Elon Musk's mom says it's ‘degrading’ to call tech billionaire ‘wealthy’
Hindustan TimesElon Musk's mother thinks it is degrading to call him “wealthy.” In a sit-down with Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney on Monday, Maye Musk gushed over the Tesla CEO and discussed his friendship with Donald Trump. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev Maye Musk gushes over ‘genius of the world’ son Elon Gushing over her son, Maye said that she finds it “degrading” when people call Elon a “billionaire.” “I don’t like the word ‘wealthy’ or ‘billionaire’ or things like that because I think it’s degrading,” she said of the Space X founder, who is the richest man in the world, with a net worth of over $300 billion. “I think he’s the genius of the world, and people are loving him for that!” Maye continued, adding, “They love him because of what he does, and they respect him. And I’m very proud of him.” She also explained Elon's friendship with Trump, saying that they “have a lot of fun.” Maye went on to say, “I’ve seen them together, but very shortly.