Musk’s son ‘Lil X’ steals spotlight in the Oval Office

As digital camera crews and reporters crowded into the Oval Workplace on Tuesday, attempting to deal with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s first public feedback on slashing the federal government, the dramatic scene at occasions acquired stolen — by Musk’s son, “Lil X.”

“That is X, and he is an important man — excessive IQ,” Trump mentioned on the prime of his remarks, chuckling and calling the four-year-old a “high-IQ particular person.”

Whereas defending his Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) efforts, Musk repeatedly acquired distracted, together with after he hoisted his son to his shoulders and “X” performed together with his father’s ears.

“Sorry for this,” Musk mentioned. “In any other case, I’d get pleasure from this, however as he is sticking his fingers in my ears …” he added with amusing.

The boy, whose full identify is X Æ A-Xii, made faces and mirrored his father’s gestures whereas Musk spoke.

Born in 2020, “Lil X” — as his father calls him, is the youngest son of Musk and Canadian musician Grimes. He has often been noticed alongside Musk in public, together with election night time, the place he was featured within the Trump family photo and was known as “a stunning, excellent boy” by the president.

The White Home shared a video of the three within the Oval Workplace, highlighting “Little X” sporting a brown coat and a “cool chain,” as described by his father.

At one level, “Little X” leaned towards the historic Resolute Desk, much like how a younger John F. Kennedy Jr. was seen in a well-known 1962 photograph peering out — from underneath the exact same desk.