Elon Musk's former partner Grimes has spoken out against her son's appearance in the Oval Office on social media, expressing her frustration that the billionaire seemingly isn't respecting her wishes.
Grimes has had somewhat of a complicated relationship with Elon Musk following their decision to separate in September 2021 after parenting their first child together, X Æ A-12, now officially known as just 'X'.
They have since welcomed two further children despite being separated, albeit via surrogate, and have also engaged in a lengthy custody battle that only reached its resolution in late 2024.
She has recently offered her own perspective following allegations that Musk performed a Nazi salute at the presidential inauguration, has backed up his gaming achievements in the face of cheating allegations, and also slammed 'power hungry warlords' in a statement that some implied was targeted at the Tesla CEO.
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Following the appearance of X alongside his father in the Oval Office, where he was quizzed over a 'hostile takeover' of the US government, Grimes has once again taken to social media to criticize her co-parent.
"He should not be in public like this," claimed Grimes. "I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I'm glad he was polite. Sigh."
This came after a follower pointed X's appearance out to her, remarking that he was "so cute" and "very polite" in his trip to see US President Donald Trump.
What appears to be the most pertinent part of her statement is the notion that her son 'shouldn't be in public', which one can perhaps infer to be a part of the resolution to their custody dispute in November 2024.
As reported by Business Insider, it's unclear how the court case actually ended, although Grimes revealed in a now-deleted post that she has custody of her children every other week.
What appears to have been a common occurrence across the past few months though is Elon Musk with his son upon his shoulders, as he's taken him to a wide variety of business events including SpaceX launches and political events.
It's clear that this bothers Grimes, and she has previously claimed that she "didn't see one of my babies for 5 months" before the end of the custody lawsuit, as the father of her children and so-called 'love of her life' "becomes unrecognizable to me."
Many on social media have claimed that X is a 'prop' for Musk to parade around, arguing that it's 'inappropriate' for Musk to parade him around.
"Honestly my heart sank when I saw him in the Oval Office," reads one comment in reply to Grimes' original post, adding that "this must be so tough for you."