Donald Trump’s youngest supporter? Elon Musk’s four-year-old X Æ A-12, apparently. The Tesla founder’s son, whose name is pronounced “ex-ash-ay-12” and who goes by “X” for short, has become a regular on the Trump/Musk circuit of late: carried on his dad’s shoulders during excursions to Capitol Hill to discuss Trump’s government efficiency initiative, DOGE; joining them both at Mar-a-Lago to celebrate New Year’s Eve, if way past the child’s bedtime.
And just last week X stole the limelight from his billionaire dad at Trump’s victory rally in Washington, DC. As the child “followed” his dad onto the main stage as if by accident, Musk proclaimed to the cheering crowds that his son is “a very enthusiastic [Trump] supporter… as you can see”. X then jumped up and down and waved his hands. X’s (alleged) political affiliations were revealed much earlier, though, with Musk posting a clip online last month in which he asked X for political advice. “What should I do?” Musk asked his son, who was strapped into his car seat. “Save America,” X replied, before adding, “help Trump!” Musk captioned the post: “This kid has great instincts.”
