{"id":99599,"date":"2026-09-16T22:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/maye-musk-on-raising-the-worlds-first-trillionaire-elon-just-wants-to-do-good-but-steps-on-a-lot-of-toes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T22:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:32:21","slug":"maye-musk-on-raising-the-worlds-first-trillionaire-elon-just-wants-to-do-good-but-steps-on-a-lot-of-toes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/maye-musk-on-raising-the-worlds-first-trillionaire-elon-just-wants-to-do-good-but-steps-on-a-lot-of-toes\/","title":{"rendered":"Maye Musk on raising the world&#8217;s first trillionaire: Elon &#8220;just wants to do good&#8221; but steps &#8220;on a lot of toes&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Maye Musk, the mother of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, opened up about raising the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/elon-musk-becomes-worlds-first-trillionaire-with-spacex-ipo\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">world&#8217;s first trillionaire<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and her own personal journey in an interview with &#8220;CBS Mornings&#8221; co-host Gayle King on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk recalled her son as a genius child who &#8220;just wants to do good in the world, but that means you stand on a lot of toes.&#8221; She said she believes he&#8217;s been treated unfairly by members of the public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People are mean. And they&#8217;re strangers, or they&#8217;re not accomplished themselves, and then they can do insults,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It makes me angry.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said she wants people to know, &#8220;He does whatever is best for America and what&#8217;s best for the world,&#8221; adding, &#8220;And then, if we don&#8217;t listen, then let&#8217;s go to Mars&#8221; \u2014 his longtime goal for SpaceX.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk drew frequent criticism <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-signals-his-time-leading-doge-is-coming-to-an-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">during his brief tenure<\/a><\/span> as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, or <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/doge-wall-of-receipts-elon-musk-government-accountability-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">DOGE<\/a><\/span>, which overhauled government organizations and slashed funding for many programs, including global aid services, during the first months of President Trump&#8217;s second term. Shortly after leaving the White House, Elon Musk blasted Mr. Trump online and criticized his &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-slams-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-as-disgusting-abomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">One Big Beautiful Bill<\/a><\/span>,&#8221; leading to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-german-chancellor-merz-meeting-white-house-today-2025-06-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">counterattacks<\/a><\/span> from Mr. Trump and a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/timeline-donald-trump-elon-musk-feud-from-rivals-to-allies\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">rupture between the two men<\/a><\/span>. Their relationship recently appears to have thawed.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving the federal government, Elon Musk has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-super-pac-midterm-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">backed Republican candidates<\/a><\/span> in the midterm elections and encouraged the construction of data centers. He also took his company SpaceX public, becoming the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-spacex-ipo-trillionaire-wealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">world&#8217;s first trillionaire<\/a><\/span>. He said in December 2025 that he likely <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-suggests-he-wouldnt-do-doge-over-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">wouldn&#8217;t do DOGE<\/a><\/span> over again, citing the negative public reaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/05\/03\/e4dd6292-bfc8-485a-8bd8-2aa1d45bc03b\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/a6daae750b7a806b2ed2768b70e48839\/gettyimages-1395052295.jpg#\" alt=\"The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating \" in=\"\" america:=\"\" an=\"\" anthology=\"\" of=\"\" fashion=\"\" arrivals=\"\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/05\/03\/e4dd6292-bfc8-485a-8bd8-2aa1d45bc03b\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/a6daae750b7a806b2ed2768b70e48839\/gettyimages-1395052295.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/05\/03\/e4dd6292-bfc8-485a-8bd8-2aa1d45bc03b\/thumbnail\/1240x826g2\/d536c2601694f4d320aa72fc6c83dff5\/gettyimages-1395052295.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Maye Musk and Elon Musk attend the Met Gala on May 2, 2022, in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maye Musk has said she knew from an early age that Elon was different. King noted he has said he&#8217;s on the spectrum, and asked his mother if she agreed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, when I read &#8216;the spectrum,&#8217; maybe on one of the points that he&#8217;s a little awkward, yeah,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>In her new memoir &#8220;Timeless,&#8221; Musk writes about challenging years when she left what she describes as an abusive marriage with three young children. She and the children, including Elon, moved from South Africa to Canada, where she started her own practice as a dietitian.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know it was possible,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Until you just have enough, and you run away.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Juggling parenting, her practice and her studies for her first master&#8217;s degree was chaotic, she said. She and the children lived in a one-bedroom apartment and &#8220;slept on a lot of couches and floors,&#8221; she said. Throughout it all, they never complained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said to them, &#8216;Why did you put up with that?&#8217; And they said, &#8216;Well, if we complained, would you listen?&#8217; And I said &#8216;No,'&#8221; Musk recalled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/05\/18\/b3041953-6c3e-4ae1-8a83-159e4ed3ea5b\/thumbnail\/620x350\/88ea24b1ed7ef2eece948246808bec5d\/musk-family-today-620.jpg#\" alt=\"musk-family-today-620.jpg \" height=\"350\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/05\/18\/b3041953-6c3e-4ae1-8a83-159e4ed3ea5b\/thumbnail\/620x350\/88ea24b1ed7ef2eece948246808bec5d\/musk-family-today-620.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/05\/18\/b3041953-6c3e-4ae1-8a83-159e4ed3ea5b\/thumbnail\/1240x700\/945d5970d8975d65e4cfd85104b8d25a\/musk-family-today-620.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Maye Musk and her children: Elon, Kimbal and Tosca.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Maye Musk<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Decades later, Musk&#8217;s grown children bought her an apartment in New York City. That stability allowed her to reinvent herself again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She had worked as a model as a teen and done some modeling work part-time while she was earning her second master&#8217;s degree. But it was in her 70s that she really hit her prime. She became an iconic figure on runways and magazines, and became the oldest woman featured on the cover of &#8220;Sports Illustrated&#8221; in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In her new memoir, Musk said she sees her age as a form of wisdom, not a barrier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You just get wiser and, you know, you can say no,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;When you feel like you are right for something, you can put yourself forward.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p 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