Elon Musk's mother Maye, 76, sparks fury with 'racist' tweet amid presidential election

Elon Musk 's mother has sparked fury over an ugly comment she made criticizing a reporter's ethnicity as the race for the White House heats up .

Maye Musk, 76, slammed New York Times tech reporter Ryan Mac, claiming he was planning to publish a 'hit piece' on her son on Wednesday, in the wake of the presidential election .

Musk has been open about his support of Donald Trump , with the pair developing a 'bromance' during the last months of campaigning and appearing together at rallies across the nation.

'I've heard there is going to be an Elon hit piece by in the [New York Times] tomorrow. Sadly, Ryan is an American Vietnamese reporter,' Maye wrote on Tuesday night.

The comment was shared on X but appeared to be swiftly deleted. Another journalist who saw the post republished it and slammed Maye.

'For the record, Ryan Mac was born and raised in California . Not that it matters,' NBC reporter Tyler Kingkade wrote.

'Calling out a reporter for their ethnic heritage is never appropriate... He also won a Polk Award. No one should ever bet on his stories being inaccurate.'

Maye, a published author and former Democrat voter , said she has fans in Vietnam who she does not think will 'believe the if it is hateful and/or dishonest.'

Mac himself hit back with a pointed post of his own, writing: 'anyone doing any American Vietnamese s**t tonight?' He also added the phrase 'American Vietnamese' to his X bio.

The award-winning journalist has covered Musk's exploits since he purchased Twitter and rebranded to X in 2022, and that coverage has ramped up since the billionaire's endorsement of Donald Trump during this election cycle.

Musk revealed he was supporting Trump after the assassination attempt in July , and has since been one of the Republican nominee's most outspoken supporters and generous donors.

He has spent a whopping $119 million on his pro-Trump political action committee, America PAC, during this election alone.

Maye defended her remarks after she was publicly slammed, reposting Kingkade's critical comments onto her own feed on Tuesday night to slam the New York times for 'lying about [Elon] for 15 years.

'Ha!' she wrote. 'I mentioned this on X Spaces with Elon and everyone. They laughed so much.

'Nothing new. It must be hard to be hateful and dishonest continuously. Hope Ryan is paid well.'

Musk revealed that he will be with Trump on Tuesday night as the results roll in.

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Speaking on a Spaces livestream, the world's richest man said: 'I'll be there with President Trump and JD and a bunch of other cool people. They have a great sense of humor.'

Musk promised last month to give away $1 million daily until Election Day to people in swing states.

According to the America PAC website, 16 people, including four in Pennsylvania, have received the $1 million awards. The winners were reportedly randomly selected among those who signed a petition pledging support for free speech and gun rights.

The offer was limited to registered voters in one of seven states that will likely decide the outcome of the Nov. 5 election - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

The Justice Department warned Musk and his America PAC last month that the sweepstakes may violate federal law, which prohibits paying people to register to vote.