Elon Musk tries out the some-of-my-best-friends defense

Elon Musk tries out the some-of-my-best-friends defense Jason Weisberger 9:22 pm Thu Jul 23, 2026 Elon Musk (screengrab) Asked whether he was racist, Elon Musk cited his partner, children and racially diverse executives. The next question went less smoothly. Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk sat for an extended interview with The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes and encountered the unfamiliar hazard of follow-up questions. Beddoes challenged the gap between Musk's promised AI utopia and his fixation on immigrants and Europe's supposed decline. When she noted that many people consider him racist, Musk pointed to Shivon Zilis and their children. "My partner is half Indian, and I have four children with her," the self-proclaimed Teknoking said.

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