{"id":2441081,"date":"2025-05-30T17:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T21:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-seen-with-black-eye-at-trump-press-conference-blames-his-son-x\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T21:43:12","slug":"musk-seen-with-black-eye-at-trump-press-conference-blames-his-son-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-seen-with-black-eye-at-trump-press-conference-blames-his-son-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk seen with black eye at Trump press conference, blames his son X"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-seen-with-black-eye-at-trump-press-conference-blames-his-son-x%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441081&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon musk made headlines when he appeared at a press conference with a black eye, which he humorously attributed to an incident with his five-year-old son, X. While departing from his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk explained that he playfully told X to punch him in the face, leading to the surprising bruise. During the press conference, President Donald Trump praised musk&#8217;s work and shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dylan-mulvaney-acknowledges-bud-light-fiasco-at-awards-show-im-going-to-go-have-a-beer\/\" title=\"Dylan Mulvaney admits Bud Light mishap at awards show: &#039;Time for a beer!&#039;\">light-hearted moment<\/a> regarding the incident. However, the conference also included uncomfortable questions for Musk, including topic of a New York times report suggesting extensive drug use during his 2024 campaign. musk deflected, referencing a legal ruling against the publication for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-smear-tactics-could-cost-them-after-latest-court-ruling\/\" title=\"CNN&#039;s Smear Tactics Could Cost Them After Latest Court Ruling\">previous false reporting<\/a>. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >successfully purging bureaucratic inefficiencies<\/a> during his tenure, Musk expressed dissatisfaction that government spending remains excessive.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk seen with black eye at Trump press conference, blames his son X<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2135770\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> sported a black eye, which he blamed on his son X, at a Friday press conference as he departed from the Trump administration. Musk said he told his son to hit him as hard as he could.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> praised Musk&rsquo;s work as head of the Department of Government Efficiency during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3426575\/watch-live-trump-press-conference-musk-departs-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Friday press conference with Musk\">the press conference<\/a>. One thing that drew the press&rsquo;s attention was Musk&rsquo;s appearance &mdash; the black eye on the right side of his face. When asked about it, Musk offered a humorous explanation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427063\/elon-musk-drugs-dodges-questions-new-york-times-report\/\">Musk dodges questions about drug use after New York Times report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427115\/elon-musk-black-eye-white-house-exit-trump-doge\/\">Elon Musk exits the White House with a black eye and Trump&#8217;s thanks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427080\/trump-paul-ingrassia-head-office-of-special-counsel-hampton-dellinger\/\">Trump nominates Paul Ingrassia to head Office of Special Counsel after firing Hampton Dellinger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I was just horsing around with little X, and I said, &lsquo;Go ahead and punch me in the face.&rsquo; And he did, and it turns out a five-year-old punching you in the face actually is,&rdquo; Musk said before being cut off by a surprised Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That was X that did that?&rdquo; Trump asked.<\/p>\n<p>Musk then laughed and replied, &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; and Trump quipped, &ldquo;X could do it, if you knew X.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elon Musk attends a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk faced other uncomfortable questions at the press conference, including one from Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, who began to ask Musk about a Friday <em>New York Times<\/em> report alleging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427063\/elon-musk-drugs-dodges-questions-new-york-times-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Musk&rsquo;s extensive drug use<\/a> while campaigning for Trump in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer prize for false reporting on Russiagate? I think it is!&rdquo; Musk said, looking at Trump, who agreed. <\/p>\n<p>Trump added, &ldquo;I think a judge just ruled against the <em>New York Times<\/em> for their lies about the Russiagate hoax, and they might have to give back that Pulitzer Prize.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3426575\/watch-live-trump-press-conference-musk-departs-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: TRUMP HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE AS MUSK DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE\">WATCH LIVE: TRUMP HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE AS MUSK DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That <em>New York Times<\/em>?&rdquo; Musk ended, &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s move on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk wielded immense power as head of DOGE, purging the federal government of bureaucrats his team deemed part of a bloated system. Despite extensive cuts, he left the position expressing disappointment, feeling that government spending is still too extensive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2135770\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2135770\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk appeared with a black eye at a Trump press conference, attributing it to his son X after playfully asking him to hit him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2441082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Musk-black-eye.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41557,4250,56246,56245],"class_list":["post-2441081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-black-eye","tag-musk","tag-son-x","tag-trump-press-conference"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Musk-black-eye.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441081"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441085,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441081\/revisions\/2441085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}