Elon Musk claims he was 'tricked' by the 'woke mind virus' into allowing one of his sons to become a transgender woman. 

The Tesla CEO has long had a contentious relationship with daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson, 20, though that was previously over political disagreements, with Musk having called her a 'communist' who thinks 'anyone rich is evil.'

Jordan Peterson, who was conducting the interview for the Daily Wire, called Musk's initial concerns about suicide 'a lie right from the outset' and said there was 'never any evidence for that', arguing that underlying depression and anxiety cause higher trans suicide rates rather than gender dysphoria.

In an interview Monday, however, Musk has made his strongest comments yet against her decision, calling what happened to the billionaire and his family 'evil'.

'I was essentially tricked into signing documents for one of my older boys, Xavier,' he said, using Wilson's former name. 

'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,' Musk added.

The South African billionaire has fathered a reported 12 children over last 22 years and has spoken publicly about his view that the world is underpopulated. 

He had his kids with three different women, Canadian author Justine Wilson, musician Grimes and his employee, Shivon Zilis. His youngest child, with Zilis, was born in 2024.