The 4-year-old made for an adorable distraction as the DOGE hatchet man spoke of deep cuts across the government.

Elon Musk's son makes high-profile visit to the Oval Office. His mom, Grimes, isn't pleased The Oval Office generally maintains a rather formal air. But when Elon Musk's 4-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii (known as X), waltzed in on Feb. 11, he made himself right at home.

DOGE boss Musk held the couple's first-born on his shoulders while discussing his unofficial department's slash-and-burn approach to reducing government spending on Tuesday (Feb. 11).