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Elon Musk is in a battle with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press workplace over the Tesla CEO’s transgender daughter, who goes by Vivian Jenna Wilson.
The spat began when Musk’s America PAC reposted a clip of Newsom on “The Ezra Klein Show” through which he says that “There’s no governor that’s executed extra pro-trans laws than I’ve.” The governor made the remark whereas discussing his stance on transgender athletes competing in girls’s sports activities, a difficulty the place Newsom has damaged away from different distinguished Democrats.
While interviewing Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk within the inaugural episode of his podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” the California governor made waves by saying it was “deeply unfair” to have transgender athletes in girls’s sports activities.
Newsom’s press workplace responded to America PAC’s commentary on the clip from “The Ezra Klein Show” by taking a jab at Musk.
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Elon Musk bought in a spat with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press workplace over the Tesla CEO’s transgender youngster. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc by way of Getty Images; David Swanson/Reuters)
“Correct. We’re sorry your daughter hates you, Elon,” the governor’s press workplace wrote on X, a platform that Musk owns.
The SpaceX CEO got here again with a blistering response, doubling down on his refusal to name Wilson his daughter.
“I assume you’re referring to my son, Xavier, who has a tragic psychological sickness brought on by the evil woke thoughts virus you push on susceptible kids. I really like Xavier very a lot and hope he recovers,” Musk wrote. “My daughters are Azure, Exa (she goes by Y) and Arcadia, they usually do certainly love me very a lot.”
Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology convention devoted to innovation and startups on the Porte de Versailles exhibition heart on June 16, 2023, in Paris, France. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
The X proprietor then pinned a submit on his profile through which he wrote, “If you could have a womb, you’re a girl. Otherwise, you aren’t.”
Musk opened up about his ideas on minors receiving gender-affirming care throughout a 2024 interview with Dr. Jordan Peterson. The Tesla CEO mentioned he was “basically tricked” into giving consent for Wilson to go on puberty blockers.
“It occurred to one in every of my older boys, the place I used to be basically tricked into signing paperwork for one in every of my older boys, Xavier. This is earlier than I had any understanding of what was happening. COVID was happening, so there was quite a lot of confusion and I used to be advised Xavier may commit suicide if he would not…,” Musk advised Peterson.
Elon Musk, chief government officer of Tesla Inc., throughout a information convention with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, within the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 30, 2025 (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg by way of Getty Images)
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He went on to speak in regards to the idea of “deadnaming,” or calling a transgender individual by their beginning title.
“I misplaced my son, basically. They name it deadnaming for a purpose,” Musk mentioned. “The purpose it is referred to as ‘deadnaming’ is as a result of your son is useless. So, my son Xavier is useless, killed by the woke thoughts virus.”
Musk added that after what occurred, he “vowed to destroy the woke thoughts virus.”
Fox News’ Yael Halon contributed to this report.
