic") nightmare".[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:0-202) In December 2022, Musk again mocked preferred gender pronouns in a tweet that read "My Pronouns are Prosecute/[Fauci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci "Anthony Fauci")." In a 2023 interview, Grimes said she discussed transgender topics with Musk at length. She recounted that Musk's views appeared to her to stem from "hate \[of\] woke culture" and his "concerns about the fertility thing"; Grimes said to him that "[fertility tech … could be innovated that would help trans people](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_assisted_reproductive_technology_by_LGBTQ_people "Use of assisted reproductive technology by LGBTQ people")".[\[199\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-203)[\[200\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-204) Musk stated in 2024 that he personally does use people's preferred gender pronouns, from a "standpoint of [good manners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_manners "Good manners")".[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:2-205)
In 2020, Musk's daughter, [Vivian Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Wilson "Vivian Wilson"), underwent a [gender transition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_transition "Gender transition"). Wilson changed her name, and no longer wished to be associated with her father.[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:0-202) [Walter Isaacson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson "Walter Isaacson"), who wrote [a 2023 authorized biography of Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_\(Isaacson_book\) "Elon Musk (Isaacson book)"), stated that Musk was "generally sanguine" when he initially discovered Wilson was transgender, "but then Jenna[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-207) became a fervent [Marxist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist "Marxist") and broke off all relations".[\[203\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-208) However, Isaacson's book states that due to disagreements about capitalism, Musk and Wilson were already "estranged" before Musk knew she was transgender.[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:0-202) Isaacson wrote that Musk became politically more right-leaning in 2021, "partly triggered by his daughter Jenna's transition, her embrace of radical socialist politics, and her decision to break off relations with him."[\[204\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-209)[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Independent-2023-210) (Wilson said this was inaccurate for multiple reasons, e.g. that she opposes [wealth inequality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality "Wealth inequality") but is not Marxist.[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206)) According to Isaacson's book, Musk said that "she went beyond socialism to being a full communist and thinking that anyone rich is evil. … I've made many overtures but she doesn't want to spend time with me."[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:0-202)
In April 2023, Twitter quietly removed a policy prohibiting targeted [deadnaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadnaming "Deadnaming") and [misgendering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misgendering "Misgendering") of transgender users.[\[207\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-212) This policy was reintroduced in 2024, however, Musk said it would be sparingly enforced, to reduce visibility of posts considered to be "repeated, targeted harassment of a particular person."[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-213)[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:2-205) In June 2023, Musk deemed the word *[cisgender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender "Cisgender")* a slur, stating that it violated Twitter's conduct policy.[\[209\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-214) That same month, *[What Is a Woman?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_a_Woman%3F "What Is a Woman?")*, a controversial documentary about transgender issues that was initially flagged by Twitter as hate speech, went viral after Musk personally promoted it and pinned it to his profile.[\[210\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-215) Musk has also expressed opposition to [gender-affirming care](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-affirming_care "Gender-affirming care") for minors and has stated he will be "actively lobbying to criminalize" such care.[\[211\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-216) In July 2024, Musk said his daughter's [gender dysphoria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria "Gender dysphoria") was related to being "born gay and [slightly autistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-functioning_autism "High-functioning autism")";[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:1-217)[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206) he said he [gave parental consent for her transition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_youth#Medical_interventions "Transgender youth") at the age of 16, but that he was "essentially tricked" into doing so.[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:1-217)[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206) (Wilson disputes this, saying Musk was "not by any means tricked" but rather gave [informed consent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent "Informed consent"); she has also [come out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_out "Come out") as [bisexual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisexual "Bisexual") rather than gay.[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:1-217)[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206))
In January 2024, Musk declared that cisgender is a "[heterophobic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterophobic "Heterophobic")" word.[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-219) *[PinkNews](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinkNews "PinkNews")* argued that it does not refer to heterosexual people.[\[215\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-220)
Science and technology
Musk considers [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence") to be one of the most significant threats to the human race,[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gibbs-2014-222) has received considerable criticism for his comments and actions related to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic"),[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Covid-Claims-223) supports the [colonization of Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars "Colonization of Mars"),[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-SpaceX-224) favors individualized transport over public transport,[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Marshall-2017-225) and has opposed [banning TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States "Restrictions on TikTok in the United States").[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2023-226) Musk has also been highly critical of [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia "Wikipedia"); describing the encyclopedia as "[woke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke "Woke")", controlled by the [mainstream media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_media "Mainstream media") and [far-left](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-left "Far-left") activists,[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Rascou%C3%ABt-Paz-2024-227)[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-O'Dell-2022-228)[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Achom-2024-229) and has called for its defunding.[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sherratt-230)
