An extraordinary scene in the Oval Office—Elon Musk's four-year-old son, X, joining a press conference... and stealing the show. He whispered to the president, played on the floor, rode on his dad's shoulders, and even picked his nose right next to the Resolute Desk — and a glaring Donald Trump.
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00:00An extraordinary scene in the Oval Office. Elon Musk's 4-year-old son, X, joining a press
00:06conference and stealing the show. He whispered to the president, played on the floor, rode
00:11on his dad's shoulders, and even picked his nose right next to the Resolute desk and a
00:16glaring Donald Trump.
00:17X, are you okay? This is X, and he's a great guy, high IQ.
00:26At one point, X hid behind the desk and brought to mind that famous photo of JFK Jr. playing
00:31under it in 1963. X was also caught mimicking his dad's gestures. Call this one the Ted
00:37Talk.
00:38Elon and X were in the Oval Office as President Trump signed an executive order requiring
00:42federal agencies to work with DOGE, Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. In practice,
00:48this could mean big cuts to the federal workforce.
00:51If the bureaucracy is in charge, then what meaning does democracy actually have?
00:57As his son squirmed, Elon alleged corruption and incompetence to justify tens of thousands
01:02of government employees potentially losing their jobs. And Donald Trump largely gave
01:07him the floor for nearly 30 minutes, as little X put on a show himself nearby on the rug.
01:13X's mom, the Canadian musician Grimes, appeared to be caught off guard by her son's big Oval
01:18Office debut. When a fan posted about how polite her son was, she replied,
01:22"'He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank you for alerting me.
01:27But I'm glad he was polite. Sigh.'"
01:30In another post, X's mom made it clear she doesn't like Elon parading her son around
01:34in public, posting,
01:35"'I have made it clear I do not approve of that in every conceivable way I know how.
01:40I am desperate to solve it. It is a personal tragedy to me.'"
01:44The world's richest man has 12 children by three women. And Grimes shares three children
01:48with Elon. X is their oldest, and his full name looks like this. And Elon pronounces
01:53it X-Ash-A-12.
01:54The A-E is, like, pronounced Ash.
01:59Elon's first press conference as the head of Doge came with another first, the billionaire
02:03admitting it was inaccurate to claim that the U.S. spent $50 million on condoms for
02:08people in Gaza.
02:09"'Well, first of all, some of the things that I say will be incorrect and should be
02:13corrected. Nobody's gonna bat a thousand. I mean, any, you know, we will make mistakes,
02:17but we'll act quickly to correct any mistakes.'"
02:20X's apparent fascination with the Resolute desk comes just days after Time magazine put
02:25his dad behind the desk on its cover, which Donald didn't seem to appreciate.
02:29"'Is Time magazine still in business? I didn't even know that.'"
02:34The president was Time's Person of the Year in 2024 in an issue that came out in December.
02:39In response to claims that Doge is a hostile takeover of the executive branch, Elon said
02:44he had a mandate from the American people.
02:46"'The people voted for major government reform, and that's what the people are gonna get.'"
02:51The people might also be getting more of little X. Elon also brought his son to Trump's victory
02:56rally and inauguration, so as long as Donald isn't too annoyed by his antics and X can
03:01keep his finger out of his nose, we could be seeing a lot more of him.