The four-year-old, affectionately known as X, became quite the distraction during a crucial Oval Office meeting, pulling faces, climbing over his father, and even appearing to wipe his nose on the Resolute Desk.
This unfolded as the 53-year-old SpaceX founder and Trump, 78, fielded questions following the signing of an executive order. The order mandates government agencies to collaborate with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut costs, despite facing opposition.
Meanwhile, the internet has been buzzing, trying to decipher what Little X said to Trump during the exchange. Some believe he boldly told the president, “I want you to s.h.u.t your mouth up.”
Meanwhile, other viewers claimed to have heard the young child tell the US president, “You are not the president; you need to go away.”
One viral tweet on Musk’s social media platform X offered an explanation for Little X’s remarks.
The tweet, which has garnered 44,000 likes as of now, features a short video of the four-year-old seemingly telling Trump, “I want you to s.h.u.s.h your mouth.”
An X user quoted the video and speculated, “I think the best way to interpret this behavior is that this is what he heard from his dad.”
This is a bold claim, especially considering Trump and Musk are close friends, but X user @isaiah_bb seems to have sparked a conversation, with many other social media users agreeing with him.
“Kids are innocent; they mostly repeat what they hear around them,” one person commented. “He definitely picked that up from somewhere.”
Another user added, “You learn from your environment.”
A third user remarked, “Kids are like parrots; they repeat what they hear.”
Some commenters even speculated that Little X might not have been speaking to Trump at all but rather to a member of the press in the Oval Room.
“I don’t think he was talking to Trump. He was probably speaking to whoever was on his left side,” suggested one observer.
Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher, has addressed her son’s appearance in the Oval Office, which quickly became a hot topic online.
She shared a message on Musk’s platform X regarding the situation.
In reply to another user, she wrote, “He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank you for alerting me. But I’m glad he was polite. Sigh.”