US President Donald Trump recently addressed the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 22, where he spoke about government efficiency, key policy initiatives—including the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—and his association with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
A video from the event is now going viral, originally shared by Autism Capital (@AutismCapital).In the clip, Trump makes a lighthearted reference to Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, drawing attention online.
In the video, he said “I signed an order creating a Department of Government Efficiency. I’m not sure you’ve heard of it.” Praising Musk, he added “Elon is doing a great job. We love Elon, don’t we? He’s a character. He’s the only one who can get away with naming his son, X”.
To this, Musk replied “Everything is called X 😂”.
The Tesla CEO renamed Twitter to X in July 2023. His space company is called SpaceX.
Musk also has a son named X with Canadian singer Grimes. He was originally named “X Æ A-12,” but it was later changed to “X Æ A-Xii” to comply with California’s naming laws. According to Musk, the correct pronunciation is “X Ash A Twelve.”
‘X’ symbolizes “the unknown variable,” while ‘Æ’ is an elven spelling of “AI,” representing both love and artificial intelligence. ‘A-12’ pays tribute to the precursor of the SR-71 Blackbird, a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft known for its stealth and lack of weapons.
Popularly known as ‘Lil X‘, he was recently seen at White House where Trump introduced him as a ‘great guy’ with ‘high I.Q.”. “This is X. He’s a great guy. High IQ individual,” Trump said.