Earlier this week (February 11), Trump and Musk joined a White House press briefing.
Many believe they have witnessed Donald Trump’s’seething’ response to the actions of Elon Musk’s son X Æ A-12 during their most recent visit to the White House.
At Tuesday’s (February 11) news conference with Trump, the Tesla CEO’s four-year-old son, X for short, who he has with Canadian musician Grimes, stole the spotlight.
After encountering opposition last week, Musk, 53, was in the White House to watch the 78-year-old Republican leader sign an executive order mandating federal agencies to collaborate with the Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting initiatives.
Musk, who has had 12 children with three different women, appeared to be quite the diversion as he pulled several faces and interrupted his father while he was answering questions from the media.
But one particular moment has gone viral on the internet.
People hurried to social media to express their feelings when they saw the child picking his nose and wiping his bogies on the Resolute Desk during the news conference.
A user on X wrote: “Trump seethes as President Musk’s kid eats his boogers then paws his desk.”
“That’s hilarious!” it chirped.
Another added, “Elon’s kid is feasting on his boogers in front of Trump.”
“I’m observing Elon Musk’s son wipe his snot on the Resolute desk, consume boogers, and pick his nose. A fourth person said, “There’s no way this kid isn’t annoying Trump.”
One fifth said, “OMG! The President of the United States’ desk was just soiled by Elon’s son.
“Elon’s kid wiping his boogers on the resolute desk is a sight I didn’t really need to see,” said another.
“Watching Elon’s booger sugar dig and wipe it on Trump’s desk is peak entertainment,” a final X user wrote. I adore this government.
Since then, Grimes—real name Claire Boucher—has retaliated against Musk for bringing their son X to the White House.
She made a comment about the situation on social media, writing: “He shouldn’t be in public like this. I appreciate you letting me know because I missed this. But at least he was courteous. “Sigh.”
Lil X was very polite today! You raised him well. He was so cute when he told DJT “please forgive me, I need to pee”. 🥰
— 𝕩Simon Wu (@sisisimon) February 12, 2025
In May 2020, Musk and Grimes welcomed X into the world.
Two years after X was born in 2022, the pair decided to call it quits after four years of dating.
They also have two additional children together: a daughter named Exa Dark Siderael, who is three years old, and a son named Techno Mechanicus, who is two years old.