Elon Musk appears to take his role within the Department of Government Effectiveness very seriously. The tech mogul recently attended a meeting with Donald Trump’s team to discuss his plans for sweeping budget cuts. The Tesla CEO was in Washington to meet with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, but his little son, whom he introduced as DOGE Jr., stole the show.

Elon Musk attends Capitol Hill meeting with his son

After carrying her son in a family photo with Donald Trump and bringing her daughter Azure to Mar-A-Lago, Musk was once again spotted with X Æ A-Xii perched on his shoulder on Capitol Hill. The internet quickly took notice, as the couple went viral, with the little munchkin clearly enjoying the camera, the lights and the action. Musk, alongside entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, is working with the Trump administration to streamline government operations and eliminate unnecessary programs.

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“Our committee looks forward to partnering with @DOGE to make the federal government more efficient, effective, and accountable to the American people,” the House Oversight Committee tweeted on Dec. 6, alongside a photo showing X -Æ-12 sitting on Musk’s shoulders. .

As the video went viral, netizens were quick to point out the striking resemblance between the father and son, with many pointing out how they shared the same signature smile. X, born in May 2020, has already made several public appearances. He is one of three children Elon Musk shares with his former girlfriend Grimes, with sons Techno Mechanicus, 2, and daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, 3. Musk has a total of 12 children.

The Tesla CEO then quickly shared a photo of his son on X, captioning it with “@DOGE & DOGE Jr.”

Elon Musk plans to keep a list of ‘bad guys and nice guys’

The richest person in the world reportedly informed lawmakers to Capitol that the Department of Government Efficiency’s task force would maintain a “bad guys and nice guys” list, tracking those who support and oppose its efforts to cut the federal budget.

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Among those at the meeting were House Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. James Comer and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, photos circulating on social media show.

“Engrained and ever-growing bureaucracy represents an existential threat to our republic, and politicians have supported it for too long,” Musk and Ramaswamy wrote last month. “We do things differently. We are entrepreneurs, not politicians.