Elon Musk Explains Why He Has A Black Eye | EUROtoday

Elon Musk confirmed as much as a press convention marking the top of his time main the so-called Department of Government Efficiency on Friday wearing all black: black jacket, black “DOGE” hat and black “Dogefather” T-shirt.

Asked about it by a reporter, the world’s richest man mentioned the damage was brought on by his 5-year-old son, X, whom he shares with the singer referred to as Grimes.

“Yeah, no, I just walked around with little X, and I said, uh, ‘Go ahead and punch me in the face,’ and he did,” Musk mentioned within the Oval Office.

“Turns out even a 5-year-old punching me in the face actually does—” he started, trailing off with a shrug.

Trump reduce in to recommend, jokingly, “X could do it. If you knew X.”

“I didn’t really feel much at the time,” Musk mentioned.

“I didn’t notice it, actually,” Trump remarked.

Musk mentioned the kid was at present along with his mom. He and Grimes had been embroiled in a contentious custody battle over their three kids — X, his sister Exa Dark Sideræl and brother Techno Mechanicus — till reportedly coming to an settlement the place the youngsters spend time on and off with every mum or dad. (X’s full identify is X Æ A-Xii.)

Over the final yr, Musk has been repeatedly seen toting X round with him as he traveled from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort dwelling to the White House and past. In a uncommon remark, Grimes expressed concern that X was spending a lot time within the public eye.

Musk has over a dozen recognized kids, however is believed to have much more. He has been a vocal supporter of pronatalism, a conservative motion that encourages individuals to have extra kids, claiming that declining birthrates in Western international locations may result in their collapse.

His household ties got here underneath sharp scrutiny earlier on Friday when The New York Times revealed a report detailing Musk’s drug use and adversarial relationships with the moms of a few of his offspring.

The Times famous that Musk is “extremely” connected to X specifically.

The CEO of a half-dozen firms, together with Tesla, SpaceX and X, the social media firm, has reportedly been taking the drug ketamine at such an everyday fee that it’s affecting his bladder. He additionally takes psychedelic mushrooms, Ecstasy and Adderall, in line with the Times.

The outlet famous that whereas it isn’t clear when Musk has been underneath the affect of medication, he has exhibited “erratic behavior,” together with garbled remarks on stage again in February.

Musk dodged a query concerning the Times report within the Oval Office.

He as an alternative echoed Trump’s false assertion {that a} latest ruling by a Florida court docket had undermined The New York Times’ credibility in a case stemming from the paper’s 2018 reporting on Russian interference within the 2016 presidential election.

“Wait, The New York Times, is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on Russiagate? Is it the same organization? I think it is. I think it is,” Musk mentioned sarcastically.

“I think the judge just ruled against The New York Times for their lies about the Russiagate hoax, and they might have to give back that Pulitzer Prize. That New York Times? Let’s move on.”

Trump declared victory within the case on Truth Social, although the Florida court docket had solely dominated that its proceedings may proceed whereas he served as president. The swimsuit is way from over; the Pulitzer board remains to be preventing it, and the Times has stood by its reporting. Trump first filed the lawsuit in late 2022.

Much of Friday’s press convention was dedicated to mutual admiration between the president and the world’s richest man. Both rattled off a number of doubtful examples of taxpayer financial savings recognized by DOGE workers.

“Elon gave an incredible service,” Trump mentioned, including that his adviser “had to go through the slings and the arrows” throughout his time main DOGE.

He then gave Musk a golden key nestled inside a picket field that gave the impression to be a symbolic key to the White House, a gesture Trump has made to others like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Musk accepted the important thing earlier than saying a number of phrases, concluding by marveling on the variety of gold-plated fixtures Trump had added to the Oval Office.

“The Oval Office finally has the majesty that it deserves thanks to the president,” he mentioned.

Musk was restricted by legislation to working 130 days in his function at DOGE as a particular authorities worker.