- They met at billionaire Peltz’s Palm Beach mansion.
- Barron graduated from high school but will not be a delegate to the Republican National Committee
Donald Trump took his 18-year-old son Barron to a high-stakes meeting involving Elon Musk and billionaire Nelson Peltz, exposing his son to some of the secret deals that could shape the 2024 campaign or a second Trump term.
The meeting was held at Peltz’s Palm Beach estate and also included Musk’s now 4-year-old son, X, and actress Grimes.
It came at a March meeting in which Musk, one of the world’s richest men and the founder of Tesla and Space Wall Street Journal reported.
The two men have clashed in the past, but were united by Musk’s fears about a rise in “woke” culture and Trump’s own quest for funds to boost his re-election campaign.
The meeting came a month before Trump defeated President Joe Biden in the April campaign fundraiser, in a race that is shaping up to be a fierce and costly advertising battle online and on television.
They joined together at the mansion of billionaire Peltz, who raised money for Trump’s 2020 campaign, then broke up with him after January 6 and supported Ron DeSantis in the primary, only to endorse Trump after he rejected his rivals. Republicans in the presidential primaries.
Former President Donald Trump brought his son Barron to a high-level meeting featuring Tesla founder Elon Musk.
Trump and Musk now speak regularly about topics such as immigration (where Trump has promised to deport millions of people who came here illegally), as well as issues of high technology, science and the Space Force, the newest branch of the military created under Trump.
Musk’s slew of government contracts include private space launches and deals for his Starlink aerospace company.
Trump and former first lady Melania Trump took steps to keep Barron out of the spotlight during his time in the White House.
This month they attended their high school graduation at the private Oxbridge Academy in Florida. He had been announced as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, only for Melania’s office to announce that while he was “honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regrettably declines to participate due to commitments.” previous”. ‘
Musk’s son, X AE A-XII, to the meeting, according to the Journal
Barron graduated from high school this spring, although he will not be a delegate to the RNC
Billionaire Norman Peltz raised money for Trump in 2020 but backed down after Jan. 6 and apologized for voting for him.
Billionaires’ Row: The meeting brought together three billionaires: Musk, Peltz and Trump
Peltz’s son Diesel, a tech entrepreneur friend of Musk, was also at the breakfast, according to the Journal.
Part of the billionaires’ speech is to Trump’s liking. It is a “data-driven project” to ensure votes are counted. Trump continues to claim there was massive fraud in the 2020 election, even though the results were certified by states and lawsuits were dismissed by courts.
Although Musk’s enormous $200 million fortune could be attractive to Trump as he deals with huge legal bills amid his four criminal trials, after a New York Times report on the meeting he published that he “would not donate money to any of them.” the candidates for president of the United States.
Peltz apologized for voting for Trump in 2020. What happened yesterday is a shame. As an American, I’m ashamed,” he said. CNBC the day after the Capitol riot.
‘I didn’t vote for Trump in 2016. I voted for him in the last November election. Today I regret having done that,’ he said then.