Elon Musk, Trump and Beijing
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Elon Musk traveled to China with President Donald Trump, despite the trial over his lawsuit with OpenAI and a judge’s order that he remain ready to be recalled.
In May 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump made a state visit to China accompanied by prominent U.S. tech executives including billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen
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A state banquet, selfies with Musk and Huang's noodle run: The spectacle of Trump's Beijing visit
The visit was full of friendly overtures, orchestrated pageantry, business dealmaking, and headline-grabbing sideshows.
Right-wing extremists celebrated Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it.
As it turns out, Musk’s pause in political spending lasted two months. And he’s become the third largest political donor in the 2026 midterm cycle, behind Andreessen Horowitz and George Soros.
Late-night comic Seth Meyers tore into tech billionaire Elon Musk for his bizarre public displays during Donald Trump’s state visit to China this week. Meyers set up his brutal takedown by noting how
Elon Musk, Tim Cook and more than a dozen other top executives will join Trump's long-awaited summit with China's Xi Jingping this week.