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Canadian Maye Musk began to put a model in a model to carry out her three children, as she said In an interview In 2020.
However, in recent years, his career has risen like the foam influenced by the business success of his son, and has accelerated even more since Elon Musk has such an influential position in Donald Trump’s government.
Although Maye Musk has traveled the world for years to model, give talks and promote their memoirs, recently it seems even more requested, especially outside the United States. Above all, the assiduity with which Musk’s mother participates in events in China, Kazakhstan or the United Arab Emirates has attracted attention.
Maye Musk’s growing influence abroad
Such and as he published The New York Timesthe enormous international interest that Maye Musk, mother of the richest man in the world. At 76, this model and lecturer has visited several countries to attend different fashion events in brand campaigns for China, Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates.
The striking thing is that these trips coincide with a time when foreign leaders seek to influence the Trump administration, in which Elon Musk has An important role and influence To advise on how billions of dollars will be spent on military expenses and external aid in the Trump government. Maye herself shared a golf day With Donald Trump during his visit to Mar-a-Lago.
In the last months of 2024, Maye Musk visited China on at least four occasions to participate in events of up to seven different brands. Its activities include promotions of makeup products, jackets and massage devices.
Elon Musk enjoys a Huge popularity in Chinawhere he is used to receiving like a rock star for his citizens and Like a head of state for his leaders. His mother has received the same reception during his visits, but with the nuance that the Chinese state media have promoted these visits, and in the past they have cited it asking better Relations between the United States and China.
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In addition to its activities in China, Maye Musk has also been present in other countries. In October, shortly before the presidential elections of the United States, Musk participated in a forum on women in Kazakhstan where, According to the press agency local KazimformHe talked about the success of his son.
In January, just before the second investiture of Donald Trump, Maye Musk participated in a government conference in Dubai About influencerstogether with former Fox News Tucker Carlson presenter. His talk was titled “How I raised three amazing children, including the richest man in the world”, As reported the official press agency of Arab Emirates.
The political implications of your trips
Maye Musk’s trips have occurred after Elon Musk became one of the main Trump campaign donors. On several of these trips, Maye Musk has played issues related to the policy of the United States. This is relevant because several of the countries where they have recently appeared have important issues to negotiate with Washington.
For example, Beijing He opposes To the new US tariffs about their products, and Chinese leaders seem to see Elon Musk, which has important Commercial interests in Chinaas a friendly mediator with Trump.
Kazakhstan, meanwhile, expects the Trump administration Eliminate trade restrictions. The United Arab Emirates have been a strategic USA in the Gulf, and are maneuvering as a lobby to prioritize their interests with the arrival of Donald Trump to power, as He revealed an investigation of The Washington Post.
Another member of the Musk clan with conflicts of interest
Although there is no evidence that she has tried to influence the policy of the United States Government, Maye Musk’s international activities have raised some ethical concerns for having accepted works linked to the Chinese government.
Ethics experts, such as Scott Amay of the government supervision project, expressed to the New York Times His concern about the possible conflicts of interest of Elon Musk’s mother. “Fear is whether in those countries they would be using it to obtain a degree of separation with their child and two degrees of separation with the oval office,” said the expert.
The questioning about the ethics of Maye Musk’s travel are added to the fronts for conflicts of interest that Elon Musk already faces for his companies.
The FBI usually thoroughly examines contacts abroad of the presidential advisors and their relatives before granting security authorizations, emphasizing their trips to countries cataloged as “adversary potentials” of the US.
However, the NYT has not found indications that any of that is happening with the mother who has been classified as “Special Government Employee“With the ability to stagge the foundations of The main state agencies.
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