The hosts of ABC’s “The View” took their commentary a few steps lower on Thursday when, during a segment devoted almost entirely to complaining about billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, they took a brief time out to mock his four-year-old son over his unusual name, X Æ A-XII.
The cohosts were responding to a televised briefing from the Oval Office during which Musk laid out some of what he had been uncovering with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project. President Donald Trump sat behind the resolute desk throughout the briefing, and Musk stood at his right shoulder. “Lil X,” as Musk calls his son, was also in the room at the time — a fact that did not escape Goldberg’s attention.
ABC News hosts Whoopi Goldberg (a fake name) and Joy Behar mock and bully Elon Musk's 4-year-old son over his name:
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 12, 2025
WHOOPI: Yeah, so yesterday Elon Musk took his son X to a press conference --
JOY: X?
WHOOPI: I did not name the child.
JOY: That's the kid's name?
WHOOPI: And I… pic.twitter.com/h029AYdzFQ
