Elon Musk Reveals His Son X Gave Him a Black Eye
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is explaining the origin of his black eye.
During a press availability event alongside President May 30, the Tesla CEO appeared to sport a bruise around one of his eyes, telling reporters in the Oval Office that the contusion came from a play session with his 5-year-old son X Æ A-12 that got out of hand.
'I was just walking around with little X,' he explained, 'and I said, 'Go ahead, punch me in the face.' And he did.'
During the appearance—which coincided with Musk's last day as a formal White House employee—the billionaire also made a brief reference to X's mother, Canadian singer Grimes, noting that the boy was 'with his mom right now.'
Days earlier, Musk, 53, confirmed he was stepping away from his role with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), writing on social media that he had fulfilled his duties as planned.
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'As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end,' he wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) May 28, 'I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.'
He added, 'The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.'
Trump, 78, told his cabinet in March that Musk would shortly be exiting his governmental role, according to NBC News.
Later, Musk appeared to criticize a domestic policy bill backed by Republican lawmakers that would increase government spending, thereby increasing the national debt.
'I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it,' he said in a preview clip from an interview with CBS Sunday Morning set to air June 1. 'And undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.'
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