{"id":18831,"date":"2025-05-16T02:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T00:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/elon-musk-shows-he-still-has-the-white-houses-ear-on-trumps-middle-east-trip\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T02:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T00:37:14","slug":"elon-musk-shows-he-still-has-the-white-houses-ear-on-trumps-middle-east-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/elon-musk-shows-he-still-has-the-white-houses-ear-on-trumps-middle-east-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk shows he still has the White House\u2019s ear on Trump\u2019s Middle East trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although Musk has pivoted from Doge, the Saudi summit shows how he\u2019s retaining proximity to the US president<\/p>\n

Over the course of an eight-minute interview, Elon Musk<\/a> touted his numerous businesses and vision of a \u201cStar Trek future\u201d while telling the crowd that his Tesla Optimus robots had performed a dance for Donald Trump<\/a> and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman<\/a>, to the tune of YMCA. He also announced that Starlink, his satellite internet company, had struck a deal for use in Saudi Arabia<\/a> for maritime and aviation usage; looking to the near future, he expressed his desire to bring Tesla\u2019s self-driving robotaxis to the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could not be more appreciative of having a lifetime partner and a friend like you, Elon, to the Kingdom,\u201d Saudi Arabia\u2019s minister of communications and IT, Abdullah Alswaha, told Musk.<\/p>\n

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\nAlthough Musk has pivoted from Doge, the Saudi summit shows how he\u2019s retaining proximity to the US president
\nOver the course of an eight-minute interview, Elon Musk touted his numerous businesses and vision of a \u201cStar Trek future\u201d 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 deal for use in Saudi Arabia for maritime and aviation usage; looking to the near future, he expressed his desire to bring Tesla\u2019s self-driving robotaxis to the country.
\n\u201cWe could not be more appreciative of having a lifetime partner and a friend like you, Elon, to the Kingdom,\u201d Saudi Arabia\u2019s minister of communications and IT, Abdullah Alswaha, told Musk. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although Musk has pivoted from Doge, the Saudi summit shows how he\u2019s retaining proximity to the US president Over the course of an eight-minute interview, Elon Musk touted his numerous businesses and vision of a \u201cStar Trek future\u201d while telling the crowd that his Tesla Optimus robots had performed a dance for Donald Trump and …<\/p>\n

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