Elon Musk calls for the SPLC to be ‘shut down’
The article reports that Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, X, and SpaceX and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, has publicly called for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to be shut down. musk described the SPLC as an “evil” association that “relentlessly spreads hate propaganda.” His statements, made on his X (formerly Twitter) account in October 2025, echo his previous criticisms of the SPLC over recent years.
Musk’s remarks were prompted by a post from right-wing commentator Mike Cernovich and follow past events, such as the SPLC listing Turning Point USA in its 2024 Year in Hate and Extremism Report. Turning Point USA’s founder, Charlie Kirk, condemned the listing, calling it a “cheap smear” and accusing the SPLC of operating a “con.” Musk also referred to the SPLC as a “scam organization” in response to Kirk.
In November 2024, Musk further branded the SPLC a “criminal organization” after it planned to release a report exposing staff members of the satire site the Babylon Bee.the article highlights Musk’s continued and outspoken opposition to the SPLC, accusing it of spreading hate and engaging in questionable practices.
Elon Musk calls for the SPLC to be ‘shut down’
Elon Musk, the former adviser to President Donald Trump and current CEO of Tesla, X, and SpaceX, has called for the Southern Poverty Law Center to “shut down.”
Musk called the organization “evil” and said it persistently spreads “hate.” The former head of the Department of Government Efficiency commented on his X account on early Thursday morning, quoting a post from right-wing political commentator and social media personality Mike Cernovich.
“The SPLC is an evil organization that spreads hate propaganda relentlessly,” Musk posted. “It needs to be shut down.”
Musk’s comments are not the first time he has expressed disdain for the SPLC. He has been highly-critical of the far-Left advocacy organization in recent years.
In May 2025, the SPLC listed Turning Point USA on its “2024 Year in Hate and Extremism Report.” The SPLC described Turning Point as a “well-funded, hard-right organization with links to Southern Poverty Law Center-identified hard-right extremists and a tremendous amount of influence in conservative politics.”
Turning Point USA founder and CEO at the time, Charlie Kirk, condemned the report and classification of his group. He responded with a post on X.
“The SPLC has added Turning Point to their ridiculous ‘hate group’ list, right next to the KKK and neo-Nazis, a cheap smear from a washed-up org that’s been fleecing scared grandmas for decades,” Kirk said. “They somehow still rake in over $100 million a year peddling their ‘hate map’ nonsense, sitting pretty in their Montgomery ‘Poverty Palace’ while crying about ‘hate’ to line their pockets. Even former staffers called their racket a ‘con.’”
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Elon Musk commented on Kirk’s post, calling the SPLC a “scam organization.”
In November 2024, when responding to a post by Seth Dillon, CEO of the satire site, The Babylon Bee. Dillon commented on X about the SPLC planning to release a report doxxing several of his staff members. In response, Musk again criticized the SPLC.
“The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a criminal organization imo [in my opinion],” Musk posted.
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