US EditionMusk appears in Oval Office with black eye
- Elon Musk appeared with a black eye at an exit press conference in the Oval Office on May 30, 2025, announcing his departure from the Trump administration.
- Musk is leaving his role leading the Department of Government Efficiency to focus on his businesses like Tesla, SpaceX, and the social media platform X.
- During the conference, Musk explained the black eye came from 'horsing around' with his son, who punched him at Musk's invitation.
- Musk explained that he didn’t initially notice the impact but realized he had a bruise, while President Trump praised Musk for significantly transforming traditional business practices in Washington.
- Some of Trump's staff will remain in the administration, while Musk will redirect his efforts toward his companies following the ceremonial handover.
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Stephen Colbert Solves the Mystery of Who Might Have Punched Elon Musk: 'Could It Be Everyone?'
Stephen Colbert touched on Elon Musk’s exit from the Trump White house during his monologue on Monday’s “The Late Show,” and during his commentary he solved one particularly weird mystery about Musk’s White House exit press conference. “The weirdest, I think maybe the weirdest part of this weird, weird meeting was Elon’s face, because, for some reason, he had a black eye. Oh no, if only someone in the White House had access to makeup,” Colbert j…
Musk Gives Bizarre Explanation For His Black Eye During Oval Office Conference—But Nobody's Buying It
Billionaire Elon Musk was mocked after he tried to explain away his noticeable black eye to reporters during an Oval Office press conference on Friday, blaming it on X Æ A-12, his 5-year-old son.Musk, standing beside President Donald Trump, spoke to reporters as he prepared to leave his formal government role leading the advisory Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). It was hard not to notice the purple-and-yellow discoloration around his …
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