Elon Musk is going mad, claims his Harvard-educated biographer

The biographer of Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and US President-elect Donald Trump’s ally, has raised concerns over the mental health of the Tesla boss after his unhinged comments on his social media platform X. Seth Abramson has warned that Musk might be “going mad” and could “endanger us all” due to his increasingly erratic behaviour. Abramson’s concerns are fuelled by Musk’s recent comments on the UK government, Keir Starmer, and his support for Tommy Robinson.

Abramson pointed to Musk’s history of mental health struggles, drug use, and high stress levels, suggesting these issues may now be impacting his decision-making.

Abramson, who has been tracking Musk’s online behaviour for two years, expressed his concerns on Tuesday.

“I legitimately believe Elon Musk may be going mad. I’m a Musk biographer who has been tracking his online behaviour for the last two years — and given that he’s admitted to all mental illness, heavy drug use, and crippling stress, it is now reasonable to fear he is deeply unwell,” Abramson wrote on X.

He added that Musk’s private struggles have “dramatic public consequences” due to his holdings in various industries and his potential influence on the US administration.

“His holdings across many civilisation-essential industries and the fact that he’s the incoming POTUS mean that his madness and increasing incitement of violence endanger us all,” Abramson wrote on X.

Abramson said there is an urgent need to protect America from Elon Musk, who is part of Trump’s inner circle and set to co-lead the DOGE, which was announced by Trump as a tool to “cut wasteful expenditures and restructure federal agencies”.

Trump is set to take office on January 20, being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

“For 14 days more the administration is in a position to take urgent action to protect America from Elon Musk. That could include ending all US contracts with him, filing lawsuits to block his unconstitutional DOGE initiative, and launching new federal and natsec investigations,” Abramson said in a post on X.

“If no action is taken — and I suspect no action will be taken — what this man in his burgeoning madness does to America as POTUS in the coming years will be on the heads of not just him and those who support or enable him but those who ignored urgent, informed warnings like this one,” he added.

Abramson studied at the Harvard Law School.

Musk’s recent behaviour has raised eyebrows, including his criticism of the UK government’s handling of the grooming scandal in Oldham.

He also falsely claimed that Keir Starmer failed to bring “grooming gangs” to justice during his tenure as director of public prosecutions.

Reports from last year suggested that Musk suffered a mental breakdown after facing angry boos at Dave Chappelle’s San Francisco show in December 2022, according to the Mirror.

Author Ben Mezrich claimed that Musk locked himself in his office after the incident and that Twitter employees considered calling a wellness check due to concerns for his safety.

“He [Elon Musk] got to a point where he locked himself in his office, was so upset that the Twitter employees were considering calling a wellness check by the San Francisco police because they thought he was going to self-harm himself,” Mezrich told CNBC.

“I think he truly cares about his reputation, and he was shocked,” Mezrich added.

In another controversial move, Musk voiced support for far-right figure Tommy Robinson, who is currently serving an 18-month jail sentence for contempt of court.

These actions have raised alarms about Musk’s stability and judgment.