--- title: "Elon Musk’s Mommy Steps In to Protect Her Beautiful Boy" description: "Multi-hyphenate CEO Elon Musk's mommy Maye Musk has had enough of pesky regulators coming after her beautiful boy." date: "2023-12-14" modified: "2023-12-14" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-mom-protect-beautiful-boy" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "maye musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk’s Mommy Steps In to Protect Her Beautiful Boy ![Multi-hyphenate CEO Elon Musk's mommy Maye Musk has had enough of pesky regulators coming after her beautiful boy.]() *\Image: Theo Wargo/WireImage\* ## Mother's Fury Multi-hyphenate CEO Elon Musk's mommy has had enough of pesky regulators coming after her beautiful boy. In a decidedly old-man-yells-at-clouds [tweet](), Maye Musk lashed out at the media for trying to tarnish the name of her son's EV maker. "The mainstream media headlines are depending on dumb people reading their articles or watching their TV shows," she complained, at-mentioning mainstream media outlets with abandon. The 75-year-old author and model was referring to her son's EV maker Tesla having to [recall 2 million cars in the US]() after the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concluded that it hadn't done enough to prevent drivers from abusing its driver assistance features. Tesla's fanboys have since [argued]() that the headlines were misleading and that an "over-the-air update isn't a recall" — which is [categorically untrue]() according to federal law. The regulator has spent two years now [investigating]() hundreds of crashes that involved the company's Autopilot feature, including [over a dozen]() fatal ones. On her son's social media platform, Maye Musk has rallied behind her son, arguing that the conspiracy against him went all the way to the top, with president Joe Biden singling him out for no reason. Her son's "goal is to make this world a better place," she [wrote]() in a separate tweet earlier this week. "\[President Biden\] wants to stop him. Have you any idea how furious I am?" ## Beautiful Boy Maye Musk's latest tweet was in response to [another user]() referencing [remarks Biden made well over a year ago](), arguing that "Elon Musk's cooperation and, or, technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at." Musk has well-documented ties to governments with extraordinarily poor track records for human rights and democratic governance, including [Saudi Arabia's]() and the [Kremlin](). And in any case, the tweet Maye Musk was responding to fails to mention is that Biden fell far short of actually placing any blame on the entrepreneur. In short, there isn't some grand government conspiracy stopping Musk from saving the world. It's quite the opposite: the mercurial CEO has gotten away with a whole lot over the years, from [flouting labor laws]() and [busting unions]() to [furthering antisemitic conspiracy theories]() and even seemingly trying to [wriggle out]() of paying child support. It's only natural for a mother to love her son unconditionally. But if your son happens to be the richest man in the world who [regularly throws tantrums]() and cusses out his critics, it might be time for some much-needed introspection. **More on Maye Musk:** *[Elon Musk's Mom Outraged After He Poses for Photo With Fighter]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()