âSighâ: Grimes reacts after Elon Musk parades their son around Oval Office
Grimes shared that she was only made aware of the stunt since seeing it online
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Grimes has spoken out after Elon Musk paraded their four-year-old son Lil X around the Oval Office as Trump signed an executive order to bolster DOGEâs powers in government.
The Canadian musician, 36, who shares three children with the Tesla CEO, a father of 12 offspring, took to X in response to her sonâs surprise appearance saying: âHe 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.â
Her comment came in response to another user who chimed that âLil X was very polite today!... You raised him well... He was so cute when he told DJT âplease forgive me, I need to pee.ââ
Grimes had spoken out on X, moments before to praise New York Times journalist Ezra Klein, branding him a ânational treasureâ following a podcast that discussed Trumpâs first few weeks in office and the surge of MAGA.
âEzra Klein is a national treasure. Brings a right-wing guy on with an opposing viewpoint and they calmly come to a rough consensus analysis of the current situation. Politics desperately needs more of this vibe right now, for everyone's sanityâ, she tweeted.
Musk and his son posed next to Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House Tuesday â a move that bolstered DOGEâs powers ( Getty Images)
During the controversial press event, Lil X was seen picking his nose, mimicking his father, and whispering to Trump as he lingered by the Resolute desk.
Making light of more grave matters, the child looked on as Trump bolstered Musk and his DOGE departmentâs power to reshape the federal government by signing an executive order requiring agencies to cooperate with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency and the effort to slash costs.
The move came just as DOGE announced it had terminated nearly $1bn in US Department of Education contracts, as per an X post Tuesday.
Grimes, singer of âGenesisâ, has remained outspoken on X, responding to fans and spouting her political views, as well as denouncing her exâs alleged ties to the alt-right and Nazism.
In January, one X user attacked her for not intervening with Muskâs decision to parade their son in the public eye.
âI have made it clear I do not approve of that in every conceivable way I know I am. I am desperate to solve it. It is a personal tragedy to me. But currently, I donât know how to do thatâ, she wrote in response on January 10.
Musk previously brought Lil X along to Trumpâs pre-inauguration victory rally in Washington D.C. on January 19 where the four-year-old was seen jumping around on stage in a red sweater.