Netizens are reacting to Grimes’ statement about her ex bringing their son with him to the Oval Office. The singer addressed the matter in response to a comment made by an X user.
On February 11, 2025, famous entrepreneur Elon Musk brought his and music star Grimes’ son, X Æ A-Xii, with him to the Oval Office. They joined President Donald Trump for a media briefing to discuss the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). According to X Æ A-Xii’s mom, she was unaware he would be making a public appearance and penned a widely discussed message on X about it.
Photos shared online show Musk wearing a long black coat over a dark outfit. He accessorized with a “Make America Great Again” cap. His son, clad in a beige overcoat with a stylish navy blue ensemble underneath, stood beside him, exuding confidence with an expressive stance.
The young boy, wearing a gold chain, struck an animated pose, appearing to entertain both Musk and Trump, who was seated at the Resolute Desk in a dark suit and blue tie.
The fan-favorite little boy’s mom has been keeping her distance from Musk ever since they parted ways. Grimes and the Tesla CEO welcomed X in 2020, with Musk sharing a sweet photo of himself holding the newborn wrapped in a hospital blanket.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
Grimes and Musk initially named him X Æ A-12, with the singer explaining on X what the full name meant. She wrote, “•X, the unknown variable ⚔️ •Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence) •A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent 🤍+ (A=Archangel, my favorite song) (⚔️🐁 metal rat) [sic].”
Musk quickly corrected her, “SR-71, but yes,” and Grimes replied, “I am recovering from surgery and barely alive so may my typos b forgiven but, [expletive]. That was meant to be profound 🦔 [sic].” However, Musk and Grimes later changed their son’s name.
The news of the name change unfolded in a conversation on X. In a now-deleted interaction, a user known as @therealsainti asked “Did you change the baby name because of Californian laws? What is the baby’s new name?” Grimes answered, “X Æ A-Xii.”
In another deleted comment, someone else noted, “Nice! Just removed the numbers to confirm [sic] to California law,” to which Grimes admitted, “Roman numerals. Looks better tbh.”
David Glass, a family law attorney, also weighed in on the validity of X’s full name in California, noting that it wouldn’t be accepted as valid by the state.”In California, you can only use the ’26 characters’ of the English language in your baby name. Thus, you can’t have numbers, Roman numerals, accents, umlauts or other symbols or emojis. Although an apostrophe, for a name like ‘O’Connor,’ is acceptable [sic],” Glass explained.
Musk and Grimes, who were a couple from 2018 to 2022, have two other kids together. Like X, the parents gave them unique names.
Their other two children are called Exa Dark Sideræl and Techno Mechanicus. Unlike X Æ A-Xii, the former pair did not publicize their births and have since kept their lives away from the spotlight.