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Elon Musk was supposedly punched in the face by his own child, he claimed during a White House press conference. Musk said “he was just horsing around with little X” and told him to “go
ahead, punch me in the face”. Musk's child X Æ A-12? is also known as 'Lil X'. He added: "Turns out even a five year old punching you in the face does…” He was then cut
off by an amused Donald Trump, who remarked “if you knew X, he could do it” and that he hadn't actually notice the mark on Musk's face. “I didn’t really feel much at the time, I
guess it just bruises up,” Musk added. Musk also joked he had not been “anywhere near France”, a reference to the moment French first lady Brigitte Macron appeared to push her husband away
wth both hands on his face. President Emmanuel Macron dismissed the gesture – caught on camera – as just horseplay, but it has caused a stir back in France. The world's richest man was
in the Oval Office for a press conference with Trump after it was confirmed he is leaving his position spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). It was a wide-ranging
exchange that included comments from Musk about Oval Office decor and buddhism. It also included the presentation of a golden key and Musk's infamous 'Dogefather' t-shirt.
Musk and Trump heaped praise on each other during the meeting. “I love the gold on the ceiling," Musk said of Trump's approach to the Oval Office. Trump thanked Musk for his DOGE
work and gave him a golden key as a reward. Trump said Musk had led the “most sweeping and consequential government reform effort in generations” and said Musk was “really not leaving” and
“he’s going to be back and forth” to keep tabs on what is happening in the administration. Musk also chose not to address reports in The New York Times detailing his alleged drug use,
meanwhile. He left a searing mark on the federal bureaucracy, including thousands of employees who were fired or pushed out. Some government functions were eviscerated, such as the US Agency
for International Development, which had provided a lifeline for impoverished people around the world. Boston University researchers estimate that hundreds of thousands of people have
already died as a result of the USAID cuts. Despite the upheaval, Musk also fell far short of his goals. After promising to cut one trillion or even two trillion dollars in federal spending,
he lowered expectations to only 150 billion dollars in the current fiscal year. It is unclear whether that target has been hit. The Doge website tallies 175 billion dollars in savings, but
its information has been riddled with errors and embellishments. Musk brushed off questions about how DOGE would continue without him, even suggesting it could “gain momentum” in the future.
“Doge is a way of life,” he told reporters recently. “Like Buddhism.”