The Tabloid Rewrite You Asked For
Brace yourselves, folks, because Elon Musk’s four-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii, just stole the show—and maybe left us more confused than ever!
The Tesla titan was mid-interview with Tucker Carlson when his pint-sized protégé made an unexpected cameo.
In the now-viral moment, X walked in with a toy car, placed it on the desk, and cozied up on his dad’s lap.
Carlson, naturally, seized the opportunity to ask the boy’s name—a question that’s stumped the world since 2020.
Musk, grinning, called X his “mini-me” and declared that the child “completes him.”
But the real drama began when X attempted to pronounce his own name.
Let’s just say… if you thought you had it figured out, you’re probably still wrong.
Flashback to 2020: When Elon Musk and Grimes revealed their baby’s name as X Æ A-12, it instantly broke the internet.
Fans debated everything from the legality of the name to whether it was a Wi-Fi password.
The backstory, as explained by Grimes and Musk, is a wild mix of tech, love, and aviation history.
The X represents “the unknown variable,” while Æ stands for “artificial intelligence” or “love” in multiple languages.
And A-12? It’s a nod to the Lockheed A-12 Archangel, their favorite aircraft—“fast, non-violent, and built for reconnaissance.”
The couple famously clashed over pronunciation: Grimes suggested “X-Aye,” but Musk preferred “X-Ash,” giving podcast listeners a linguistic riddle to solve
California law briefly rejected the name for its unconventional symbols, forcing them to adjust it to X AE A-Xii.
Back to the present: X pronouncing his own name only added fuel to the fire.
Was it “Ash,” “X,” or an entirely new interpretation? Listeners remain divided, joking that even the boy himself might be unsure.
Carlson pivoted, nicknaming him simply “X”—a pragmatic choice, to say the least.
The toddler sealed his moment in the spotlight with a yes-no answer to whether his dad should help Trump.
But the real headline was X’s confident, if not enigmatic, take on his tongue-twister of a name.
Social media went into a frenzy.
“Is it a name or a code?!” one user quipped.
Others mused that X might’ve been trolling everyone, including Musk himself.
“I give up,” one commenter admitted, echoing the collective sentiment of the internet.
Here’s where it gets fascinating: Musk’s parenting philosophy might offer a clue to the mystery.
The billionaire has emphasized creativity and independence in his children, once revealing he doesn’t believe in traditional schooling.
Could X’s name, as unique as it is baffling, symbolize this ethos?
Grimes, who described herself as the creative force behind the moniker, has doubled down on its artistic merit.
While X Æ A-Xii’s surprise appearance was endearing, it also reignited debates over unconventional celebrity baby names.
Apple Martin, North West, and Blue Ivy may have paved the way, but Musk’s child takes eccentric naming to a galactic level.
Fans speculate: Is the name an attention-grab, a nod to Musk’s AI ambitions, or simply a love letter to Grimes’ artistic sensibilities?
So, what does it all mean?
The only certainty is that X Æ A-Xii continues to be a conversation starter, whether he’s babbling into a microphone or redefining what it means to have a “cool” name.
Musk himself summed it up best: “There are no rules.”
And in Musk’s universe, that just might be the motto we all need.