14-05-2025 23:24 via theguardian.com

Elon Musk shows he still has the White House’s ear on Trump’s Middle East trip

Although Musk has pivoted from Doge, the Saudi summit shows how he’s retaining proximity to the US presidentOver the course of an eight-minute interview, Elon Musk touted his numerous businesses and vision of a “Star Trek future” while telling the crowd that his Tesla Optimus robots had performed a dance for Donald Trump and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, to the tune of YMCA. He also announced that Starlink, his satellite internet company, had struck a d
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