Elon Musk’s X fallout: Is deportation to South Africa possible?

Pretoria-born billionaire Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has openly challenged US President Donald Trump, the world’s most powerful man, leaving the world stunned by the unfolding events.

Could the X founder, who has US and Canadian citizenship, be deported back to South Africa?

ELON MUSK VS TRUMP: SHOTS FIRED!

Barely a week after Elon Musk left his official post as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the billionaire businessman found himself on the wrong side of President Donald Trump.

In a heated exchange, Trump scolded the world’s richest man for criticising his tax legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill.

He then threatened to cancel Elon Musk’s government contracts and suggested that “nobody wanted” his Tesla cars. Trump also accused his former ally of “just going CRAZY”!

In response, Elon Musk, who had heavily funded Trump’s presidential campaign, slammed his “ungrateful” and “lying” former boss.

He shadily posted on his X account: “Trump has 3.5 years left as President. But I will be around for 40+ years”.

But one of the biggest bombshells was his revelation that President Trump is named in the Epstein files, relating to government intelligence about convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

COULD WORLD’S RICHEST MAN BE DEPORTED BACK TO SA?

Elon Musk’s explosive posts on X and his broken ties with President Trump have left many social media users speculating about what might happen next.

Some are predicting that US authorities could revoke his naturalised citizenship and deport him to South Africa through a process called denaturalisation. 

According to law experts, denaturalisation occurs if officials can prove that citizenship was obtained unlawfully — typically through fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts. 

Elon boasts three citizenships – South Africa by birth, Canada through his maternal parentage, and the US as a naturalized citizen.

He has repeatedly distanced himself from South Africa, claiming to be an American instead.