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One major name not invited to Trump’s tech summit

Vice President JD Vance looks on as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Vice President JD Vance looks on as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP)
  • President Trump is scheduled to host a dinner at the White House for leading Silicon Valley executives.
  • Prominent attendees include Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, and Sam Altman of OpenAI, alongside other tech leaders.
  • Elon Musk, a previous ally of the Trump White House, is notably absent from the guest list, indicating a public split between him and the president.
  • The dinner will take place in the White House Rose Garden following an artificial intelligence event hosted by First Lady Melania Trump.
  • The cold shoulder is surely a reminder of how, in 2021, Musk was not invited to a Biden-era event at the White House
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