‘Elon Musk may be going mad,’ claims his biographer Seth Abramson

Seth Abramson, a biographer of Elon Musk, has raised concerns about his mental health and decision-making capabilities. In a series of posts on X, Abramson, Harvard-educated attorney, said that he had been tracking Musk’s online behaviour for the last two years and warned that his actions and influence could have dangerous implications for the United States.

He also alleged that the billionaire may be “going mad”, adding, “Given that he’s admitted to all of mental illness, heavy drug use, and crippling stress, it is now reasonable to fear he is deeply unwell.”

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

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 6, 2025

He raised concerns about the mental state of Musk, writing, “His private struggles would not be of general concern except they have dramatic public consequences. 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.”

The biographer further suggested that America needs to be protected from Musk before Donald Trump and his administration take office. “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,” he added.

“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,” the American attorney said.

This recent warning has sparked debate among social media users, with many agreeing with Abramson’s opinion. Commenting on the post, a user wrote, “The world’s richest man could be someone great – but instead, turns out to be a thin-skinned drug-addled Bond villain.”

Another added, “He is a billionaire, why doesn’t he buy a private island and spend the rest of his life growing vegetables and walking on the beach? It’s what I would do.”

This was not the first time Abramson made such comments about the Tesla CEO. In the past, he called the billionaire “deranged and creepy” for crashing a dinner between Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos.