Internet loses it after zooming in on photo of Donald Trump posing with an airplane model at White House

WASHINGTON, DC: Eagle-eyed netizens did what they do best—zoomed in on a pic of President Donald Trump at the White House—and what they found was lowkey terrifying.

The 78-year-old was all smiles while showing off a sleek model of Boom Technology’s supersonic jet—dubbed the "Son of Concorde." The futuristic aircraft is set to cut flight times between London and New York to just 3.5 hours from the usual 8 hours. 

The photo posted by Boom Technology’s CEO Blake Scholl seemed innocent enough at first. Just Trump, beaming like he just won the lottery while holding the ultra-fast airplane model. But then the Internet did its thing.

Internet spots eerie cameo as Donald Trump poses with Boom Technology’s supersonic jet

Upon closer inspection of the photo, lurking in the background and creeping in like a ghostly apparition was none other than Elon Musk.

The SpaceX and Tesla boss somehow managed to photobomb Trump—via a reflection in a mirror. And not just any reflection, but one positioned eerily behind Trump’s tiny ear hairs.

Netizens obviously had a field day with the billionaire's unexpected cameo.

"Peekaboo," one wrote alongside a zoomed-in shot of Elon behind Trump.

"You can see the president behind him," another quipped, while someone else joked, "Devil in my ear type of s**t. Pulitzer-level photo." 

"@elonmusk go home bro or at least stop photobombing the president," another said. 

One explicitly wrote, "Expand and you’ll see Musk in the mirror behind him. Tell me Musk isn’t the real President." 

The supersonic jet in question

Of course, while everyone was distracted by the accidental Elon Musk jump scare, Donald Trump was actually holding the model of a groundbreaking supersonic jet.

That was Boom’s Overture, the so-called "Son of Concorde." Like its legendary predecessor, it’s designed to break the sound barrier. The company behind it, Colorado-based Boom Technology, is promising a sleek commercial jet that will leave today’s planes in the dust.

We’re talking speeds of up to 844mph, slashing transatlantic travel times from over 8 hours to just 3.5. That’s barely enough time to finish a mid-flight nap and a tiny bag of peanuts.

Boom Technology has already built a prototype—the Boom XB-1, aka "Baby Boom." This scaled-down version of the Overture jet has been tearing through the skies with major milestones under its belt.

Its first supersonic flight in January was rather historic. The jet took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California at 11.22 am, climbed to 35,000 feet, and shattered the 767mph sound barrier not once but twice. A chase plane—the T-38—followed closely to livestream the entire event.

Scholl was practically on cloud nine after the record-breaking moment. "Today, XB-1 took flight in the same hallowed airspace where the Bell X-1 first broke the sound barrier in 1947," he said, calling it "the most significant milestone yet on our path to bring supersonic travel to passengers worldwide."

With test flights proving that the concept works, Boom is now gearing up for the full-size Overture jet. It is expected to be 199 feet long and travel at twice the speed of sound, according to The US Sun.

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