"Lil X is being such a troll" — Elon Musk reacts to his son's hilarious facial expression as he poses with Trump's granddaughter Kai on golf course
Tesla CEO Elon Musk emerged as one of Donald Trump's prominent supporters in the 2024 presidential elections. Recently, he was spotted on a golf course with his son, X Æ A-Xii, and Trump's granddaughter Kai, who took to X on November 11, 2024, to share a picture of herself alongside Musk and his son.
Kai Trump captioned the picture:
"Elon achieving uncle status."
Commenting on his son's expression in the photo, Musk responded under Kai's picture, stating:
"Lil X is being such a troll."
The photo Kai posted is from the Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach, wherein she also posted pictures with her grandfather. Kai took to Instagram the same day to post a carousel of pictures featuring herself, Trump, and Musk, along with a video of her on the golf course.
"A star is born": Trump compliments Elon Musk during victory speech
According to a CNBC report dated November 7, 2024, Elon Musk spent at least $130 million on his pro-Trump campaigns and was an active endorser of the president-elect throughout the campaign season.
Donald Trump celebrated his election victory on November 6, 2024, at the Mar-a-Lago resort, wherein he not only mentioned but also complimented Musk during his victory speech. Talking about the Tesla CEO, Trump said:
“Let me tell you, we have a new star. A star is born—Elon. He’s an amazing guy.”
Additionally, the president-elect stated that Musk spent two weeks in Philadelphia and different parts of Pennsylvania campaigning for him. Trump also mentioned that he had asked the Tesla CEO to provide Starlink services in North Carolina after it was struck by Hurricane Helene, from September 24 to September 27, 2024, stating how Musk's help saved several lives in the hurricane-stricken region.
Calling Elon Musk a "super genius," Donald Trump said:
“He’s a character, he’s a special guy, he’s a super genius. We have to protect our geniuses, we don’t have that many of them.”
While Trump praised Musk in his victory speech, the Tesla CEO took to X on November 6, 2024, posting a photoshopped image of him entering the Oval Office with a prop basin-like bathroom fixture, captioning it, "Let that sink in." Musk had used the same fixture when he entered Twitter's headquarters in October 2022.
According to a CNN report dated November 10, 2024, Elon Musk was with Trump at Mar-a-Lago when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called to congratulate the latter on his win.
The information was reported by an unnamed source briefed on the call, wherein Trump put the phone on speaker and Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Tesla CEO for helping Ukraine with communications via the Starlink internet service.
Starlink falls under Starlink LLC, which is a subsidiary of Musk's Space X. Starlink is a satellite internet service that offers high-speed internet to areas that don't have decent broadband options or are remote.
As per CNN's November 10 report, Elon Musk's investment in Trump's campaign proved to be beneficial after the election results. On the day after the election, on November 6, 2024, the shares of Tesla shot up by almost 15%, which led to a significant rise in the value of the 411 million shares owned by Musk.