Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk joined President Trump on his first day in Saudi Arabia, showing with different high enterprise leaders for a lunch with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Musk was on the Royal Court docket for a espresso ceremony, adopted by the lunch, when Trump arrived. The Tesla CEO and high adviser to the president was seen speaking with the crown prince and different enterprise leaders.
Trump launched Musk to bin Salman, patting him on the again whereas the three males chatted for a couple of minutes.
Different high enterprise leaders on the Royal Court docket included FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.
It’s unclear if Musk will be part of Trump on different stops on his Center East journey, when the president travels to Qatar and United Arab Emirates.
Musk has been a high adviser of the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) and has been a continuing presence by Trump’s facet since Election Day, becoming a member of him on Air Drive One and in Cupboard conferences.
His particular authorities standing is ready to finish Might 30, and he has confronted strain from Tesla board members to return to the helm of his firm after months in Washington, main DOGE.
He outlined that the cadence of his time with the White Home will lower to 1-2 days per week in a latest interview with The Hill and different journalists.