Artificial intelligence
Musk has frequently spoken about the [potential dangers of artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_risk_from_advanced_artificial_intelligence "Existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence") (AI), declaring it as "the most serious threat to the survival of the human race".[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gibbs-2014-222) During a 2014 interview at the [MIT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT "MIT") AeroAstro Centennial Symposium, Musk described AI as humanity's largest existential threat, stating his belief in the need for [regulatory oversight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_AI "Regulation of AI").[\[226\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-guardianAI-231)[\[227\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wp2015-232)
Musk invested in [DeepMind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeepMind "DeepMind"), an AI firm, and [Vicarious](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_\(Company\) "Vicarious (Company)"), a company working to improve [machine intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_intelligence "Machine intelligence"), and was formerly co-chairman of [OpenAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI "OpenAI") as a co-founder.[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-GuardianDeepMind-233) Musk later criticized OpenAI for becoming [closed-sourced](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_source "Closed source") and for-profit, and interpreted its chatbot [ChatGPT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT "ChatGPT") of political bias. In March 2023, he signed [an open letter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pause_Giant_AI_Experiments:_An_Open_Letter "Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter") calling for a pause on large-scale AI experiments, citing profound risks for society.[\[229\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-234) The president of the [Information Technology and Innovation Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Innovation_Foundation "Information Technology and Innovation Foundation") (ITIF), [Robert D. Atkinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Atkinson "Robert D. Atkinson"), argued that Musk and others stating that AI is the "largest existential threat to humanity" is "not a very winning message if you want to get AI funding out of Congress to the [National Science Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation "National Science Foundation")."[\[230\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-235)
> I like to just keep an eye on what's going on with artificial intelligence. I think there is potentially a dangerous outcome there. There have been movies about this, you know, like Terminator, \[...\]
Elon Musk, speaking to [CNBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBC "CNBC"), June 2014[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-GuardianDeepMind-233)
In 2014, Musk expressed his concerns referencing *[Terminator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_\(franchise\) "Terminator (franchise)")*, stating "we should try to make sure the outcomes are good, not bad".[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-GuardianDeepMind-233) In 2015, as an advisor to the nonprofit [Future of Life Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Life_Institute "Future of Life Institute"), an organization focused on advanced technologies, Musk donated \$10 million.[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-236)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-237) The following year, when asked whether he thinks [humans live in a computer simulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis "Simulation hypothesis"), perhaps controlled by a vast AI, Musk stated that "the odds that we're in 'base reality' is one in billions."[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-238) Harvard physicist [Lisa Randall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Randall "Lisa Randall") disputed this arguing there was "no real evidence" of a simulation.[\[234\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-239)
At the 2019 World AI Conference, Musk contended that "computers are already smarter than human beings" and that this alone was reason for caution regarding AI.[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:12-240): 39 Musk warned of unintended consequences of AI and stated that immediate steps should be taken to prevent disaster.[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-:12-240): 39
Musk's opinions about AI have provoked controversy and have been criticized by experts such as [Yann LeCun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yann_LeCun "Yann LeCun"), who contended that Musk's panic was influenced by reading [Nick Bostrom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom "Nick Bostrom")'s book *[Superintelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintelligence:_Paths,_Dangers,_Strategies "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies")*, and by Musk's attraction to the idea that he will save humanity.[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-forbes:ai2018-241)[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-cnbc:ai-242) [Facebook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook "Facebook")'s head of AI said that Musk was ill-informed about AI and noted that his comments about a future machine takeover distracts people from real, immediate AI concerns, such as [algorithms exacerbating inequality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_bias "Algorithmic bias").[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-forbes:ai2020-243) Consequently, according to [CNBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBC "CNBC"), Musk is "not always looked upon favorably" by the AI research community.[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-cnbc:ai-242)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-forbes:ai2018-241) [Mark Zuckerberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg "Mark Zuckerberg") has clashed with Musk on the issue and called his AI warnings "pretty irresponsible".[\[239\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-244)[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-245)[\[241\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-246)
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Musk at the [AI Safety Summit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_AI_Safety_Summit "2023 AI Safety Summit") in the [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London"), November 2024[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sellman-2023-247)
In November 2024, while speaking at the AI Safety Summit in London, attended by world leaders and tech figures,[\[243\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-248) Musk applauded the Prime Minister [Rishi Sunak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Sunak "Rishi Sunak") for hosting the event. In doing so, he reiterated his concerns that the intelligence is "potentially the most pressing \[existential risks\] that we face", while anticipating that it would become "far more intelligent" than human beings.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Firstpost-2022-29)[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Spocchia-2022-33)[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sellman-2023-247)
