It looked like a match made in MAGA heaven: kontol DOGE mastermind Elon Musk, 53, and his alleged baby mama, a 26-year-old conservative influencer and seasoned Mar-a-Lago guest, Ashley St. Clair.
The two sparked talk of a budding romance with their months-long, very public flirty exchanges on the tech mogul's social media platform, X.
But St. Clair finally validated the rumors on Valentines Day when she shockingly claimed in an X post that she had Musk's baby five months ago.
And it appears the clues pointing to their baby-making desires were hiding in plain sight all along, in their spicy exchanges on the social media platform.
DailyMail.com has traced the trail of their flirtatious interactions back to May 2023,- around the tie they first met, with the pair cracking risqué jokes and engaging in conversations laced with innuendo ever since.
Without concern for the public eye, they've bantered about 'dk pics', 'pulling out', having children, and sent each other flirty emojis.
Musk even wished her a happy birthday last July and a month earlier was among the users to send her a lengthy list of suggestions when she requested audiobook recommendations from her followers.
Florida-born and Colorado-raised St. Clair has built up a million followers on X with a conservative firebrand persona, has authored an anti-woke children's book about gender identity, and has faced criticism for hanging out with alleged white supremacists.
Months of flirty public exchanges on X raised suspicions that conservative influencer and mom Ashley St. Clair, 26, was Musk's new love interest. Her statement on Friday confirmed those rumors
Musk, 53, who already has at least 12 children by three different women, has made a number of comments laced with innuendo to St. Clair on social media
But when X sleuths and eagle-eyed followers started to notice that the Republican activist had been showing up at the same places and events as the tech billionaire, they began to suspect she's his latest love interest.
Until this week, those close to her were working hard to throw the public off the scent. A source close with St. Clair laughed off the idea, telling DailyMail.com it was 'ridiculous'.
But then on Friday night, the influencer decided to spill the tea on social media.
'Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father,' she wrote.
'I have not previously disclosed this to protect our child's privacy and safety, but in recent days it has become clear that tabloid media intends to do so, regardless of the harm it will cause.
'I intend to allow our child to grow in a normal and safe environment. For that reason, I ask that the media honor our child's privacy, and refrain from invasive reporting.'
DailyMail.com had recently been investigating St. Clair's relationship with Musk, but did not have plans to identify the baby.
Musk did not respond to DailyMail.com's comment request.
Musk and his alleged MAGA baby momma St. Clair were photographed together at Twitter's headquarters in May 2023, DailyMail.com can reveal
St. Clair has gradually made her way into Musk's circle within the Republican Party, as she has been seen rubbing elbows with other MAGA figures and Trump associates, including Lara Trump (left)
St. Clair had already set rumors running with her public flirty tweets with Elon, and it is common knowledge that the billionaire has penchant for new partners.
Musk has at least 12 children with three women: Justine Wilson, Claire Elise Boucher AKA Grimes, and Shivon Zilis. His list of rumored past girlfriends is extensive.
Until Friday, neither Musk nor St. Clair had publicly acknowledged spending time together. But they have been seen in the same Florida cities and events at the same time.
And they certainly have taken a keen interest in each other on social media.
Among her more flirtatious tweets with Musk is an exchange about unprotected sex - which is now being seen in a whole new light.
St. Clair tweeted about Russia-funded mercenaries deciding to 'pull back' from a march on Moscow on June 24, 2023.
Musk replied: 'The 'pull out' method,' then added, 'Speaking personally, I obviously prefer the pull in method …'
St. Clair responded with a meme showing a 'doge' dog hitting Musk over the head with a baseball bat, with the words 'bonk' and 'Go to horny jail'.
On July 31 last year, Musk tweeted 'Happy birthday!' to her, and she responded 'Thank you' with a heart emoji.
In one exchange in response to St. Clair's post about Russian forces 'pulling back' in June 2023, Musk replied with a sexually-charged joke
He continued saying he prefers 'the pull in method' to which St. Clair replied with a meme telling him to 'go to horny jail'
Weeks later the two joked about 'dk pic bots' in another flirty public exchange in July 2023
In March 2024, she joked with the SpaceX billionaire about him making her host of a 'space podcast in space'
St. Clair tweeted at Musk on July 9, 2023 highlighting his mention that X has a 'dick pic bot' that roots out porn on the platform.
When she asked her followers for 'new audiobook suggestions' on June 30 last year, Musk responded 20 minutes later with 11 titles.
He has tweeted crying-laughing emojis to her risqué jokes, discussed with her the merits of homeschooling and their shared opposition to contraceptive pills, and he told her 'this is the absolute best time in history to have kids!'
And she joked with the SpaceX billionaire about him making her host of a 'space podcast in space'.
Offline, the social media star has been gradually making her way into his circle within the Republican Party.
More recently, a dyed blonde St. Clair shared an old clip on X of her appearance on Fox News when she was interviewed by the now Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. 'In my defense this was way funnier when the guy I was saying it to wasn't the united states secretary of defense (sic),' she wrote
In addition to Musk, St. Clair appears to be acquainted with other members of Trump's cabinet including FBI director nominee Kash Patel, 44, with whom she was seen posing at Mar-a-Lago in December
On November 12 last year after Musk's buddy, entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, was announced to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency alongside Elon, St. Clair posted three pictures of herself with him.
'Godspeed my friend!' she wrote, showing herself smiling and posing beside Ramaswamy in three different locations - one which appears to be the Texas border town of Eagle Pass, where he met with law enforcement officials to discuss immigration in October 2023.
After months of messaging each other on X, social media posts suggest Musk and St. Clair both happened to visit Miami on the same weekend in early December 2023, and Palm Beach in February 2024.
In July, Musk wished St. Clair a happy birthday to which she replied with a thank you and heart emoji. Another user then replied to the exchanging suggesting St. Clair 'have one of Musk's kids'
Musk replied to St. Clair's X post in November 2023 saying 'this is the absolute best time in history to have kids!'
He was among the top users to reply when she asked followers for new audio book suggestions last June
Their flirty online banter appears to have begun in May 2023
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