Elon Musk attended Donald Trump’s blockbuster rally in Manhattan with his 4-year-old son, who was wearing a personalized red MAGA hat that read, “Let’s make voting great again.”
His son, whose full name is X Æ A-Xii, was also seen holding a Trump Vance sign with his father’s name during the five-hour event at Madison Square Garden.
The young man, who appeared next to former first lady Melania Trump in a photo, was born on May 4, 2020 and is one of the three children of the Tesla CEO with the singer Grimes.
Recently, Musk has become one of Trump’s most prominent surrogates and fundraisers, gushing about the Republican candidate at multiple rallies and donating $75 million to his own pro-Trump super PAC.
On Sunday, he hyped up the crowd of about 20,000 by telling them he could cut at least $2 trillion of unnecessary spending from the federal budget if Trump won the presidency.
During Donald Trump’s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Elon Musk smiles at his son, who is wearing an oversized custom MAGA hat that reads, “Let’s make voting great again.”
His son, whose full name is X Æ A-Xii, was also seen holding a Trump Vance sign with his father’s name on it.
Musk holds his son and stands next to former first lady Melania Trump, who took the stage in a stunning appearance.
“They’re wasting their money,” Musk said on stage. “Let’s get the government off our backs and out of our pockets.”
Howard Lutnick, president and CEO of financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, who also leads the Trump 2024 Transition Team, introduced the X owner on stage at the conclusion of his speech.
Lutnick said Musk would soon become the head of a newly created Department of Government Efficiency, an agency whose initials stand for DOGE, the cryptocurrency Musk once promoted.
Before Lutnick handed over the lectern to the world’s richest man, he asked Musk: “How much do you think we can get out of this wasted $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget?”
“I think we can make at least $2 trillion,” Musk responded, receiving applause from the audience.
The federal government spent $6.75 trillion in fiscal year 2024, but only brought in $4.92 trillion in revenue, leaving a deficit of $1.83 trillion, according to the Treasury Department.
Musk’s cuts would reduce the budget by nearly a third and exceed this year’s deficit spending.
Howard Lutnick speaks at the Manhattan rally on Sunday. He continued by introducing Musk to the stage.
Musk scored a prime-time spot at the sold-out event, speaking right before Melania.
Interestingly, Musk’s companies, Tesla and Space billions of dollars in federal contracts of the government.
During his speech, Musk also reiterated what he said about being a ‘dark MAGA’ at Trump’s early October rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the Republican candidate was shot by a would-be assassin months earlier.
‘I’m dark and goth MAGA!’ Musk shouted into the microphone while donning a black MAGA hat.
Musk getting a prime-time spot at Trump’s latest rally comes as he faces criticism and possible investigations over his $1 million daily donation to registered voters in swing states.
The random lottery began on October 19 and is being offered to those who signed their petition in support of free speech and the right to bear arms.
The seven-figure prize was won for the first time by three Pennsylvania Republican voters, who posed proudly with their oversized checks.
Musk, however, has stopped the giveaway in Pennsylvania after warnings from the Department of Justice.
Kristine Fishell was the second voter to receive $1 million from Musk’s super PAC.
Brian Bauer posed with his wife, three daughters and the family dog with the huge check for one million dollars. He was the last to win the Musk giveaway.
The Justice Department sent a letter notifying Musk’s US PAC that its lottery possibly violates federal law, according to multiple reports.
Much speculation arose that his last-minute election draw would hit roadblocks, with many pointing out that it is illegal to give away money to influence voters or get them to register to vote.
Warnings from the Justice Department and calls for investigations from Democrats and Republicans alike have yet to deter Musk, who as recently as Friday handed over another million dollars to a Wisconsin teacher, Brian Bauer.
Once Musk’s speech was over, he introduced Melania, who spoke for five minutes.
“New York City and America need to get their magic back,” he told the crowd after taking the stage.
Melania, dressed in a black and white animal print jacket, next introduced the former president. The couple hugged and exchanged kisses on the cheek.
Melania Trump surprised the crowd at Madison Square Garden when she made a surprise appearance
Melania introduced her husband in front of a full house at Madison Square Garden
Trump’s latest rally had many highlights, but his critics latched onto Tony Hinchcliffe’s shocking joke.
Sunday’s rally in deep blue New York City featured speeches from JD Vance, Dr. Phil, Hulk Hogan, Dana White, Tucker Carlson and members of the Trump family.
The lineup of speakers had die-hard MAGA fans lining up outside Madison Square Garden just before dawn, hours before the doors opened.
The sold-out event took place just nine days before what could be the closest presidential election in history.
While there were many notable moments, including Trump’s comments about letting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go crazy with his health” or when he said that presidents have a “very good chance of dying,” the former president’s critics latched onto a joke told. by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe.
Hinchcliffe, one of the hosts of the Kill Tony podcast, took the stage and said: “There is literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now.” I think it’s called Puerto Rico.
The statement sparked a muted response from the crowd at the time, with celebrities and even Republican politicians condemning Hinchcliffe.
Two Florida Republicans criticized the joke, including Sen. Rick Scott.
‘This prank backfired for a reason. It’s not funny and it’s not true. Puerto Ricans are amazing people and amazing Americans! I have been to the island many times. “It’s a beautiful place,” Scott wrote.
‘Everyone should visit us! I will always do everything I can to help any Puerto Rican in Florida or on the island.’