<p><em>As we prepare to enter the new year, we’re taking you back to some of The Daily Wire’s best reporting from 2024. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-says-he-vowed-to-destroy-the-woke-mind-virus-after-he-was-tricked-into-allowing-his-son-to-transition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This article</a> was originally published on July 22. </em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a>, the billionaire owner of Tesla and SpaceX, told Dr. Jordan B. Peterson that he was “tricked into” allowing one of his sons to undergo gender procedures, saying his child was “killed” by the “woke mind virus.”</p>
<p>Musk sat down with Peterson for an interview that covered a range of topics and was streamed live on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/dr-peterson-x-elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DailyWire+</a> and X. During one segment, Peterson and Musk discussed children being targeted by doctors with gender procedures, with both men agreeing that the practice is “evil.” Musk called “gender-affirming care,” the Left’s description of the procedures, “a terrible euphemism.”</p>
<p>“It’s really child mutilation and sterilization,” Musk said. “It’s evil. You’re taking kids who are far below the age of consent.”</p>
<p>“It’s very possible for adults to manipulate children who are having an actual identity crisis into believing that they are the wrong gender,” he added.</p>
<p>“Why are you willing to make this an issue?” Peterson asked Musk, which led to the billionaire entrepreneur opening up about his son, Xavier, who struggled with gender dysphoria and now identifies as a girl.</p>
<p>“Well, it happened to one of my older boys,” the Tesla and SpaceX owner replied. “I was essentially tricked into signing documents for one of my older boys, Xavier. This was really before I had any understanding of what was going on, and we had COVID going on, so there was a lot of confusion. And I was told Xavier might commit suicide.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I was tricked into doing this… the people promoting this should go to prison.” <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ElonMusk</a> opens up to <a href="https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JordanBPeterson</a> about gender ideology’s impact on his son, Xavier. <a href="https://t.co/1bdILGNdJE">pic.twitter.com/1bdILGNdJE</a></p>
<p>— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1815504648788193405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
“That was a lie right from the outset,” Peterson said. “No reliable clinician ever believed that. There was never any evidence for that, and also, if there is a higher suicide rate, the reason is the underlying depression and anxiety and not because of the gender dysphoria. And every god-d*** clinician knows that, too, and they’re too cowardly to come out and say it.”</p>
<p>“It’s incredibly evil,” Musk said. “And I agree with you that the people that are promoting this should go to prison.”</p>
<p>“I was tricked into doing this. It wasn’t explained to me that puberty blockers are actually just sterilization drugs,” he added. “I lost my son, essentially. They call it ‘deadnaming’ for a reason. The reason they call it ‘deadnaming’ is because your son is dead, so my son, Xavier, is dead, killed by the woke mind virus.”</p>
<p>“I’m sorry to hear that. I can’t imagine what that would be like,” Peterson told the billionaire entrepreneur.</p>
<p>“So I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus after that,” said Musk. “And we’re making some progress.”</p>
<p><em>If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or go to </em><a href="http://speakingofsuicide.com/resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources</em></a><em> for a list of additional resources.</em></p>

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