Elon Musk‘s mother has sparked fury over an ugly comment she made criticizing a reporter’s ethnicity as the race for the White House heats up.
WHAT SHE SAID
Maye Musk, 76, slammed New York Times tech reporter Ryan Mac, claiming he was planning to publish a ‘hit piece’ on her son on Wednesday, in the wake of the presidential election.
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‘I’ve heard there is going to be an Elon hit piece by @RMac18 in the [New York Times] tomorrow. Sadly, Ryan is an American Vietnamese reporter,’ Maye wrote on Tuesday night.
The comment was shared on X but appeared to be swiftly deleted. Another journalist who saw the post republished it and slammed Maye.
‘For the record, Ryan Mac was born and raised in California. Not that it matters,’ NBC reporter Tyler Kingkade wrote.
‘Calling out a reporter for their ethnic heritage is never appropriate… He also won a Polk Award. No one should ever bet on his stories being inaccurate.’
