Elon Musk on Joe Rogan
Spike in Trans Kids Dropped After I Bought Twitter
Published October 31, 2025 2:38 PM PDT
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Elon Musk’s claiming he bought Twitter to combat the “destruction at a civilizational level” caused by the platform … especially with what he calls a spike in kids identifying as trans — something he insists dropped after he took over as X boss.
The Tesla boss dished all on “The Joe Rogan Experience” … after Joe reminded him of a chart showing a big dip in trans-identifying kids after Elon bought X in 2022 — a claim Musk proudly backed up, while explaining exactly how he thinks his takeover caused the change.
Elon — who’s famously estranged from his transgender daughter, Vivian — went off on the “woke mob,” claiming they had control of Twitter and were spreading a nihilistic, anti-civilization “mind virus.”
He said it resulted in extreme examples such as the “zombie apocalypse” on the streets of San Francisco … which led to a shift in “woke ideology” when people started realizing the damage it was doing and began course-correcting.
On top of that, Elon said with X finally showing “uncensored” news stories and information, the spike in kids identifying as trans leveled off … wrapping up his point by saying, “Sunlight’s the best disinfectant.”
Of course, those views aren’t exactly winning him any family points — especially after he publicly disapproved of his daughter Vivian’s transition.
