--- title: "Elon Musk’s Dad Slams His Son’s Whimpering Failure at Politics" description: "Elon Musk's father Errol is once again sounding off about his billionaire son — and as usual, he has nothing nice to say." date: "2025-05-29" modified: "2025-05-29" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/errol-musk-elon-politics" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "donald trump" - "elon musk" - "errol musk" - "musk family" --- # Elon Musk’s Dad Slams His Son’s Whimpering Failure at Politics ![Elon Musk's father Errol is once again sounding off about his billionaire son — and as usual, he has nothing nice to say.]() *\Image: Jim Wastson / AFP via Getty / Futurism\* Elon Musk's father Errol is once again [sounding off about his billionaire son]() — and as usual, he has [nothing nice to say](). In an [interview with England's *Sky News*](), the elder Musk heaped on the criticism when asked to describe his famous spawn's political prowess. "He's not a very good conversationalist," the patriarch said. "He's not a very good politician at all." https://www.twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1927840326456168919 The [former emerald miner]() went on to say that Musk doesn't have the "gift of gab" and suggested that he tried to warn his son against going into politics, which he bizarrely characterized as a bottomless "human swimming pool" in which nobody, including Winston Churchill or Donald Trump, can stay afloat. Notably, the *Sky* interview aired just before the younger Musk announced that his time as a "[special government employee]()" in the United States was up. Soon after, the father — with whom [Musk has been estranged]() since learning that he'd [impregnated his step-sister]() — told *GB News* that his son and Trump still have a "[good relationship]()." During his *Sky* interview, the older Musk also argued with broadcaster Gillian Joseph, a Black woman, about whether or not a so-called "white genocide" is taking place in South Africa, his and Elon's home country. When Joseph pointed out that a [recent videos Trump shared]() purporting to show attacks against white farmers in SA was actually filmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and taken out of context, Musk — who's shared fond memories of how "[well-run]()" the country was during apartheid — kept insisting that was "not true." "Where's the evidence?" Joseph asked, as the elder Musk kept repeating "no, no, no" and spoke over her. Coincidentally, his billionaire son gave an extremely similar performance when speaking at *Bloomberg*'s Qatar Economic Forum earlier in the month when reporter Joumanna Bercetche had the audacity to not laugh at [one of his dumb jokes](). For all their animosity, it seems Elon and Errol have a lot in common when it comes to being [weird with women](). Maybe the apple doesn't fall far from the emerald mine. **More on the younger Musk:** [*You Can Suddenly Sense Elon Musk's Desperation*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()