“An example of a strong leader”: Elon Musk and his father admire Putin

The father of Elon Musk—a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump—has stated that he and his son admire Russian President Vladimir Putin and consider him “an example of a strong leader.”

This was revealed by Errol Musk, a 79-year-old millionaire magnate from South Africa, in an interview with journalists from the BBC.

“As a family, we definitely admire Mr. Putin to some extent. It would be foolish not to admire him, because he is always calm. I listen to his speeches—he says logical things. It’s very hard not to admire Mr. Putin,” said Musk Sr.

According to Errol, he is not alone in this opinion—his son Elon shares it.

“We’re all the same, we all think like this. All this rhetoric—‘don’t trust that man’—it’s just people trying to convince you not to trust what Putin says,” Errol Musk added.

As a reminder, Donald Trump has expressed confidence that Putin will fulfill his side of a ceasefire deal in Ukraine.