As digicam crews and reporters crowded into the Oval Workplace on Tuesday, attempting to give attention to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s first public feedback on slashing the federal government, the dramatic scene at occasions obtained stolen — by Musk’s son, “Lil X.”
“That is X, and he is an amazing man — excessive IQ,” Trump mentioned on the high of his remarks, chuckling and calling the four-year-old a “high-IQ particular person.”
President Donald Trump is joined by Elon Musk and his son X Æ A-Xii, as he indicators a sequence of government orders within the Oval Workplace on the White Home on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington.
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Whereas defending his Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) efforts, Musk repeatedly obtained distracted, together with after he hoisted his son to his shoulders and “X” performed together with his father’s ears.
President Donald Trump is joined by Elon Musk and his son X Æ A-Xii, as he indicators a sequence of government orders within the Oval Workplace on the White Home on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington.
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“Sorry for this,” Musk mentioned. “In any other case, I would get pleasure from this, however as he is sticking his fingers in my ears …” he added with amusing.
Elon Musk speaks as he carries his son X Æ A-Xii on his shoulders within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, Feb. 11, 2025.
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The boy, whose full title is X Æ A-Xii, made faces and mirrored his father’s gestures whereas Musk spoke.
Elon Musk speaks as he carries his son X Æ A-Xii on his shoulders within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, Feb. 11, 2025.
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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 evening, the place he was featured within the Trump household picture and was referred to as “a stunning, good 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.
John F. Kennedy Jr. explores his father’s desk within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, on Could 25, 1962, in Washington, D.C. | Elon Musk’s son X Æ A-Xii leans on the Resolute desk as President Donald Trump appears to be like on within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2025
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At one level, “Little X” leaned towards the historic Resolute Desk, just like how a younger John F. Kennedy Jr. was seen in a well-known 1962 picture peering out — from underneath the exact same desk.