A MAGA influencer has divided her community after claiming to have given birth to Elon Musk’s 13th child.
Ashley St. Clair, a 26-year-old Fox News commentator and contributor at The Babylon Bee, rocked social media on Friday night when she claimed that she gave birth five months ago to a child fathered by Musk.
St. Clair said she went public with the information because tabloid media had been prying into her life. The drama played out on X over the weekend as St. Clair publicly called out Musk to become more involved with their alleged child.
St. Clair’s representative said she and Musk were “working towards the creation of an agreement about raising their child” and that she “was waiting for Elon to publicly acknowledge his parental role” to “end speculation.”
Conservative firebrands Jack Posobiec and Candace Owens were quick to throw their support behind St. Clair, with Owens saying “children should always be off limits. Journalists are parasites.”
Outside MAGAworld, social media users sneered at the irony of Musk, who has aligned himself with conservatives and cozied up to President Donald Trump, seemingly subverting Republican family values by fathering multiple children with different women.
It appears that those criticisms have taken hold within conservative spaces as well.
Alison Steinberg, a correspondent for the right-wing network LindellTV, questioned why “so many ‘conservatives’ are cheering on a single mother who gave birth to a child out of wedlock.”
“What exactly are we ‘conserving’ if degeneracy is now widely embraced?” she said in a post on X. “If we are truly fighting for the restoration of traditionalism and real Christian values, I’m sorry but this is not the way.”
Sports personality Jon Root also wondered why St. Clair’s announcement was “celebrated” by conservatives: “Ashley St. Clair is just another example of how promoting ‘traditional family values’ is all a grift,” he said. “Call it what it is, a selfish decision by both Elon & Ashley, leading to a baby out of wedlock that will unfortunately grow up without a father in the home, like tens of thousands of other kids. This is awful.”
Far-right activist Laura Loomer seemingly alluded to St. Clair in a cryptic post: “As a woman, I’d rather die childless than live with the scourge of being a single mom. But, that is just me,” she said. “I would hate myself for the rest of my life if I ever became a single mom.”
Right-wing streamer Jaden McNeil, like many other users who have weighed in, hit St. Clair for “trying to get every last dollar she can out of Elon.”
Conservative commentator Richard Spencer accused St. Clair of lying about having a child with Musk. “A grandiose bid for attention? A living out of a fantasy? Probably not likely,” he said. “But possible.”
Conservative activist Josh Seiter used his long-running gag of dressing up in drag to mock St. Clair.
“I am 3 months pregnant with Elon’s baby and I am only announcing this in order to ask that you respect my privacy,” he wrote on X.
Other MAGA influencers were not as harsh on St. Clair.
MAGA influencer Xaviaer DuRousseau said both parties were “messy,” even as he accused St. Clair of plotting to sleep with Musk for years.
Jeremy Boreing, co-founder of conservative media outlet Daily Wire, said the correct response to news of childbirth is a simple “congratulations.”
“This is true even if you do not agree with the decisions or circumstances by which such a child was conceived,” he said. “Children deserve to be raised by a mother and father who are husband and wife. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”
Boreing said St. Clair’s bombshell was “valid fodder for discussion” because she and Musk are both public figures influencing policy, but called on the social media users not to be “a–sholes.”
Conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey echoed Boreing: “A few things are true,” she said. “All babies are worth celebrating. Journos who go after children are the scum of the earth and should probably face jail time. Intentionally creating motherless or fatherless children is tragic and cruel.”
Right-wing influencer Joey Mannarino said it was “sad to see people hate” on St. Clair.
“Funny to see so many people acting as though they wouldn’t have Elon Musk’s child if presented the opportunity,” he wrote on X. “Also, I thought we encouraged people having babies.”
