Undoubtedly, many in the Trump administration have been criticized for a wide variety of issues. This includes Elon Musk, who is facing criticism after a video of his parenting abilities showed up on Twitter.
It happened at a Trump event, when Elon Musk appears to be walking away from his 4-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii. The person who was taking the video even seems to shout out that he was abandoning his son!
This video has a lot of people upset and has left them feeling disturbed and saddened over what they saw. Essentially, it showed Elon Musk’s son on a set of metal stairs while his father was walking out of sight.
More than 17 million people have watched the now-viral video that shows Musk walking away from his child as he goes down the metal stairs and waves to the crowd. Meanwhile, his son is all alone.
This would be shocking and disturbing, except somebody took the same video from a similar angle and showed the real story. Rather than just showing Musk walking away, it showed that he turned around to make sure his son was safe and then walked away with him side-by-side.
Elon Musk walks off and leaves his 4 year old son wandering off stage by himself.
This clip legitimately disturbs—and saddens—me.pic.twitter.com/BiYidgz6Ll
— Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 (@JoshEakle) February 23, 2025
When the first video showed up on Twitter, people began slamming Musk for being a negligent parent. Some were even accusing him of using social media for publicity while not looking after his son properly.
Others may have thought that he was just a busy parent and forgot that he had a son with him. They said that he only brings the young boy along with him for high-profile events.
Suddenly, somebody showed the second video that told the true tale of what took place. It was a slightly different angle and in that video, you can see Musk was gesturing for his young son to follow him as President Trump is speaking to the crowds.
Toward the end of the clip, Musk noticed that his son was not paying attention so he turned back to him, makes a playful gesture and makes sure that his son was safe.
It’s difficult to believe what you see these days. Between AI videos and videos being edited to tell the wrong story, you really need to be cautious.
This is a good example, but it was one that was caught and seems to have been adjusted appropriately.