COVID-19 pandemic
Musk has received criticism over his views and actions related to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Covid-Claims-223) In early 2020, Musk referred to [COVID-19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19 "COVID-19") as a "specific form of the [common cold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cold "Common cold")", stated that "the coronavirus panic is dumb",[\[245\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-250)[\[246\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-251) and that the "danger of panic still far exceeds danger of corona [imo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMO_\(in_my_opinion\) "IMO (in my opinion)") \[in my opinion\]. If we over-allocate medical resources to corona, it will come at expense of treating other illnesses".[\[247\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-252)[\[248\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-253) Musk has additionally been criticized for tweeting contentious comments on the disease, including that "Kids are essentially immune, but elderly with existing conditions are vulnerable", and for speculating that the pandemic would soon be ending according to "current trends".[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Covid-Claims-223) In addition, he promoted articles which suggested that healthcare companies were inflating COVID-19 case numbers for financial reasons.[\[249\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-254)[\[250\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-255)
When the [Alameda County Sheriff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda_County_Sheriff%27s_Office "Alameda County Sheriff's Office") ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down, Musk and Tesla initially refused to comply, arguing that vehicle manufacturing and energy infrastructure are critical sectors, citing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.[\[251\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-256)[\[252\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-257) Musk called the lockdown "[fascist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism "Fascism")" on a Tesla earnings call, comparing the restrictions to forced imprisonment,[\[253\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Earnings-2020-258) and later sent out numerous tweets opposing mandatory lockdowns such as "FREE AMERICA NOW."[\[254\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-259)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SpaceX_Crew-2_Crew_Walkout_\(NHQ202104230007\).jpg)
Musk wearing a bandana as a [face mask](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_masks_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic "Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic") during the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic")
In March 2020, in response to a request to repurpose the Tesla factory to make [urgently needed ventilators](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortages_related_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic#Mechanical_ventilation "Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic"), Musk promised that Tesla would make ventilators "if there is a shortage".[\[255\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-cnet:vents-260)[\[256\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-261) When [Nate Silver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Silver "Nate Silver") responded that there was a current shortage, Musk replied, "Ventilators are not difficult, but cannot be produced instantly."[\[257\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-262)[\[258\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-263) After figures such as New York City mayor [Bill de Blasio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_de_Blasio "Bill de Blasio") highlighted their hospitals' ventilator shortage and responded to Musk's offer, Musk said he thought the ventilators which Tesla was working on would probably be unneeded.[\[259\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-264)[\[260\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-265) A week later, Musk received widespread requests from dignitaries around the world,[\[261\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-266) including the Ukrainian [Health minister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulana_Suprun "Ulana Suprun"),[\[262\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-267) Bolivia's [Ambassador for Science and Technology to Silicon Valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Mostajo-Radji "Mohammed Mostajo-Radji"),[\[263\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-268) and Nigeria's [Ministry of Finance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zainab_Ahmed "Zainab Ahmed").[\[264\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-269) When asked about what they received from Musk, California hospital representatives noted that they received [CPAP machines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPAP_machine "CPAP machine") made by [ResMed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ResMed "ResMed") instead and not "full ventilators", though expressed gratitude.[\[265\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wapo_ventilators-270)[\[266\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-271)
In May 2020, Musk reopened Tesla's Fremont production line in defiance of and in violation of [Alameda County](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda_County,_California "Alameda County, California")'s orders, and tweeted that "If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me."[\[268\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-273)[\[269\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-274)[\[270\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-275) Musk also announced that Tesla would be moving its headquarters to Texas or [Nevada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada "Nevada") and that Tesla had filed a lawsuit against Alameda County challenging its "shutdown" of the Fremont factory; the suit was subsequently withdrawn.[\[271\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-276)[\[272\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-277) The Alameda County Public Health Department explained it was waiting on a plan that Tesla had promised to provide by May 11 that would walk through how it would protect workers' health during the COVID-19 pandemic.[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Breaking_virus_lockdown-278) An opening date of Monday, May 18 had been penciled in for Tesla, pending approval — the same date that Fiat Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors were also due to restart production.[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Breaking_virus_lockdown-278)
