If You Ask Grok, Elon Musk Acted Like a Jackass at the Trump/Xi Dinner
President Donald Trump hosted a lavish state dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, where several U.S. oligarchs showed up to kiss the ring. Photos from the event have been circulating widely on social media, including shots of Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and billionaire Elon Musk. But there’s one photo that has gotten a lot of attention Friday morning, and it definitely stands out for being weird.
- ▪President Donald Trump hosted a lavish state dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, where several U.S. oligarchs showed up to kiss the ring.
- ▪Photos from the event have been circulating widely on social media, including shots of Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and billionaire Elon Musk.
- ▪But there’s one photo that has gotten a lot of attention Friday morning, and it definitely stands out for being weird.
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President Donald Trump hosted a lavish state dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, where several U.S. oligarchs showed up to kiss the ring. Photos from the event have been circulating widely on social media, including shots of Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and billionaire Elon Musk. But there’s one photo that has gotten a lot of attention Friday morning, and it definitely stands out for being weird. The photo appears to show Donald Trump giving a toast in the background, at a table with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, First Lady Melania Trump, and Xi Jinping, among others. Elon Musk is seen on the far left, appearing to balance silverware on his finger, as you can see above. You may recall that footage of Musk doing something similar went viral last year.
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