'Elon–Trump rift like a broken marriage': Errol Musk says son suffering from 'PTSD from White House'

The public fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump has escalated into a full-blown political drama, but Musk’s father, Errol Musk, believes the spat is the result of prolonged stress—and that his son made a mistake by going head-to-head with the former U.S. President.

Speaking to Russian media in Moscow, where he’s attending a forum backed by aides of President Vladimir Putin, Errol said Elon is “tired, stressed, and possibly suffering from PTSD from the White House.” He urged the public to give both men a break.

“You know, they’ve been under a lot of stress for five months—give them a break,” Errol told Izvestia. “They’re very tired and stressed, so you can expect something like this. Elon made a mistake, I think. But he is tired.”

The feud erupted last week after Musk, a top donor to Trump’s 2024 campaign and a brief appointee in the White House, denounced the administration’s sweeping tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination.” He later stirred further controversy by implying Trump had connections to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—a claim he posted on his platform X and later deleted. The White House dismissed the allegation.

Over the weekend, Trump appeared to cut ties publicly, saying in a phone interview with NBC: “I would assume [the relationship is over], yeah. I’m too busy doing other things.”

He also warned Musk against supporting Democrats in upcoming elections: “If he does, he'll have to pay the consequences for that.”

Despite the sharp words, Errol Musk downplayed the feud, calling it “a small thing” and predicting it would “be over tomorrow.” He said the tension between the two powerful figures was like a broken relationship trying to mend itself:

“It’s just him and Trump left… They still don’t know what to do, so they fight with each other until they can come to normal conditions.”

Errol was candid about Elon’s limitations in the political arena: “He’s a great tech innovator, but not a great politician. His politics is like a swimming pool with no sides and no bottom.”

Meanwhile, some Russian officials have gone so far as to offer Elon asylum. Dmitry Rogozin, the former head of Russia’s space agency, posted on social media:

“You are respected in Russia. If you encounter insurmountable problems in the U.S., come to us and become one of us.”

As of now, neither Elon Musk nor the White House has commented publicly on the remarks made by Errol Musk or the state of the relationship.