Grimes and Elon Musk’s son X Æ A-Xii’s public appearance at the Oval Office just yesterday caused quite the stir on the Internet.

With Musk’s new role in politics, it comes as no surprise that the CEO of Tesla Motors will likely be spotted at more related events. But it was his son that stole the spotlight this Tuesday, February 11, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order, granting the Department of Government Efficiency more power.

Multiple snapshots and video clips showed the 4-year-old making faces at the cameras and hiding behind Trump’s desk as Musk took questions from reporters and defended DOGE’s controversial actions, as reported by People.

X Æ A-Xii actions in the Oval Office caught the eye of many watching the event

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X Æ A-Xii even became a topic of conversation during the talk show The View during Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar’s discussion this morning.

“Yesterday Elon Musk took his son X to a press conference,” Goldberg began before Behar interrupted her, asking, “X?”

The comedian then shook her head and added, “I did not name the child, and I don’t want to hear anymore mess about our names,” which caused the panel to laugh, as she later referred to X Æ A-Xii as ‘little X.’

According to the Daily Mail, Goldberg had seemingly been poking fun at the little boy and how he shared a similar name to his father’s social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter.

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A few social media users didn’t appreciate the slight comment, blasting the two for their remarks.

“It seems they CAN sink lower. Such Trash!” came from one person.

Another added, “This is BULL!!!! they are the absolute worst.”

Grimes has also spoken out regarding her son’s appearance — something she wasn’t aware of previously.

An X user wrote under one of her posts, “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.’”

The singer responded by writing, “He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I’m glad he was polite. Sigh.”

But it seems Grimes wasn’t notified that her son would be in the Oval Office

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Following Grimes’s obvious displeasure, netizens went online to slam Musk for bringing his son to such a publicized event.

“He is using his son as a PR stunt,” one person scolded. “Trying to make himself look more human and caring.”

“He’s using the child as a distraction so the reporters don’t ask him tough questions that he may end up lying on or admit he previously lied,” a Facebook user theorized. “The reporters need to see through this and forget the child is there and do their job of holding musk and trump to account.”

A third quipped, “Elon Musk is a father in name only, there is no normal family life for any of his children, he uses the poor young ones as some kind of Exhibit. His older son Kia agree with this.”

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Grimes has made continuous efforts to distance herself from Musk, following their split in 2022, especially in January when Musk made a one-armed gesture during Trump’s inauguration that eerily resembled that of a Nazi salute. 

But the Vancouver native has put her foot down against those associating her with the action.

“It’s absurd that someone can be this cancelled for something their ex did before they even heard it happened,” she shared on X. “I am not him. I will not make a statement every time he does something. I can only send love back into a world that is hurting.”

She went on to say, “To be clear i could talk sh–t and be on a bunch of magazine covers and be a feminist hero and get clout — but it would serve no purpose. I choose my children’s wellbeing.”

Comments slammed both Musk and the hosts on The View

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