Musk faults Little X for black eye amid scandalous rumor: Told him to ‘punch me – and he did!’

Elon Musk was sporting a shiner during a Friday press conference marking his final day as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and while his explanation was an innocent one, the rumor mill spun into high gear.

In his farewell from the Oval Office, the billionaire Tesla/SpaceX CEO was honored for his service by President Donald J. Trump, and about an hour into the event, was asked about his visible black eye.

“What happened to your eye?” Musk was asked, and the outgoing DOGE boss responded that he suffered the injury while playing with Little X, his five-year-old son, whose full name is X Æ A-12.

A bruised Elon Musk explained away a black eye during a White House appearance by saying that his 5-year-old son had punched him in the face while the two were playing around https://t.co/4FKHnCCepQ pic.twitter.com/a3zOuEvuiL

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 30, 2025

“Well, I wasn’t anywhere near France,” he quipped, referring to the embarrassing video footage of French President Emmanuel Macron getting shoved in the face by his wife Brigitte as the two were ready to depart their plane on a trip to Vietnam.

“No, I just was horsing around with little X,” Musk explained. “And I said, ‘Go ahead, punch me in the face.’ And he did. Turns out even a 5-year-old punching you in the face… actually does this.”

“That was X that did it?” Trump inquired.

“I didn’t really feel much at the time, but I guess it bruises up,” Musk added. “But I just watched him around with the kids, basically.”

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

But the media did notice, and it quickly had Musk’s X platform buzzing with conspiracy theories, including one involving top White House aide Stephen Miller.

The immigration hawk’s wife Katie recently announced that she was was leaving the Trump administration to work for Musk’s companies full time.

One user wrote, “this is a black eye delivered by someone who can’t throw a punch and Stephen Miller’s wife just left him for Elon Musk…also Stephen Miller is left handed…probably unrelated.”

this is a black eye delivered by someone who can’t throw a punch and Stephen Miller’s wife just left him for Elon Musk

also Stephen Miller is left handed

probably unrelated pic.twitter.com/HCKfsYABML

— Kristi Yamaguccimane (@TheWapplehouse) May 30, 2025

Others also suggested that Musk was slugged by a jealous husband.

musk claims his 5-year-old son gave him a black eye.

musk’s 5-year-old son: pic.twitter.com/1wEizeyAsh

— Covie (@covie_93) May 30, 2025

Elon Musk has a very obvious black eye. Did the black eye come from a fall or running into a door while high as fuck? Or did Musk run into an irate Stephen Miller after Musk took Millers wife away and moved her to Austin, Tx with him?#DemsUnited #DemVoice1 pic.twitter.com/M9t0vtwdZR

— Marty Taylor (@RealMartyT7) May 30, 2025

Bruh Stephen Miller unfollowed Elon Musk..

Elon showed up and has a black eye.

Trump gave the guy a key to get the fuck out.

LMAO! pic.twitter.com/OsUUlvMqPq

— Beet Farmer (@Beet_Farmers) May 30, 2025

Like Musk, Mrs. Miller was a “Special Government Employee,” who was limited to 130 days in the amount of time that she could serve.

More X users also shared their takes on how Musk got the black eye.

Does anyone else find it odd that Elon Musk left the White House, and just a few days later, he shows up with a black eye on the same day Trump hints he might pardon Diddy?

I don’t know, the timing seems pretty interesting if you ask me…

It’s a big club and you ain’t in it… pic.twitter.com/ioNg8XprbU

— Mr. Nobody (@MmisterNobody) May 30, 2025

The #Musk is nursing a black eye, supposedly his Mistress (@goddessporo) punched him during their latest session in her dungeon. pic.twitter.com/dvYbOGs1pm

— Dr Can Erimtan (@TheErimtanAngle) May 31, 2025

Whatever this is that Musk is doing has been witnessed on many occasions..

It has NOTHING to do with autism… guy is a ketamine junkie in conjunction with whatever other illicit drugs he does.

And that black eye is probably from passing out and falling..pic.twitter.com/ez7Hre7ki8

— Charli Huxley (@ImKnotTheOne) May 31, 2025

Musk devoted himself to helping to identify and root out waste, fraud and corruption in the federal bureaucracy and was rewarded for his work with some of the most vicious hatred in recent history as the Democrats unleashed a relentless demonization campaign, inciting leftists to violence as they firebombed Tesla dealerships.

“He’s one of the greatest business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced,” Trump said, praising Musk. “He stepped forward to put his very great talents into the service of our nation, and we appreciate it.”

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