In November 2020, the phrase "Space [Karen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_\(pejorative\) "Karen (pejorative)")" began to [trend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_trends "Twitter trends") on Twitter after a scientist referred to Musk as such, over comments Musk made questioning the effectiveness of [COVID-19 testing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing "COVID-19 testing").[\[275\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-280)[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-281) Musk was also said to have spread [misinformation about the virus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation_related_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic "Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic") by virologist [Angela Rasmussen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Rasmussen "Angela Rasmussen").[\[277\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-282)[\[278\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-283) with Musk referring to the virus as "a type of cold".[\[279\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-284) The following month, *[Politico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico "Politico")* named Musk's prediction that there would be "close to zero new cases" as one of "the most audacious, confident and spectacularly incorrect prognostications about the year".[\[280\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-285) Two years later, Musk tweeted "[My pronouns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_gender_pronoun "Preferred gender pronoun") are Prosecute/[Fauci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci "Anthony Fauci")", drawing attention from US lawmakers.[\[281\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Musk_calls_to_prosecute_Fauci-286)[\[282\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Elon_Musk_Is_a_Far-Right_Activist-287)[\[283\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Elon_Musk,_who_predicted_Covid-288) In February 2023, he praised [anti-vaccine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-vaccine "Anti-vaccine") comments made by [Woody Harrelson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Harrelson "Woody Harrelson") during *[Saturday Night Live](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live "Saturday Night Live")*.[\[284\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-289)[\[285\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-290)
International Space Station
In February 2025, Musk claimed during an interview with Fox News' [Sean Hannity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Hannity "Sean Hannity") that [International Space Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station "International Space Station") (ISS) crew [Suni Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suni_Williams "Suni Williams") and [Butch Wilmore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Wilmore "Butch Wilmore") "were left up there for political reasons, which is not good."[\[286\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-291) This claim was challenged by former ISS commander [Andreas Mogensen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Mogensen "Andreas Mogensen") which caused Musk to attack Mogensen calling him an "idiot"[\[287\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-292)[\[288\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-293) and "fully retarded".[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-294) Mogensen responded to the attack saying "Elon, I have long admired you and what you have accomplished, especially at SpaceX and Tesla. You know as well as I do, that Butch and Suni are returning with Crew-9, as has been the plan since last September. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home. They are returning on the Dragon capsule that has been on ISS since last September."[\[290\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-295) Mogensen received the support of fellow astronauts brothers [Mark Kelly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kelly "Mark Kelly") and [Scott Kelly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Kelly_\(astronaut\) "Scott Kelly (astronaut)"), Musk responded saying that Mogensen had attacked him "despite having no idea what ACTUALLY happened." and by posting on X at Scott Kelly "Btw, your brother claims to be independent, but is just a Dem donor shill."[\[291\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-296) Musk's innaccurate claim that Williams and Wilmore had been abandoned by the Biden administration was repeated by President Trump.[\[292\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-297)
Following the digital dispute, Musk argued that the ISS should be deorbited early and that the funds should be redirected to Mars exploration.[\[293\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-298) Musk clarified that his view was that "The decision is up to the President, but my recommendation is as soon as possible. I recommend 2 years from now,"[\[294\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-299)
Mars
Musk has long been an advocate for [space colonization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_colonization "Space colonization"), especially the [colonization of Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars "Colonization of Mars").[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-SpaceX-224) As early as 2001, Elon became involved with the nonprofit [Mars Society](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Society "Mars Society") and has repeatedly pushed for humanity colonizing Mars, in order to become an interplanetary species and lower the risks of [human extinction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_extinction "Human extinction").[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-vance-2017a-301) In 2002 he left the society and began focusing on his own initiatives,[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-vance-2017a-301) and later envisioned establishing a [direct democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy "Direct democracy") on Mars, with a system in which more votes would be required to create laws than remove them.[\[297\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Grush-2020-302) Concerned with human [population decline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_decline "Population decline"),[\[298\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-303)[\[299\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-304) Musk has described becoming "a multiplanet civilization".[\[300\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-305) Musk has also cited the expansion of the sun as a reason for colonizing mars.[\[301\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-306)[\[302\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-307)
Military technology
Musk has been highly critical of the [F-35](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35 "F-35") program.[\[303\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-308)[\[304\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-309) He has also been critical of crewed [aircraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft "Aircraft") in general declaring that "The fighter jet era has passed." at the [Air & Space Forces Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_%26_Space_Forces_Association "Air & Space Forces Association")'s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-310) and writing "manned fighter jets are obsolete in the age of drones anyway. Will just get pilots killed." in 2024.[\[306\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-311)
Public transport
