Everyone's saying the same thing about Elon Musk's bizarre table etiquette
Elon Musk has been mercilessly mocked online after footage emerged of the billionaire playing with his cutlery during an exclusive dinner with President Donald Trump.
Elon Musk has been mercilessly mocked online after footage emerged of the billionaire playing with his cutlery during an exclusive dinner with President Donald Trump.
The Tesla CEO and Trumps newly-appointed head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was captured on video balancing eating utensils on his fingertip while seated next to the President at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
In the clip, initially shared by @DaoKwonDo on X which has gone viral across multiple platforms, Musk appears completely absorbed in his silverware balancing act while Trump engages in conversation with other guests at the lavish Florida gathering on March 15.
The footage shows the tech mogul, 53, intently focused on the strange utensil trick and seemingly showing off his skills to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt who appears to be awkwardly observing.
He is seated alongside Shivon Zilis, director of his Neuralink company and mother to four of his children - who seems unamused by her baby fathers shenanigans.
The videographer can be heard in the background saying: Elon, what the heck are you doing?
In another clip of the same moment, the video pans to reveal Trump seated to Musks right while the billionaire continues his cutlery balancing trick.
Musk later clarified on X, formerly Twitter, that A fork and two spoons balanced on the tip of my finger.
The footage shows Musk, 53, seemingly showing off his utensil trick to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt who appears to be awkwardly observing. He is seated next to Shivon Zilis, mother to four of his children - who seems unamused by his shenanigans
In the clip, initially shared by @DaoKwonDo on X which has gone viral across multiple platforms, Musk appears completely absorbed in his silverware balancing act while Trump engages in conversation with other guests at the lavish Florida gathering on March 15
I also did that kind of thing when I was 5, one user replied to his post.
Social media users have been ruthless in their assessment of the bizarre behavior, with one Twitter user writing: I bet this hits so hard if youre seven.
Another user commented: The dudes so weird, with many other echoing the sentiment.
He probably thinks this makes him look like an engineer, one chimed in.
Another commenter said: Hes hoping someone will pay attention to him. Hey! That looks neat! Man, youre so cool! Its so painfully transparent.
Me at 6 years old another joked.
According to reports, the seats allegedly went for a staggering $1 million contribution per guest.
This comes as Trump admitted that potential conflicts of interest prevent him from showing Musk the Pentagons plans for a hypothetical war with China.
The president disputed claims by the fake news that Musk was being allowed a glimpse at plans for a hypothetical battle ahead of the First Buddy being invited to the Pentagon on Friday.
The head of the Department of Government Efficiency even suggested he was going to hunt down the leakers who suggested he was getting a look at top secret plans.
Donald Trump admitted that potential conflicts of interest prevent him from showing Elon Musk the Pentagon s plans for a hypothetical war with China
The president disputed claims by the fake news that Musk was being allowed a glimpse at plans for a hypothetical battle ahead of the First Buddy being invited to the Pentagon on Friday
Trump held a press conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Friday where he was asked why Musk wouldnt just be shown such information.
Certainly, you wouldnt show it to a businessman who is helping us so much, paying a big price for helping us cut costs... but Elon has businesses in China and he would be susceptible to that.
He ultimately said that Musks visit was to do with finding potential waste, fraud and abuse at the Pentagon.
Trump also suggested he wants as few people as possible to see plans for a war he doesnt want to ever happen.
I dont want to show it to anybody, youre talking about a potential war with China. I deal with these people all the time. I dont want anybody seeing potential war with China.