The White House broke its days-long silence about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday, as questions swirled about whether Musk had rankled President Donald Trump when he publicly bashed Stargate, the Trump administration's first major tech initiative.

The world’s richest man is now also one of the most politically powerful. Musk’s journey to mega MAGA funder sheds some light on what his motivations might be.

Elon Musk had sharp words for a private-sector partnership touted this week by the Trump administration to hasten the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure. “They don’t actually have the money,” Musk said of two of the participants in the $500 billion initiative, OpenAI and SoftBank, on his social media site X.

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, his inauguration celebrations were marked by controversy over a gesture made by his supporter Elon Musk that many people claime

The tech billionaire, who has been a fixture at Trump's side since the election, regularly clashes with the president's supporters.

Billionaire Elon Musk has already secured a White House email address as President Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second term on Monday.

On President Trump’s first day in office, Elon Musk already has a coveted White House email address. A source tells The Hill that Musk, the billionaire who will head up the Department

Elon Musk “very much” overstepped his bounds when he criticized a $500 billion artificial intelligence project touted by President Donald Trump, according to a White House official as aides are reportedly “furious” with the tech mogul while allies lament that he “abused the proximity to the president.”

Elon Musk’s controversial gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute, drew criticism from Trump’s political opponents and energized fans on the far right.

The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk is making another hiring pushing, asking for "world-class talent" to apply.

Elon Musk's criticism of President Trump's $500 billion Stargate AI initiative has sparked outrage among White House aides.