At a Tesla event on the sidelines of the [Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference_on_Neural_Information_Processing_Systems "Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems") in December 2017, Musk expressed his disappointment with [public transport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transport "Public transport"), citing the timing and locations for reasons why "everyone doesn't like it", suggesting this was why people prefer "individualized transport" instead.[\[307\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-brown-2017a-312)[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Marshall-2017-225)
Afterwards, he dismissed an audience member's response that public transportation functioned effectively in Japan.[\[308\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hunt-2017a-313)[\[309\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-314) His comments sparked widespread criticism from both members of the public and transit experts. Urban planning expert Brent Toderian started the hashtag \#GreatThingsThatHappenedonTransit, which was widely adopted by Twitter users to dispel Musk's notion that everyone hated public transport.[\[308\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-hunt-2017a-313)[\[310\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-315) Yonah Freemark, an urbanist and journalist specializing in planning and transportation, summarized Musk's views on public transport as being terrible.[\[307\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-brown-2017a-312)
[Jarrett Walker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrett_Walker "Jarrett Walker"), a public transport expert, said that "Musk's hatred of sharing space with strangers is a luxury (or pathology) that only the rich can afford", referring to the theory that planning a city around the preferences of a minority yields an outcome that usually does not work for the majority.[\[311\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wired20171216-316)[\[312\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-guardian54-317) Musk responded with "You're an idiot", then specified "sanctimonious idiot".[\[313\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-318)[\[312\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-guardian54-317) The exchange received a significant amount of media attention and prompted Nobel laureate [Paul Krugman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krugman "Paul Krugman") to criticise the controversy.[\[311\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-wired20171216-316)[\[314\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-319)
In April 2023, Musk said he opposed [banning TikTok in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States "Restrictions on TikTok in the United States"), arguing that a ban would increase Twitter's active user base.[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2023-226) In 2024, Musk opposed Australian plans to fine social media sites which enabled misinformation on their platforms,[\[315\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-320) and to [limit social media access for those under 16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Amendment "Online Safety Amendment"), with Musk commenting that it "Seems like a backdoor way to control access to the Internet by all Australians."[\[316\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-321)
Wikipedia
In 2019, Musk described his Wikipedia article as "insane" and described it as a "war zone".[\[317\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-322) In 2020, he encouraged his Twitter followers to "trash" the page, which led to the article being protected.[\[318\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-323) In 2021, he wrote that he was glad Wikipedia existed.[\[319\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Higgins-2025-324) In April 2022, Musk tweeted: "They say [history is written by the victors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_is_written_by_the_victors "History is written by the victors"), but not on Wikipedia if the losing party is still alive & has lots of time on their hands!", in a reference to the article of [Tesla Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Inc. "Tesla Inc.") co-founder [Martin Eberhard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Eberhard "Martin Eberhard").[\[320\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-325)[\[321\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-326)
Musk responded to the [December 2022 Twitter suspensions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2022_Twitter_suspensions "December 2022 Twitter suspensions") Wikipedia entry by proclaiming the site was "controlled by the MSM \[[mainstream media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_media "Mainstream media")\]", and that this makes it untrustworthy. In response, the [Wikimedia Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation "Wikimedia Foundation") changed a message appealing for donations to "Wikipedia is not for sale", stating "there is no danger that someone will buy Wikipedia and turn it into their personal playground".[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-O'Dell-2022-228)
In October 2023, Musk criticized Wikipedia as "inherently [hierarchical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy "Hierarchy")" and being "subject to the biases of higher ranking editors." In response to the Wikipedia funding appeal, Musk offered \$1 billion in funding if Wikipedia changed its name to "Dickipedia".[\[324\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-329)[\[325\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-pcmagwikipedia-330)[\[326\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-thehillwikipedia-331) In October 2024, Musk stated the website was "controlled by far-left activists", discouraged donations,[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Achom-2024-229)[\[327\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-332) and characterized the online encyclopedia using the phrase "[woke mind virus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke_mind_virus "Woke mind virus")".[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Rascou%C3%ABt-Paz-2024-227)
In January 2025, Musk called for Wikipedia to be "defunded" and referred to it as "legacy media propaganda", in response to his Wikipedia article being edited to describe the [alleged "Nazi salute"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk_salute_controversy "Elon Musk salute controversy") he gave during a speech after the [second inauguration of Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump "Second inauguration of Donald Trump"). Wikipedia co-founder [Jimmy Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales "Jimmy Wales") responded by saying: "If Elon wanted to help, he'd be encouraging kind and thoughtful intellectual people he agrees with to engage."[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Sherratt-230)[\[328\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-333)[\[329\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-334) *[Le Monde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Monde "Le Monde")* and the [Agence France-Presse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_France-Presse "Agence France-Presse") described Wikipedia as being a "natural adversary to X":[\[330\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Le-Monde-2025-335)
