---
title: "Watch Elon Musk’s Brother Hilariously Troll Fox Business Host on Live TV"
description: "'Do you think my viewers want to learn about Plant a Seed Day?' said Stuart Varney to Kimbal Musk. 'They don't care.'"
date: "2018-11-19"
modified: "2019-06-11"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24992/watch-elon-musks-brother-hilariously-troll-fox-news-anchor-on-live-tv"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Culture"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "People"
  - "Tesla News"
tags:
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "finance"
  - "fox news"
  - "News"
---

# Watch Elon Musk’s Brother Hilariously Troll Fox Business Host on Live TV

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Elon Musk's brother and Tesla board member Kimbal Musk recently put on quite a show as a guest of *Fox Business Network* host Stuart Varney, who invited the popular entrepreneur to discuss [Tesla's new chairwoman](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24777/tesla-appoints-robyn-denholm-as-board-chairwoman-to-replace-elon-musk>), Robin Denholm, on live TV. However, the short-lived interview didn't go as planned.

As this [video](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZy7Zh0YPeA&feature=youtu.be>) shows, Varney introduced Musk as an integral member of the automaker's directive, claiming that his personal ties to Musk and time spent at Tesla and the other Musk companies would make him qualified to give his audience perspective on Denholm's recent appointment as chairwoman following [Elon Musk's clash](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24659/nearly-190m-of-teslas-q3-profit-was-earned-by-selling-regulatory-credits-not-sales-revenue>) with the Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC).

"Kimball, welcome to the program, it's good to have you on the show, Sir," Varney said.

"Hi, thank you for having me here," said Musk. "I'm so excited about 'Plant a Seed Day' on March 20, 2019."

https://youtube.com/embed/BZy7Zh0YPeA

"Plant a Seed Day" is a social event currently spearheaded by Musk that aims to plant seeds (trees) across the country in order to improve the quality of local ecosystems. By all means a worthy cause, but Varney wasn't amused by how early in the interview Musk plugged his own gig.

After several attempts to get some answers, Varney stops Musk and acknowledges his desire to talk about Plant a Seed day, but mentions once again that as a member of Tesla's board he's got to have information about what [the new "chair" is up to](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24725/elon-musk-says-tesla-roadster-will-be-fastest-sports-car-in-every-way>).

"You have a new chair, okay?" said Varney. "Have you heard anything from her, is she laying down the law?"

"I'm so happy for the future of Tesla," said Musk much to Varney's relief. However, he quickly followed with "On March 20, 2019, we're going to do a Plant a Seed Day. We're going to get families to plant a seed."

It's at this point that Varney loses his cool and begins firing back at Musk, saying that his show is the most-watched [business news](<https://www.founderscircle.com/its-personal/>) segment in America and that his audience hardly cares about Plant a Seed Day. But even after an agitated Varney appeared visibly upset at Musk on live TV, the eccentric investor's brother kept his cool and once again pushed through with his own agenda, ultimately being told "thanks and goodbye" before going off the air.

It appears the [trolling gene](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24764/could-tesla-ceo-elon-musk-be-fact-checking-anonymously-on-enthusiast-forums>) is strong in the Musk family.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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