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Musk could be ‘going mad’ – biographer Musk could be ‘going mad’ – biographer
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The SpaceX and Tesla CEO is “deeply unwell” due to mental issues, drug use and stress, Seth Abramson has saidThe SpaceX and Tesla CEO is “deeply unwell” due to mental issues, drug use and stress, Seth Abramson has said
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who emerged as a strong ally of Donald Trump during last year’s presidential campaign, could be “going mad,” the tech billionaire’s self-described biographer Seth Abramson has suggested.SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who emerged as a strong ally of Donald Trump during last year’s presidential campaign, could be “going mad,” the tech billionaire’s self-described biographer Seth Abramson has suggested.
Abramson has written a series of books over the last several years, including a trilogy on Trump’s foreign policy and scandals in 2018 and 2019, in which he threw his weight behind since-debunked claims of collusion between the president-elect and Russia during his run for the White House in 2016.Abramson has written a series of books over the last several years, including a trilogy on Trump’s foreign policy and scandals in 2018 and 2019, in which he threw his weight behind since-debunked claims of collusion between the president-elect and Russia during his run for the White House in 2016.
The 48-year-old styles himself as a biographer of Musk, saying that he had closely monitored the tech billionaire’s conduct in recent years. Abramson is a harsh critic of both Musk and Trump, whom he alleges are “extremely dangerous men” for America and the world.The 48-year-old styles himself as a biographer of Musk, saying that he had closely monitored the tech billionaire’s conduct in recent years. Abramson is a harsh critic of both Musk and Trump, whom he alleges are “extremely dangerous men” for America and the world.
In a post on X on Monday, the journalist insisted that there are grounds to “legitimately believe [that] Elon Musk may be going mad.”In a post on X on Monday, the journalist insisted that there are grounds to “legitimately believe [that] Elon Musk may be going mad.”
“I am a Musk biographer who has been tracking his online behavior for the last two years — and given that he has admitted to all of mental illness, heavy drug use, and crippling stress, it is now reasonable to fear he is deeply unwell,” Abramson wrote.“I am a Musk biographer who has been tracking his online behavior for the last two years — and given that he has admitted to all of mental illness, heavy drug use, and crippling stress, it is now reasonable to fear he is deeply unwell,” Abramson wrote.
”No objective observer who has been reading Elon’s tweets; his replies; the misleading screenshots he amplifies; the anonymous trolls and white supremacists he amplifies and advocates for; the fake data and reports he amplifies, has any doubt that he is unwell. It is publicly evident,” he claimed in another post.”No objective observer who has been reading Elon’s tweets; his replies; the misleading screenshots he amplifies; the anonymous trolls and white supremacists he amplifies and advocates for; the fake data and reports he amplifies, has any doubt that he is unwell. It is publicly evident,” he claimed in another post.
Abramson, however, failed to provide any specific examples of Musk’s activity on social media that would signal that the billionaire has mental issues.Abramson, however, failed to provide any specific examples of Musk’s activity on social media that would signal that the billionaire has mental issues.
He called the SpaceX and Tesla CEO “America's incoming co-POTUS.” Trump has tapped Musk to head DOGE, a special advisory body tasked with identifying US government inefficiency.He called the SpaceX and Tesla CEO “America's incoming co-POTUS.” Trump has tapped Musk to head DOGE, a special advisory body tasked with identifying US government inefficiency.
Musk “intends to have much more power in the Trump administration than Trump,” the journalist claimed.Musk “intends to have much more power in the Trump administration than Trump,” the journalist claimed.
He urged the US government to act swiftly against the tech billionaire in order to reduce his influence because “his madness and increasing incitement of violence endanger us all.”He urged the US government to act swiftly against the tech billionaire in order to reduce his influence because “his madness and increasing incitement of violence endanger us all.”
Musk has become more and more active on his X platform in recent weeks, offering harsh criticism of first the outgoing German chancellor and then the British government. According to the website X tracker, the entrepreneur has authored more than 60 posts per day over the past week, with the record being on Monday, when he posted 153 times. Musk has become more and more active on his X platform in recent weeks, offering harsh criticism of first the outgoing German chancellor and then the British government. According to the website X tracker, the entrepreneur has authored more than 60 posts per day over the past week, with the record being on Monday, when he posted 135 times.
On Wednesday, Musk called outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “girl” over his rejection of a merger between the US and Canada, which is being promoted by Trump.On Wednesday, Musk called outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “girl” over his rejection of a merger between the US and Canada, which is being promoted by Trump.