In March 2025, [Margaret Talbot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Talbot "Margaret Talbot") wrote an article in *[The New Yorker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Yorker "The New Yorker")* dealing with the topic: "Elon Musk Also Has a Problem with Wikipedia".[\[331\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Talbot_3/4/2025-336) Talbot connected Musk's documented promotion of misinformation[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024-135)[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Alba-2024-134) and his attacks against "mainstream media"[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-O'Dell-2022-228) with his admiration for "radical-right populism", citing how a study connected such conservative views with the "propensity to spread misinformation":
International relations
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Isaac_Herzog_in_Beit_HaNassi,_November_2023_\(GPOHZ0_2153\).jpg)
Elon Musk in Israel, meeting with President [Isaac Herzog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Herzog "Isaac Herzog") and representatives of the families of [hostages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis "Gaza war hostage crisis") held in [Gaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip "Gaza Strip"), November 27, 2023
Musk's comments [and actions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_Musk "Political activities of Elon Musk") have received condemnation from some of the governments and leaders for his involvement in [European politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_politics "European politics"), including UK Prime Minister [Keir Starmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer "Keir Starmer"), President of France [Emmanuel Macron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron "Emmanuel Macron"), Chancellor of Germany [Olaf Scholz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Scholz "Olaf Scholz"), and Prime Minister of Norway [Jonas Gahr Store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Gahr_Store "Jonas Gahr Store").[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Henley-2025-16)
He has been critical of Israel's [actions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip "Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip") in the [Gaza Strip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip "Gaza Strip") during the [Gaza war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war "Gaza war"),[\[332\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Robertson-2023-337) praised China's economic and climate goals,[\[333\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-He-2021-338)[\[334\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Choi-2019-339) suggested that [Taiwan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan "Taiwan") and China should resolve [Cross-strait relations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-strait_relations "Cross-strait relations") in China's favor,[\[335\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Liang-2022-340)[\[336\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Khalaf-2022-341) and was described as having a close relationship with the [Chinese government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_government "Chinese government").[\[333\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-He-2021-338)[\[334\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Choi-2019-339) In Europe, Musk expressed support for Ukraine in 2022 during the [Russian invasion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine "Russian invasion of Ukraine"), but later backtracked, recommending Ukraine cede its [Russia-occupied territories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine "Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine"), often mocking Zelensky,[\[337\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Oshin-2022-342)[\[338\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Wilson-2022-343) and supported the far-right [Alternative for Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany "Alternative for Germany") in Germany in 2024.[\[339\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gold-2024-344)
Regarding [British politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_politics "British politics"), Musk blamed the [2024 UK riots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_riots "2024 United Kingdom riots") on [mass migration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_migration "Mass migration") and [open borders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_border "Open border"),[\[340\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gregory-2024-345)[\[341\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024a-346) criticized Starmer for what he described as a "two-tier" policing system,[\[342\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Independent-2024-347)[\[343\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Daily_Telegraph-2024-348)[\[344\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2024b-349) suggested British politician [Jess Phillips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Phillips "Jess Phillips") should be imprisoned, and that Starmer was complicit in [child sexual exploitation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse_in_the_United_Kingdom#Group-based_child_sexual_exploitation "Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom").[\[345\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Cooke-2025-350) Musk was subsequently invoked as being responsible for spreading [misinformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation "Misinformation") and amplifying the far-right.[\[346\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-351) He has also voiced his support for far-right activist [Tommy Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson "Tommy Robinson") and pledged electoral support for [Reform UK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UK "Reform UK").[\[347\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-BBC_News-2025-352)[\[348\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Turvill-2024-353)
In February 2026, Musk described Spanish Prime Minister [Pedro Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez "Pedro Sánchez") as a "tyrant" following Sánchez's proposal to [prohibit users](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_age_verification_laws_by_country "Social media age verification laws by country") under the age of 16 from accessing social media.[\[349\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-354)
Conspiracy theories
In November 2022, Musk shared a right-wing [fake news website](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news_website "Fake news website") which promoted a conspiracy theory about the [attack on Paul Pelosi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Paul_Pelosi "Attack on Paul Pelosi").[\[351\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-356)[\[352\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-357) The following year, in the wake of a [mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Allen,_Texas_outlet_mall_shooting "2023 Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting"), Musk baselessly tried to cast doubt on evidence collected by journalists regarding the shooter's political beliefs, describing the event as a "[psyop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyop "Psyop")".[\[353\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-bbc2023-358) Musk doubled down on his denial of the evidence that the shooter was a white supremacist in a [CNBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBC "CNBC") interview 10 days later.[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-CNBC160523-161) Musk also boosted a tweet promoting an antisemitic [blood libel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel "Blood libel") conspiracy theory about [adrenochrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenochrome "Adrenochrome"), frequently invoked as part of [QAnon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon "QAnon").[\[354\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-359)[\[355\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-360)
