Trump Hosts Tech CEOs at Rose Garden, Snubs Elon Musk

President Donald Trump is hosting a high-profile tech summit and dinner at the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, featuring top industry leaders such as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Apple CEO Tim Cook, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Despite Musk's previous close ties to Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was notably excluded from the guest list, reflecting ongoing tensions following Musk's public criticism of a Republican spending bill earlier this year, which led to a sharp dispute with the president. Trump acknowledged Musk as a "good person" with "80% super genius" but noted he has some issues to work through. The snub echoes a similar exclusion of Musk from a 2021 White House electric vehicle summit under the Biden administration. The White House emphasized the Rose Garden event as a significant gathering for premier business and tech leaders, with plans for more such dinners in the future. Musk's omission has sparked speculation about the state of his relationship with Trump and his possible return to the MAGA movement, despite recent signs of eased tensions.