Elon Musk rejected accusations that he is racist and disputed portrayals of his politics as far-right, clarifying in a recent interview that he supports "the normal people" and views secure borders, safe cities and restrained government spending as mainstream positions.
Musk Cites Family In Rejecting Racism Claims "My partner is half Indian, and I have four children with her," Musk told The Economist's editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes last week.
"One of them was named after a famous Indian physicist.
So I would say I’m not racist." Musk referred to Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis and their son Strider Sekhar, whose middle name honors Nobel-winning astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
He also pointed to senior executives "of all races" at his companies while addressing allegations tied to his posts about immigration and race, including a previous clash with investor Vinod Khosla.