In November 2023, Musk endorsed a tweet referencing an [antisemitic conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_genocide_conspiracy_theory "White genocide conspiracy theory") that "hordes of minorities" are infiltrating Western countries and that Jews are pushing hatred against white people. The White House condemned Musk's endorsement of the tweet as "unacceptable".[\[356\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-361)[\[357\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-362) He also shared a meme promoting the widely discredited far-right [Pizzagate conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory "Pizzagate conspiracy theory"), and after a few hours, Musk deleted the tweet.[\[358\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-363)
Starting in December 2024, Musk fixed his attention on USAID, after watching an episode of Joe Rogan's [podcast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joe_Rogan_Experience "The Joe Rogan Experience") with [Mike Benz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Benz "Mike Benz") railing against it, leading to the [agency's demise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAID_in_the_second_Trump_administration "USAID in the second Trump administration").[\[359\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WaPoMorse-364)[\[360\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-NBCZadrozny-365)[\[361\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-NationIsaacs-366)[\[362\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-AtlanticStanley-367)
In 2025, Musk promoted the [Russia investigation origins conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_investigation_origins_conspiracy_theory "Russia investigation origins conspiracy theory") about [Russian interference in the 2016 elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_elections "Russian interference in the 2016 elections").[\[363\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-368)[\[364\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-369)
Finance and taxes
Musk has spoken against a proposed [wealth tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_tax "Wealth tax") and said that in general he supported [estate taxes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_taxes "Estate taxes").[\[365\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-370)[\[366\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-371) He is also opposed to [Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantor_Retained_Annuity_Trust "Grantor Retained Annuity Trust").[\[367\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-372) In 2024 Musk called a proposal from the British government to increase estate taxes on farms valued at more than a million pounds "going full Stalin."[\[368\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-373) Musk is an opponent of [short-selling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_\(finance\) "Short (finance)"), has repeatedly criticized the practice, and argued it should be illegal.[\[369\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-374)[\[370\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-375) He has engaged with short-selling critics via social media and used Tesla merchandise as a means of mocking those who short the Tesla stock.[\[371\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-376)
On the topic of subsidizing renewable energy, Musk has stated that he does not believe the U.S. government should provide [subsidies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidies "Subsidies") to companies but should instead use a [carbon tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax "Carbon tax") to price in the negative [externality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality "Externality") of [climate change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change "Climate change") and discourage poor behavior. Musk believes that the [free market](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market "Free market") would achieve the best solution, and that producing environmentally unfriendly vehicles should come with its own consequences.[\[372\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-377)[\[373\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-378) Musk has advocated against funding for charging stations in the [Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act"), maintaining that oil and gas subsidies should also be eliminated.[\[374\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-379)[\[375\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-380) Vermont Senator [Bernie Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders "Bernie Sanders") refuted Musk, describing his hypocrisy for receiving "billions in corporate welfare" before opposing a \$2 trillion stimulus package that included provisions for specific companies and interest groups.[\[376\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-381) Musk has subsequently doubled down on his stance and called for ending the US \$7,500 tax credit for buyers of electric cars.[\[377\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-382)
Philosophy and religion
Natalism
Musk holds strong [pronatalist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronatalist "Pronatalist") views;[\[379\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-384) *[The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian")* has characterized Musk as "The world's most famous pronatalist",[\[380\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-385) and according to *[The Wall Street Journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal "The Wall Street Journal")*, he has had at least [14 children](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_family#Relationships_and_children_of_Elon_Musk "Musk family") with four women.[\[381\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Mattioli_16APR2025-386) Musk believes that [vaginal delivery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal_delivery "Vaginal delivery") result in reduced skull size and as a result supports routine [cesarean sections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesarean_section "Cesarean section") over natural births.[\[382\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-387)[\[383\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-388)
