House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, leaving the meeting with Musk in his office, declined to comment other than to say: 'He came for my birthday.' McCarthy turned 58 on Thursday.
Once the richest man in the world, Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has now lost a bigger fortune than anyone in history.Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday evening, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.McCarthy, leaving the meeting with Musk in his office, declined to comment other than to say: "He came for my birthday." McCarthy turned 58 on Thursday.
The panel invited three former Twitter employees to testify, and is in active discussions with the trio about appearing in front of the committee, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The committee is looking at February 8 as a potential target date for the hearing, the sources said.
Musk has developed a reputation as a polarizing figure in the tech industry and for his political views. He has frequently weighed in publicly on US policy and the political landscape in recent months. The meeting comes amid a political power shift in Washington after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in January and elected McCarthy as speaker.
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