Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk joined President Trump on his first day in Saudi Arabia, showing with different prime enterprise leaders for a lunch with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Musk was on the Royal Courtroom for a espresso ceremony, adopted by the lunch, when Trump arrived. The Tesla CEO and prime adviser to the president was seen speaking with the crown prince and different enterprise leaders.
Trump introduced Musk to bin Salman, patting him on the again whereas the three males chatted for a couple of minutes.
Different prime enterprise leaders at the Royal Court 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 Middle East trip, when the president travels to Qatar and United Arab Emirates.
Musk has been a prime adviser of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has been a constant presence by Trump’s facet since Election Day, becoming a member of him on Air Power One and in Cupboard conferences.
His particular authorities standing is set to end Could 30, and he has confronted stress from Tesla board members to return to the helm of his firm after months in Washington, leading DOGE.
He outlined that the cadence of his time with the White Home will lower to 1-2 days per week in a current interview with The Hill and different journalists.