A liberal journalist who has written a biography of Elon Musk claims the DOGE co-chair is ‘going mad’ in a way that will have ‘enormous consequences’ for the United States.
Musk has been busier and more influential than ever, moonlighting between Tesla, X, SpaceX, the Trump transition team, and his efforts to support political candidates in the UK and Germany.
Seth Abrahamson, who has authored multiple anti-Trump books and is writing a running biography of Musk, believes it’s driving him to madness.
‘I legitimately believe Elon Musk may be going mad. I’m a Musk biographer who has been tracking his online behavior for the last two years—and given that he’s admitted to all of mental illness, heavy drug use, and crippling stress, it is now reasonable to fear he is deeply unwell,’ he wrote on the Musk-owned X Tuesday.
Abramson then repeated the frequently derisive claim that Musk, not Trump, is going to be running the show in Washington to heighten the stakes of his alleged insanity.
‘His private struggles would not be of general concern except they have dramatic public consequences. His holdings across many civilization-essential industries and the fact that he’s the incoming POTUS mean that his madness and increasing incitement of violence endanger us all,’ Abramson claimed.
He then argued that once Trump is inaugurated, he and his administration will no longer be ‘in a position to take urgent action to protect America from Elon Musk’ and begged the Biden administration to act.
That would involve blocking DOGE out of existence, launching federal and national security investigations and ending government contracts with his companies.
A liberal journalist who has written a biography of Elon Musk claims the DOGE co-chair is ‘going mad’ in a way that will have ‘enormous consequences’ for the United States
Seth Abrahamson, who has authored multiple anti-Trump books and is writing a running biography of Musk , believes it’s driving him to madness
‘If no action is taken—and I suspect no action will be taken—what this man in his burgeoning madness does to America as POTUS in the coming years will be on the heads of not just him and those who support or enable him but those who ignored urgent, informed warnings like this one.’
Abramson gave no tangible evidence for Musk’s madness and is refusing all interview requests.
Melania Trump, on the other hand, is reportedly unbothered by the increasing amount of time Musk has spent at her Mar-A-Lago home in West Palm Beach since November’s election.
It is understood she views Trump’s relationship with the tech billionaire as a ‘net positive’ and one insider expects the incoming First Lady might find her own ways to partner up with the Tesla owner.
Speaking to People one source in Palm Beach went as far to claim that Melania will be happy to have a ‘babysitter’ for her husband adding that she makes the best of things she can’t control.
The source said: ‘Melania has her own life and isn’t bothered by political dealings her husband has with others. But so far, she has no issues with Musk.’
Another source added that the 54-year-old tends to stay out of her husband’s political dealings.
This is despite their Mar-a-Lago estate becoming a base for prominent Republican politicians during and after the campaign – with Trump hosting multiple rallies there.
Musk has been busier than ever and more influential than ever, moonlighting between Tesla, X, SpaceX , the Trump transition team and his efforts to support political candidates in the UK and Germany
A source said: ‘For the most part, she is not involved with subjects her husband is discussing with Musk or anyone else hanging around him. Right now, Trump has a lot of people wanting things from him. She is all too aware of that.’
It has also been claimed that Melania will likely be looking for her own ways to collaborate with Musk on issues with their own relationship being described as ‘smooth up to this point’.
During her previous tenure as First Lady, Melania fronted the Be Best campaign which advocated for action to be taken to protect young Americans from cyberbullying.
Since October 2022, Musk has owned X, formerly Twitter, which is one of the world’s leading social media sites meaning Musk could provide expertise on how to monitor behavior online.
Since Trump’s landslide victory on November 5, Musk has become an almost omnipresent figure at Mar-a-Lago and the Space X owner even spent Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve at the estate.
In December, it was rumored that Musk was eyeing up a $100m penthouse just a short seven minute drive from Trump’s home.
This is a rumor Musk has since denied.
Musk is expected to play a key role in Trump’s incoming administration.
He is going to head the brand new Department of Government Efficiency, or ‘Doge’ for short, alongside former Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
Although it has ‘department’ in its name it is not an official US government department.
Instead Doge will advise Trump’s White House on how to cut costs to make the government smaller.
