Elon Musk was the center of attention in the Oval Office on Tuesday as he and Donald Trump offered a bizarre and rambling defense of their efforts to dismantle large chunks of the federal government through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Elon Musk brought his son, X Æ A-Xii or “Lil X” to an Oval Office meeting with Trump, and was criticized by the boy’s mother, Canadian artist Claire Elise Boucher, known as Grimes. Lil X was seen messing with his father’s ears as Musk raved about allegedly corrupt civil servants and his plans to slash the federal budget.

The 4-year-old made for an adorable distraction as the DOGE hatchet man spoke of deep cuts across the government.