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Elon Musk had breakfast with Donald Trump and Nelson Peltz in March, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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The men shared their complaints Joe Biden‘s performance as president and spoke about voter fraud.
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It’s an example of how much relations between Musk and Trump have warmed.
You can trace the warming relationship between former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to some eggs, bacon, and fruit on a Sunday morning.
The two men met Nelson Peltz in March at Montsorrel, Peltz’s estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The three discussed this fall’s presidential election and took similarly critical positions on President Joe Biden’s administration, the Journal said.
The meeting was first reported by the New York Times in March. Trump sought large donations for his campaign from several GOP donors who were there, the Times reported.
Also on the agenda was a “data-driven” project to combat voter fraud, which Peltz and Musk discussed. They first mentioned the project to Trump during the breakfast meeting, the Journal reported. Voter fraud in the US is rare. However, it has become an interest of Trump’s since he falsely claimed he won the 2020 presidential election.
The three billionaires also brought their sons to breakfast. Diesel Peltz, Nelson’s son, attended the event, as did Barron Trump, the former president’s 18-year-old, and X, Musk’s toddler, the Journal reported.
The meeting is an example of an apparent turnaround in the relationship between Musk and Trump. Just a few years ago, Musk called Trump a “bullshitter.”
Now Musk is being considered for a role as an adviser to Trump if he is re-elected in November, the Journal reported.
“President Trump will be the sole voice of what role an individual plays in his presidency,” Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the Trump campaign, told the Journal in response to the report about the breakfast meeting and a possible role for Musk in the White Room. House.
Representatives for the Trump campaign and Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
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