US President-elect Donald Trump hosted billionaire guests Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Wednesday, according to sources close to the event.
Musk, whose net worth exceeds $450 billion, was initially not expected to attend but joined as the dinner progressed. Both men have cultivated relationships with Trump, who is now the richest person in the world with a net worth over $3.1 billion.
The meeting comes after Amazon’s Bezos pledged $1 million to Mr. Trump’s inauguration committee last week. Musk has been a key supporter of Trump’s presidential campaign and is leading a government cost-cutting effort.
Bezos, who owns The Washington Post and Blue Origin rocket company, expressed optimism about Trump’s potential return to the White House during a recent conference. However, his business interests are pitted against those of Musk, with Blue Origin competing with SpaceX for lucrative government contracts.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/us/politics/trump-elon-musk-bezos-mar-a-lago.html