Elon Musk Returns to White House as Tensions Thaw With Trump
Trump and Musk at the White House in May.
Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg
Elon Musk returned to the White House Tuesday in a sign that tensions between President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man have thawed since a fierce split over deficit spending earlier this year fractured their once-cozy relationship.
Musk was invited as a guest for a gala dinner to honor Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, one of many business titans invited including Tim Cook, David Ellison, Marc Benioff, Bill Ackman and Jensen Huang. Others in the room included the sports star Cristiano Ronaldo and Republican political leaders including Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson.