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The debate over Musk’s latest move has added fuel to other ongoing feuds, too.

Boston Celtics star Al Horford's sister Anna Horford was stunned by Elon Musk's gesture at the presidential inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday.

Elon Musk successfully pestered the team of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump to issue him a badge for the White House complex, according to The New York Times. Musk, who will lead the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to cut government spending,

Kamala Harris’s billionaire surrogate Mark Cuban just conceded to Donald Trump, and his billionaire backer Elon Musk. “Congrats … You won fair and square,” he said, tagging Trump. He congratulated and tagged Musk, too.

Negotiations over an 836,000-square-mile island may fall to a close friend of Elon Musk with experience in deal-making. Just not that kind of deal-making.

The world's richest man is strong supporter of right-wing politics, & made gestures today at a rally for Donald Trump's second inauguration that's caused controversy

Billionaires at the Capitol on Monday included Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others.

The guest list includes some of America’s most influential tech billionaires and politicians as well as some foreign leaders and celebrities who have embraced Trump.

Donald Trump was officially sworn in as president for a second time at his inauguration on January 20, 2025. There were several prominent political figures in attendance for the event, along with other recognizable faces.

Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,