Elon Musk Returns to White House for Candlelit Dinner Honoring Saudi Crown Prince
Elon Musk made a high-profile return to the White House on Tuesday night as he attended President Donald Trump’s candlelit dinner honoring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The event marked Musk’s most notable appearance at the presidential residence since distancing himself from the administration earlier this year.
Musk previously led the Department of Government Efficiency during the early months of Trump’s second term and was a frequent figure at the president’s side. Their relationship soured in June after Musk publicly claimed that Trump’s name appeared in the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein files, sparking a dramatic rift.
His return came at a strategic moment — the same week Congress advanced a bipartisan bill requiring the release of all remaining Epstein documents. The legislation was moving toward final approval as Trump hosted both Musk and the Saudi crown prince at the White House dinner.
The earlier fallout emerged over what Trump called a “big, beautiful bill,” which Musk argued reversed key cost-cutting reforms he introduced while attempting to downsize the federal workforce at DOGE.
Musk became an influential figure within the MAGA movement after endorsing Trump following the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. But tensions resurfaced when Musk stated that Trump’s election victory was only possible due to his financial backing — a claim that reportedly angered the president and prompted threats to reconsider SpaceX and Tesla federal contracts.
The clash intensified when Musk alleged on X that Trump appears in the Epstein records, suggesting that this was the true reason behind delays in making the files public. Trump has denied wrongdoing, though he has not approved their release.
This led Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna to introduce a bipartisan bill mandating full disclosure of the Epstein files. The bill passed both chambers of Congress on Tuesday and now awaits the president’s signature.
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