Elon Musk has joked about being a 3,000-year-old time-travelling alien who is trying to return to his home planet... or is he?
The Tesla billionaire has made a lot of bold claims over the years, whether it's his vision for colonising Mars, to his ambitious plans of releasing the fully autonomous Tesla Robotaxi before 2027.
Back in December, the South African boldly suggested that if Tesla becomes the world's most valuable company, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, could potentially go bankrupt. Not to mention, following Trump's win, Musk was appointed to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
While not actually a government department, the external organisation will take a look at the federal budget with Musk already promising to make $2 trillion in cuts.
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But even by Musk's standards, this banger of a statement certainly shocked the online community.
The SpaceX founder has now claimed he is a ‘3,000-year-old time-traveling and a vampire alien’.
Making light of his presence on the site, the CEO shared a meme which read: “Would you believe it, my neighbor was knocking on my door at 2.30 this morning. Luckily I was still up playing my bagpipes”.
When a user asked if that meant he was a 'vampire,' Musk doubled down, replying: “Full disclosure, I’m actually a 3,000 year old vampire."
He added: "It’s such a trial assuming all these false identities over the centuries!”
And if that wasn't enough, he also added that he was an 'alien.'
Other users also took to X to respond to the billionaire on his own platform.
“ELON WHY ARE YOU STILL AWAKE," one user wrote.
Another said: “Elon has memes on standby for any situation lmao.”
And a third person commented: “It’s nice knowing that Elon also has insomnia like the rest of us.”
Speaking about Musk’s new role, Trump has revealed that DOGE will conduct a ‘complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government, and making recommendations for drastic reforms’.
In a statement, Musk said: “This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!”
However, this won’t be a permanent venture for Musk. DOGE is set to end on July 4, 2026 -America’s 250th Independence Day - with Trump calling it a 'gift' to the nation.
Elsewhere, a few days ago, Musk confirmed his plans to move the US Treasury to blockchain technology, the same system that powers Bitcoin, Muks's project of Dogecoin, and other cryptocurrencies.
"Career Treasury officials are breaking the law every hour of every day by approving payments that are fraudulent or do not match the funding laws passed by Congress," Musk posted to X. “This needs to stop now!”