Elon Musk: His father calls him “dangerous for lazy”

Hard words from the closest family of the richest man in the world: In a new ZDF documentary, Errol Musk (born 1946), the father of tech billionaire Elon Musk (53), said surprisingly openly about his famous son. In “The Elon-Musk story. Super rich and super powerful?”, Which was broadcast on Tuesday and can be found in the media library, he describes his son as “dangerous for people who are lazy and useless”.

The exclusive conversation with the father of the Tesla founder offers a rare insight into the value system that prevailed in the Musk family-and may explain some controversial decision by today’s X owner and Trump consultant.

“I have no sympathy for losers. I don’t like people who can’t get up. Empathy is something we have to fight with,” explains Errol Musk in an interview with the documentary filmmakers Carolin Heise and Tristan. The former South African local politician also seems to have conveyed this attitude: “Elon is like me. Like a clone, people say.”

The Errol Musk, who lives in South Africa, also speaks about the special drive of his son: “If Elon wants something, then he gets it too.” A property that helped the 53-year-old entrepreneur to build up an estimated assets of around $ 300 billion and to conduct companies such as Tesla, SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter).

The documentary shows Elon Musk’s rise-from his beginnings in the start-up scene to his current roles as an entrepreneur, influencer and political actor. The polarizing person fascinates worldwide and triggers controversy.

“Elon Musk has something that few others have from the so-called private sector, namely geopolitical power,” explains the former Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (53) in the documentation. “This is something relatively new that someone who has control over technological instruments can at the same time exert political influence that extends far beyond their own country.”

In addition to his father, other people have their say in the documentary, including Elon Musk, including investor Carsten Maschmeyer, former VW boss Herbert Diess and the CDU politician Armin Laschet. Your assessments contribute to a multi -layered picture of the controversial entrepreneur.

The documentation also takes a look at Musk’s participation in the AfD Bundestag election campaign and its current role in the government of Donald Trump (78).

In the meantime, the ZDF also reports as part of its “Today” programs about a “Tesla sales show in front of the White House”. , to read Elon Musk and US President Trump with a red Tesla in front of the president’s official and government seat: “After the fall of the course at Tesla, US President Donald Trump jumps to the company of his narrow allied Elon Musk. In front of the White House he let several Tesla cars open-and chose one.”

The message is commented on at the ZDF followers: “How do we explain this to someone who has been in a coma in recent years?” Asks a user. “A single fever dream …” adds another. “Oligarchy in the final stage. In contrast, even Orban and Putin look serious,” writes one user. “You just want to scream”, another.

“This country has become a single reality TV show,” says the comment column. Another followers writes: “The White House is now a car showroom”. Or: “The ironic at the entire freak show: Most of the Republicans living in the country would never drive an electric car. They love fat fat trucks with a lot of exhaust gas. The main target group of Tesla is a Democrat that thinks of the environment – difficult situation for musk”. “If it weren’t so sad, you could laugh about it …”, a followers summarize the tenor in the comment column.