- Elon Musk made his first public visit to the White House since his feud with Trump.
- He appeared at a dinner with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday night.
- The two men have recently experienced a thaw in their relationship.
Elon Musk made it back to the White House.
The world’s richest man was seen attending a dinner at the White House on Tuesday night with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“We have the biggest business leaders in the world,” President Donald Trump said at the dinner.
It’s Musk’s first public visit to the White House since his feud with President Donald Trump exploded in June following Musk’s departure from his role as the de facto leader of the White House DOGE Office.
The feud between the two men began as Congress began working on the “Big Beautiful Bill,” a sprawling fiscal package at the centerpiece of Trump’s domestic agenda.
Musk publicly took issue with the bill’s impact on the national debt, while Trump and other Republicans alleged that the Tesla CEO was really concerned about the bill’s phase-out of electric vehicle incentives.
Following the bill’s passage in July, Musk floated the idea of forming a third party called the “America Party.” But that party has failed to materialize, and in recent weeks, Musk has largely toned down his criticism of the administration.
The two men briefly spoke face-to-face at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in September, and Trump said in October that he had spoken with Musk “on and off, a little bit” since then, describing their relationship as “good.”
“I like Elon,” Trump told reporters at the time. “I’ve always liked him.”
Other business executives at the Tuesday dinner included Apple CEO Tim Cook, AMD CEO Lisa Su, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, among others.
