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International Business Times
International Business Times
Marvie Basilan

X's Oval Office Takeover: Trump Amused By Elon Musk's Son, A 'High IQ Individual'

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Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk listens as US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on February 11, 2025. (Credit: AFP)

KEY POINTS

  • X's antics stole the press briefing, with the president looking unbothered even as the young boy picked his nose at one point
  • X also made funny faces at the press as his billionaire father spoke about U.S. government bureaucracy
  • Some social media users found the boy's antics adorable and praised the president for sending a 'pro-child' message

Elon Musk's son, X AE A-XII, or X, stole the show at the Tuesday Oval Office media briefing of U.S. President Donald Trump as the 4-year-old casually trotted around the historical presidential table, hung off his dad's shoulders, and at one point whispered something to the 45th and 47th U.S. president.

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