Errol Musk, father of billionaire Elon Musk, has sparked controversy by praising Russian President Vladimir Putin and defending his trip to Moscow for the Future Forum 2050. Despite warnings from family members,

Elon Musk's father says his billionaire son made a mistake "under stress" and that US President Donald Trump will prevail.

Errol Musk, the father of U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, has arrived in Moscow to attend the Forum of the Future 2050, a pro-Kremlin event scheduled for June 9-10, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on June 8.

Event organised by Russian ultranationalist organisation also featured former MP George Galloway and American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Errol Musk, the father of American businessman Elon Musk, who came to the Forum of the Future — 2050, supported the well—known expression that Moscow is the second Rome. He stated this to the Shot telegram channel.

Russia’s former President Demitry Mendvedev said the country was willing to facilitate a peace deal between President Trump and Elon Musk amid their ongoing fight. The two have been publicly

Errol Musk suggests his son Elon is suffering from “PTSD from the White House” due to political tensions with Donald Trump. Errol, speaking from Moscow, believes Elon regrets backing Trump and is exhausted from the ongoing feud.

Reactions ranged from jokingly acting as mediators on the feud to commentary on the 'joke' state of American politics.