Elon Musk’s mom says it’s ‘degrading’ to call her son ‘wealthy’: He’s ‘the genius of the world’

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mother of Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, stopped by Fox Business on Monday to scold those who call her son “wealthy,” claiming it was “degrading” and that she would prefer he be referred to as the “genius of the world.” With her son now president-elect Donald Trump’s “First Buddy” and in charge of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, Maye Musk sat down with Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney to gush over her 53-year-old child’s accomplishments. A lot of fun,” she declared, adding: “And it’s nice for both of them to have fun, and really respects him a lot and is really happy that there’s a future for America now.” She also claimed that it would be “very easy” for her son and DOGE co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy to slash the federal workforce and cut spending, citing Elon Musk’s severe and immediate layoffs when he purchased Twitter in 2022. “Bet your mom doesn’t go on Fox News to tell everybody what a good and impressive boy you are.,” Wonkette managing editor Evan Hurst quipped on Bluesky. One social media account snarked that the “mother of one of the most powerful men in the world going on the ‘News’ to complain about people hating on her kid is North Korean-level dictatorial bulls***,” while another Bluesky user added: “If my mommy had to go on the news to call me the ‘genius of the world’ and to tell people to stop being mean to me, think would die of shame and embarrassment.”