Elon Musk has become an honorary member of the Trump family, and it may be meant to be, as one of his sons shares a name with a newly prominent Trump.

Concerns over X’s presence were previously raised when he was spotted in the Oval Office while Trump signed an executive order on federal job cuts. His mother, musician Grimes, expressed surprise, writing on X, “He should not be in public like this… Thank you for alerting me.”

As the Tesla backlash grows, the president held an infomercial at the White House to shore up the fortunes of his biggest supporter. Earlier this week, Donald Trump staged what historians believe to be a presidential first: a stilted,