Elon Musk sports black eye at Oval Office farewell meeting with Trump, blames shiner on 5-year-old son X

WASHINGTON, DC: Tech billionaire Elon Musk visited the Oval Office on Friday, May 30, to bid farewell to his official role in the Trump administration, sporting a black mark under his right eye.

The Tesla CEO's departure comes 130 days after President Donald Trump returned to office - the maximum allowable through his status as a "special government employee", according to the BBC.

Elon Musk shows up with black eye in Oval Office for farewell presser

The black mark near the multi-billionaire's right eye was quite visible, and the assembled press couldn’t resist asking, "What happened to your eye?" per Fox News.

Musk replied, "Well, I wasn’t anywhere near France. I didn’t know the first lady of France isn’t a lieutenant" as he poked fun at news regarding French President Emmanuel Macron, who was caught on camera being shoved by his wife last week.

The SpaceX CEO then said, "No, I just was horsing around with little X",  referring to his five-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii.

"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," he added.

Trump jumped in immediately and asked him, "That was X that did that?" as Musk replied, "Yeah."

The POTUS then said with a grin, "X could do it, if you knew X."

Musk predicts future of DOGE after his departure

During the presser in the Oval Office, Musk talked about the future of DOGE after his departure.

He said, "The DOGE team will only grow stronger over time and the DOGE influence will only grow stronger."

"This is not the end of DOGE, but really the beginning," Musk added.

During his time at DOGE, Musk set out with an aim to cut costs by $2 trillion.

However, the tech billionaire did take the win of saving over $150 billion for the Trump administration.

Musk also expressed he “will continue to remain a friend” as his co-lead Vivek Ramaswamy is rumoured to take his spot at DOGE.

Internet trolls Elon Musk as he shows up with black eye in Oval Office

Several internet users trolled Elon Musk as he sported a black eye at the Oval Office farewell press conference and blamed the shiner on his 5-year-old son X.

A user wrote on X, "Who tf believes that," while one added, "He even brought up Macron's wife."

A person also stated, "The joke made me chuckle, but I am a dork too," whereas one mentioned, "Well, two days after stealing someone's wife you have a black eye, and "the kid did it"..... Kid isn't my first suspect."

A user also wrote, "He's so awkward when he's trying to be funny," while one commented, "He hit it on toilet."

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