Elon Musk criticizes New York Times writer for calling the Constitution ‘dangerous’

Billionaire Elon Musk has sharply criticized a New York Times author who claimed in an article that the US Constitution could be considered one of the “greatest threats” to the country.

Times book critic Jennifer Szalai claimed that “the Constitution of the United States is in danger” because former President Trump was elected president by the Electoral College.

“Americans have long believed that the Constitution could save us. More and more voices are now asking whether we need to be saved from it,” Szalai said. “The document that is supposed to be a bulwark against authoritarianism may end up fostering the widespread cynicism that helps authoritarianism thrive.”

She continued to attack originalist interpretations of the Constitution, calling them “constitutional cult.”

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“Trump owes his political rise to the Constitution, making him the beneficiary of a document that is essentially undemocratic and, in modern times, increasingly dysfunctional,” Szalai wrote. “After all, Trump became president in 2016 after losing the popular vote but winning the Electoral College (Article II). He appointed three justices to the Supreme Court (Article III), two of whom were confirmed by senators representing only 44 percent of the population (Article I). Those three justices helped overturn Roe v. Wade, a reversal that most Americans disagreed with.”

“One of the greatest threats to American politics may be the country’s founding document,” the Times writer added.

The article led to criticism from Musk.

“They want to overthrow the constitution,” he said on X.

“Long live America and our Constitution!” Musk later added.

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Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham said, “Does the New York Times hate the Constitution? Of course it does.”

In response to the New York Times article, Elon Musk posted: “Long live America and our Constitution!” (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached out to the New York Times for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

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