Trump snubs Elon Musk for White House dinner with top tech CEOs

According to the White House, the dinner was initially planned for the Rose Garden, where Trump recently replaced the grass with an arrangement of tables, chairs, and umbrellas resembling the outdoor setup at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

However, due to rain in Washington on Thursday afternoon, officials shifted the event to the State Dining Room due to bad weather, a White House official confirmed. The official requested anonymity as they were not authorised to speak publicly.

The dinner follows a Thursday afternoon meeting of the White House’s new Artificial Intelligence Education Task Force, chaired by First Lady Melania Trump, with some of the technology leaders also in attendance.