‘Grandpa Trump’ trends as Elon Musk’s son steals the show at White House

Elon Musk’s son, little X Æ A-Xii, is no stranger to the spotlight. The four-year-old often accompanies his billionaire father on various outings—even to the White House. A recent video of the toddler, now going viral, shows him walking alongside ‘Grandpa Trump’ as the U.S. President made his way to Marine One on Friday.

Captured on the South Lawn, the footage shows Trump sharing a lighthearted moment with little X, pausing briefly to wave at photographers before helping the child climb the stairs to the aircraft. The wholesome exchange has melted hearts online, pushing #GrandpaTrump to the top of trending topics on X (formerly Twitter).

Margo Martin, Special Assistant to the President, shared the clip on X, captioning it, “President @realDonaldTrump walks to Marine One with Little X @elonmusk.”



Elon Musk himself reacted to the moment, reposting the video with a smiling face with hearts emoji, adding to the frenzy online.

Netizens Can’t Get Enough of ‘Grandpa Trump’

Social media users flooded the comments with admiration for the rarely-seen softer side of Trump.

"This is the side of Trump the media doesn’t want you to see—Grandpa Trump, loving husband, kids adore him. Trust me, kids have the best instincts and don’t stick around ‘bad guys’," one user wrote.

Another, clearly enamored by the wholesome moment, commented, “Lil X with Grandpa President Trump. I’m bookmarking this.”

"Grandpa Trump and Lil X just strolling to Marine One. Cool moment," a third user posted.

Others took a political jab, with one remarking, “This made me smile. Then I thought about how much Democrats will hate it. That made me smile again.”

Many users agreed Trump has a natural way with kids, while some even speculated about little X’s future in politics: “Is this our future president in the making?”