You gotta be in it to win it: Elon Musk is heading to Trump Tower
Make more room on the guest list chockfull of major players attending the tech industry meeting with president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, will be joining in the conversation headed by venture capitalist Peter Thiel, sources confirmed to Mashable.
On Wednesday, Trump (or at least someone high up on his team) is supposed to sit down with top execs from Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Oracle, Microsoft, IBM and others. And now the renewable energy leader will be part of the New York discussion.
Many in this group of tech leaders have clashed with Trump throughout the election and are wary of his policies and potential decisions surrounding tech, from cybersecurity to net neutrality.
Back in October 2015, Musk said he hoped Trump wouldn't get the GOP nomination. It's too late for that now, but earlier this year Musk said in a statement that he believes in "supporting reasonable candidates that show wisdom in their actions, understanding that no one is perfect, and empathy for all." That statement came after a private event he attended with Republican legislators, donors and other influential people.
Additional reporting by Lance Ulanoff.
Topics Donald Trump Elon Musk
Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
