Are you implying that's a reason to take him seriously? Or is that an excuse for lying routinely, including on topics for which it's an SEC regulations violation for someone who is a CEO? What the heck do you mean?
Yes, absolutely. Is this really so hard to understand? The guy literally founded SpaceX. Of course I'm going to take him seriously. At least a lot more seriously than some no name journalist who proclaims that the founder of SpaceX is dumber than a bag of bricks.