Elon Musk's son X causes stir in Oval Office with Trump
After Elon Musk’s 4-year-old son — X Æ A-Xii, known as X — made an appearance in the Oval Office Tuesday with his dad and President Donald Trump, videos of the child’s antics have gone viral online.
X stole the show from Trump and Musk’s first public comments in front of camera crews and reporters, ABC News reported.
“This is X, and he’s a great guy — high IQ,” Trump said at the top of his remarks, chuckling and calling the 4-year-old a “high-IQ individual,” the outlet said.
While defending his Department of Government Efficiency efforts, ABC News said, Musk repeatedly got distracted, including after he hoisted his son to his shoulders and X played with his father’s ears.
X also made faces and mimicked his dad’s gestures as he spoke with the press.
Also during the press conference, X made monster noises and picked his nose while leaning over the famed Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, Today reported.
Elon Musk's son, X, tells Donald Trump, 'I want you to shush your mouth up”, picks his nose, and wipes it on the Presidential Desk, in new video.
— Pop Tingz (@ThePopTingz) February 13, 2025
Elon Musk's son, X, tells Donald Trump, 'I want you to shush your mouth up”, picks his nose, and wipes it on the Presidential Desk, in new video.
— Pop Tingz (@ThePopTingz) February 13, 2025
Elon even defies all of Trump’s rules! the dress code, and no kids allowed in the oval office or at work, proving once again that he is in charge and Trump is not. Musk and his 4 yr old son both interrupted Trump and Trump looked very angry and turned away from the kid. pic.twitter.com/gU35jwxuVo
— Dobie! Maga debunker. (@GallihughDeb) February 12, 2025
A petulant toddler in the oval office, just doing what he fancies without any rational or coherent thought. And Elon Musk's son. pic.twitter.com/BUOeK96UDV
— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) February 12, 2025
Elon Musk's son wiping boogers on the Resolute Desk really is symbolism for where we are as a country
— B.Roll.Benny (@brollbenny) February 13, 2025
There has also been speculation as to what X said to Trump in the Oval Office, Newsweek reported. Some thought he said, “You’re not the president, and you need to go away.”
Elon Musk's and Grimes 4-year-old son tells Donald Trump “You’re not the President you need to go away” pic.twitter.com/JT0YRz0fR6
— ꩜ (@demismonarchy) February 12, 2025
Born in 2020, “Lil X” — as his father calls him — is the youngest son of Musk and Canadian musician Grimes. Previously, he’s occasionally been spotted alongside Musk in public, including election night, where he was featured in the Trump family photo and was called “a gorgeous, perfect boy” by the president, the outlet said.
Grimes expressed her disapproval of X’s public appearance on social media.
He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I'm glad he was polite. Sigh
— ???????????????????????? ⏳ (@Grimezsz) February 12, 2025
“I am not him,” she wrote of Musk, according to Today. “I will not make a statement every time he does something.”
She added, “To be clear, I could go talk (expletive) and be on a bunch of magazine covers and be a feminist hero and get clout — but it would serve no purpose. I choose my children’s wellbeing.”
Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.
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