By le thi huyen 
The tech mogul Elon Musk continues to remain in public focus but his current attention stems from a different reason rather than his business achievements.
A video circulated publicly that appeared to show Musk leaving his young son X Æ A-Xii behind as he departed from a public gathering and caused widespread angered comments across social media outlets.
A video recording from a high-profile political gathering in support of President Donald Trump during January 2025 shows Musk completing his stairs descent as he greeted applauding people below.
His small son X carefully climbs the wide staircase after him while using the handrails for safekeeping. When Musk completes his descent from the stairs he walks forward without confirmation that his son X Æ A-Xii has arrived beside him.
Multiple viewers who spread the video across social media networks argued that Musk showed insufficient parental care. One viewer commented, “Why is this man abandoning his toddler on dangerous metal stairs?”
Online users accused Musk of exploiting his child in public displays because they viewed his child as a stage prop. Throughout she shifts focus from props due to their tendency to simply vanish from memory.
The rising criticism intensified because people were questioning the quality of Musk’s parenting while expressing worries about the child’s safety.
Musical artist Grimes who is X’s mother and also served as Musk’s former romantic partner joined the public discussion about the controversy.
Through media outlets she spoke about how he should not expose himself publicly. Your tip about this originated just in time so I am grateful. But I’m glad he was polite. Sigh.”
The co-parents continued in conflict about public exposure of their son according to her comment.
The discussion expanded into conversations which focused on star-parent obligations and the proclamation that Musk should focus more on child-rearing than public activism.
The situation received new criticism when additional footage from the event displayed a different viewpoint of what had happened.
Musk pauses when standing at the staircase bottom to scan after his child while indicating for him to proceed. While standing by the stairs he takes responsibility to help X descend to safety.
After X meets his father they share a joyful instant and proceed to walk while holding hands. This expanded version of the video prompted observational changes that made people doubt if the initial criticism against Musk was fair.
One viewer who initially believed Musk had abandoned his son admitted, “A video of Elon Musk ‘abandoning’ baby X went viral yesterday… You can view a complete unaltered video recording of the scene recorded from another perspective. You be the judge.”
The confession initiated discussions about social media’s ability to rush false information while demonstrating how fragmenting footage makes the truthfade away.
X’s lone presence led people to raise security questions since the child never spent any time completely unattended. Security personnel maintained continuous presence at the event because of its high visibility purpose to protect the child’s safety.
The story demonstrates why people should avoid drawing conclusions from pieces of information that fall short of being whole.
Modern society relies heavily on viral content but this situation demonstrates why people should seek complete account details rather than making hasty judgments.
Credit: (Youtube/Diario AS)
At this time Musk remains silent about the controversy yet this incident demonstrates how challenging parenting becomes when family life plays out in public view.
