'I legitimately believe Elon Musk may be going mad,' his biographer Seth Abramson claims
Elon Musk's biographer Seth Abramson has claimed that the Tesla CEO is not healthy mentally and that his decision-making and actions could have dangerous implications for the United States.
In a series of posts on X, a platform owned by Musk, Abramson alleged that Musk may be "going mad" and called for immediate government intervention.
Abramson, who claims to have closely followed Musk's behaviour for two years, cited the billionaire's acknowledged struggles with mental health, drug use, and stress.
"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," Abramson wrote. "Protect America from Elon Musk."
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.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 6, 2025
He said that 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 said.
He called upon the US administration to take an urgent call to "protect" the country from Elon Musk.
For 14 days more the administration is in a position to take urgent action to protect America from Elon Musk. That could include ending all U.S. contracts with him, filing lawsuits to block his unconstitutional DOGE initiative, and launching new federal and natsec investigations.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 6, 2025
Musk has been increasingly vocal on X, making polarising statements. Recently, he criticised the UK government for rejecting calls for a public inquiry into a grooming scandal in Oldham and accused UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to prosecute perpetrators during his tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions.
Musk called these incidents a "massive crime against humanity."