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.

The Tesla CEO and Trump’s newly-appointed head of the Department of Government Efficiency 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, 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 father’s shenanigans as Sinéad O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ plays in the background.

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 Musk’s 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 you’re seven.’

Another user commented: ‘The dude’s so weird,’ with many other echoing the sentiment.

‘He probably thinks this makes him look like an engineer,’ one chimed in.

Another commenter said: ‘He’s hoping someone will pay attention to him. ‘Hey! That looks neat! Man, you’re so cool!’ It’s 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 is not the first time Elon’s mental state has been called into question – with many hoping that he would tone down the antics and act with a little decorum now that he is in the White House fold.

Musk has admitted regularly using ketamine, a horse tranquiliser and powerful anaesthetic that’s become popular among recreational drug users for its hallucinogenic side-effects and the trance-like state it produces.

Musk has said he gets it on prescription from ‘an actual, real doctor’, even though in the US, it is a controlled substance and is only approved by the federal government as an anaesthetic.

Experts say the drug can lead to unpredictable behaviour and that, at higher doses, disassociation, a condition in which the user feels detached from their body and surroundings.

On top of that, Elon is an uber-workaholic who happily sleeps in his office. A 2023 biography revealed he would sometimes get so over-stressed he would stay awake all night and end up vomiting with anxiety.

His already heavy workload as the boss of various companies including car maker Tesla, rocket manufacturer SpaceX and his social media platform has been increased by his government work.

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

This comes as Trump admitted that potential conflicts of interest prevent him from showing 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.

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.

Trump held a press conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Friday where he was asked why Musk wouldn’t just be shown such information.

‘Certainly, you wouldn’t 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 Musk’s 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 doesn’t want to ever happen.

‘I don’t want to show it to anybody, you’re talking about a potential war with China. I deal with these people all the time. I don’t want anybody seeing potential war with China.’