Speaking at *The Wall Street Journal*'s CEO Council session in 2021, Musk stated that a declining [birth rate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rate "Birth rate"), and consequent population decline, is one of the biggest [risks to human civilization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_sources_of_global_catastrophic_risk "Potential sources of global catastrophic risk").[\[384\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-389) The following year, he argued that [population collapse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_collapse "Population collapse"), due to low [birth rates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rates "Birth rates"), is a superior risk to civilization than [global warming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming "Global warming"), and his views on population collapse were challenged by demographers.[\[385\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-390) In 2023, Musk has asserted that declining [birth rates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rates "Birth rates") pose an existential threat to humanity and has donated ten million dollars to the [University of Texas at Austin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin "University of Texas at Austin") to further research on the potential risks.[\[386\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-391) Musk has also argued that "smart" people in particular are not having children, a view which has been criticized as too close to [eugenics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics "Eugenics").[\[387\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-392) Speaking about natalism in 2024 Musk said "You've got to walk the talk, so I do have a lot of kids and I encourage others to have lots of kids."[\[388\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-393)
Religion
Musk was raised in the [Anglican Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Southern_Africa "Anglican Church of Southern Africa"), in which he was [baptized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism "Baptism").[\[390\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Higgins2024-395)[\[391\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Rees2024-396) In 2013, when he was asked if he thought that [science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science "Science") and [religion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion "Religion") could [co-exist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_between_religion_and_science "Relationship between religion and science"), Musk replied "Probably not",[\[392\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Wilson-397) and in 2017 he denounced a plan to create a religion which is based on the worship of an artificially intelligent 'Godhead'.[\[393\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-398) By 2023, Musk had said that he considers himself "aspirationally Jewish", and noted the influence that his attending a Hebrew [preschool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preschool "Preschool") had on him.[\[394\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-399) The following year, Musk tweeted about [Christianity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity "Christianity"), stating he is a believer in the principles of Christianity, such as [love thy neighbor as thyself](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_thy_neighbor_as_thyself "Love thy neighbor as thyself") and [turn the other cheek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_the_other_cheek "Turn the other cheek").[\[395\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Wall_Street_Journal-400)[\[396\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Conversation-401) He also engaged in a viral two-hour conversation with [Jordan Peterson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson "Jordan Peterson") that explored various topics, including the role of Christianity in his life. During the interview, he described himself as a "[cultural Christian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Christian "Cultural Christian")".[\[395\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Wall_Street_Journal-400)[\[396\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-The_Conversation-401)[\[397\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-tcd.ie-402) In 2024, Musk stated that he is a "big believer in the principles of Christianity".[\[397\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-tcd.ie-402)
Notes
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-15)** In addition to [far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right "Far-right"),[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Maher-2025-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Gilbert-2025-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-4) as well as [libertarian authoritarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarian "Libertarian authoritarian"),[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Nachtwey-2023-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6) Musk has been described as [right wing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_wing "Right wing"),[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Warzel-2022-7)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Kamisher-Hull-Fine-2024-8)[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Conroy-2025-9)[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-10) [libertarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism_in_the_United_States "Libertarianism in the United States"),[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Maher-2025-1)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6)[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Davies-2024-11)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-12) and associated with [techno-libertarians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno-libertarians "Techno-libertarians").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Clark-2024-13)[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Lynn-2024-14)
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-115)** Trump created the [alt-tech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-tech "Alt-tech") platform in 2022 after Twitter banned him for inciting violence following the [2021 United States Capitol attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack "January 6 United States Capitol attack").[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-ars:freespeech-101)
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-128)** According to *[The Conversation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conversation_\(website\) "The Conversation (website)")*, "The [alt-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right "Alt-right") or "alternative right" refers to the recent resurgence of [far-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right "Far-right") political movements opposing [multiculturalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism "Multiculturalism"), gender equality and diversity, and supporting [white nationalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_nationalism "White nationalism")",[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Maher-2025-1)
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-129)** According to [*Jacobin*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobin_\(magazine\) "Jacobin (magazine)"), "[Libertarian authoritarians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_authoritarians "Libertarian authoritarians") want to abolish the democratic state, which they see as a machine that restricts individual freedoms" and "consider the democratic state itself, the authorities and their regulations, to be invasive and harmful."[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-Amlinger-2025-6)
5. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_ref-207)** Isaacson, including in his book, sometimes refers to Vivian Jenna Wilson by her middle name, Jenna.[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk#cite_note-WilsonIsaacsonNBC-206)
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Further reading
- Dodds, Io (May 25, 2023). ["From self-proclaimed 'socialist' to Team Trump and DeSantis: Elon Musk's curious politics revealed"](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-twitter-deal-politics-b2345301.html). *The Independent*. |
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