The daytime chatter turned viral clash this week when Whoopi Goldberg and co-hosts of The View took a not-so-subtle jab at Elon Musk — or more specifically, at the unconventional name of his son, X Æ A-12 Musk.

What started as a lighthearted segment about “the weirdest celebrity baby names” quickly spiraled into controversy when Goldberg jokingly said,

“I’m sorry, but that’s not a name, that’s a Wi-Fi password.”

Sunny Hostin chimed in, calling it “a cry for help disguised as parenting,” while Joy Behar added, “If I wanted to remember that name, I’d need a Rosetta Stone and a PhD in quantum mechanics.”

The audience laughed, but not everyone thought it was funny — especially not Elon Musk.

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Musk’s Response: Cool, Calculated, and Brutal

Less than 24 hours after the episode aired, Musk fired back in the most Muskian way possible — not with a tweet, but a full public statement and a chart.

Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote:

“Imagine being so culturally irrelevant that mocking a baby’s name is your best shot at headlines. Stay mad, ladies.”

He followed it up with a barbed graphic showing The View‘s declining viewership over the past five years, overlaid with a quote that read:

“If I wanted advice on parenting, I’d ask someone who can pronounce my son’s name before 3pm.”

The tweet has since racked up over 12 million views and 1.2 million likes.

Celebs Take Sides

The incident has sparked a firestorm of online debate.

Actor and comedian Rob Schneider backed Musk, tweeting:

“You can disagree with Elon all day, but attacking a kid’s name? Classless.”

Meanwhile, actress Bette Midler supported Goldberg, writing:

“It’s okay to question absurdity — even when it comes from billionaires.”

Twitter/X users are split, with hashtags #TeamElon and #ViewCrew trending in parallel.

Backstage Tensions at ‘The View’?

Sources close to the show claim there’s concern that the joke may have gone too far, with some staff members reportedly “uneasy” about the fallout.

An insider told us:

“It was meant to be funny, but no one expected Musk to hit back so publicly. There’s talk of issuing a soft clarification on-air next week.”

Still, as of this writing, no apology or clarification has been issued by ABC or The View‘s panel.

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Musk’s Final Word — or Maybe Not

In typical Musk fashion, he didn’t stop at one tweet. Hours later, he posted a cryptic meme showing a futuristic child flying a Tesla Jetpack while The View hosts watched from a black-and-white television set labeled “Outdated Media.”

The caption?

“The future doesn’t need your permission.”