Elon Musk’s father claims the billionaire ‘hated’ him for supporting Trump in 2016 and slammed him as ‘evil

As the father of Elon Musk, Errol Musk has something of a tumultuous relationship with his son. Musk Sr. has frequently spoken out about their time together, while his son has also given the odd insight into his upbringing. When Joshua Rubin recently asked Errol whether Elon had been a good father on his Wide Awake Podcast, the former defiantly said, “No, he hasn’t been a good dad,” and said the children have spent too much time with nannies.

Not one to keep family politics a secret, Errol Musk has recently revealed more to Ukrainian-American interviewer DJ Vlad. As well as discussing the controversial romantic relationship between him and his own stepdaughter, Musk spoke about his son’s former political stance and how he once had no love for Donald Trump.

Referring to a time not long before the 2016 Presidential Election when Trump won against Hillary Clinton, Errol explained how his sons Kimbal and Elon Musk confronted him over his support of the Republican leader. Elon ended up falling out with his father, as Errol explained it all went down during his 70th birthday celebrations. Over dinner, The Jungle Book director Jon Favreau reportedly asked Errol about his support for Trump.

With the room apparently laughing at Errol, he said: “He’s [Trump] just like us…in my mind, he’s doing the same kind of work I always did, property development, and he’s much bigger than I’ve ever been.

“It’s great to see somebody who’s not a career politician doing this kind of thing.”

With some coarse language, Errol Musk says the lunch came to a ‘grizzly’ end. After being left on his own, Errol says Kimbal and Elon came back to him and continued: “Elon said, ‘Trump is evil’, and so on.