Elon Musk declined to financially support his child's gender transition procedures, according to commentary from political commentator Nick Sortor. The remarks frame Musk's decision as a refusal to fund what Sortor characterizes as "mutilation," while asserting Musk would cover legitimate medical expenses. Sortor claims Musk "never stopped loving his son" but that the child "was taken from him." The comments touch on ongoing public discourse around Musk's estrangement from his transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, who legally changed her name and severed ties with her father in 2022.