Views of Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, 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.

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.

Musk has been described as being closely associated with techno-libertarians, ideologically a libertarian authoritarian, and has more recently been described as far-right in regards to European politics. Having criticized and feuded with Donald Trump, Musk supported Trump for the 2024 United States presidential election as the largest financial contributor to his campaign. 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). Describing himself as "a free speech absolutist," Musk has regularly criticized American and European immigration policies, and his views on transgender issues, women, and race, have been controversial. Musk advocates for the U.S. to withdraw from both NATO and the United Nations.

July 14, 2018