Elon Musk on Tuesday made his first White House appearance since his falling out with President Donald Trump this summer—and since Trump’s split from Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Musk, the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency, sat close to a wall in the East Room during Trump’s black-tie dinner for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Until Tuesday, the 40-year-old Saudi royal hadn’t stepped foot in the U.S. since the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, whose killing bin Salman reportedly ordered, according to U.S. intelligence. Trump, 79, shrugged that off earlier Tuesday.

Trump patted Musk twice on the stomach when he entered the room, and Musk nodded and clapped.

The X owner was among many high-profile guests at the dinner. Also attending, per

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