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Elon Musk sported a black eye at his farewell joint press conference with Donald Trump, saying his five-year-old son “punched him in the face”.
The billionaire and the president held the joint event in the Oval Office to mark the Tesla billionaire’s departure from government.
A bruise across Mr Musk’s right eye was visible under his black Doge cap. When asked about the injury, the billionaire said that his son had caused it while “horsing around”.
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