{"id":2307531,"date":"2024-07-24T17:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-attends-joint-session-of-congress-as-guest-of-netanyahu-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T17:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:02:50","slug":"elon-musk-attends-joint-session-of-congress-as-guest-of-netanyahu-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-attends-joint-session-of-congress-as-guest-of-netanyahu-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk attends joint session of Congress as guest of Netanyahu &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-attends-joint-session-of-congress-as-guest-of-netanyahu-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307531&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon \u2062Musk attended a joint session of Congress as\u2064 a guest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Musk confirmed that he received an invitation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a>. Netanyahu&#8217;s address \u2063to Congress followed the Hamas terrorist attack on \u2064Israel, \u2062sparking a war in Gaza. Musk sat near Netanyahu&#8217;s wife during the \u200daddress. Vice President\u2064 Kamala Harris chose to\u2064 attend a \u200bdifferent event instead of Netanyahu&#8217;s address,\u200c while President Joe Biden was \u2062absent. Musk also corrected the record with reporters about his monthly donations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elon Musk attends joint session of Congress as guest of Netanyahu<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1711465\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elon Musk<\/a> joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israeli\">Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister Benjamin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Netanyahu\">Netanyahu<\/a> as a guest for his joint address to Congress on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Musk confirmed when he arrived in the Capitol that he had <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kellyfphares\/status\/1816151835117257207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"received an invite\">received an invite<\/a> from the prime minister to be in attendance. Netanyahu&rsquo;s address was the first before Congress following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, which ignited a war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The tech billionaire sat near Netanyahu&rsquo;s wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thehill\/status\/1816177304067805679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sara Netanyahu\">Sara Netanyahu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ELON MUSK says he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-to-skip-netanyahus-speech-to-congress-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pelosi to skip Netanyahu&#039;s speech to Congress - Washington Examiner\">attending today&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s joint meeting of Congress as a guest on Prime Netanyahu&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SBRm6GDNLC\">pic.twitter.com\/SBRm6GDNLC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kelly Phares (@kellyfphares) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kellyfphares\/status\/1816151835117257207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The SpaceX executive had traveled to Israel in November in the wake of the Hamas attack. During his trip, he traveled to Kibbutz Kfar Gaza, a community on Israel&rsquo;s border with Gaza where Hamas had caused devastating terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Benjamin Netanyahu was snubbed by the President, Vice President, and tens of Congressional Democrats. Meanwhile, Elon Musk steps up,&rdquo; a social media user said in reaction to Musk&rsquo;s appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris, who normally presides over a joint session with foreign leaders, opted to give a keynote address at the historically black Zeta Phi Beta sorority&rsquo;s biennial convention in Indianapolis instead of attending Netanyahu&rsquo;s address. Her appearance in Indiana coincides with Sen. J.D. Vance&rsquo;s (R-OH), Republican vice presidential candidate, campaigning in Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden was absent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-when-israeli-leader-comes-to-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump to host Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago when Israeli leader comes to US - Washington Examiner\">prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s address but will be delivering a speech tonight on his decision to end his bid for reelection in November. Netanyahu will be meeting with Biden on Thursday and then with former President Donald Trump on Friday at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>While attending the address, Musk corrected the record with reporters about a <em>Wall Street Journal <\/em>report about his monthly donations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3096836\/elon-musk-distances-himself-trump-not-donating-45-million-month-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"$\">$<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3096836\/elon-musk-distances-himself-trump-not-donating-45-million-month-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"donating $45 million a month\">45 million<\/a> toward 2024 election efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joma_gc\/status\/1814782605541130750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"touted this report\">touted this report<\/a> at a Michigan rally earlier this week, saying Musk was donating &ldquo;$45 million a month&rdquo; to his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At no point did I say that I was going to put $45 million a month to Trump. That was a fiction made up by the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>,&rdquo; Musk denied the report Wednesday while on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Musk added that he planned to spend his &ldquo;money on ensuring election integrity&rdquo; and wanted &ldquo;free and fair elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was also asked by Capitol Hill reporters whether he would <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/laurakgarrison\/status\/181615272561417430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"still fight social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg\">still fight social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will fight Zuckerberg any place, any time, any rule,&rdquo; Musk responded.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1711465\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1711465\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon \u2062Musk attended a joint session of Congress as\u2064 a guest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Musk confirmed that he received an invitation from the prime minister. Netanyahu&#8217;s address \u2063to Congress followed the Hamas terrorist attack on \u2064Israel, \u2062sparking a war in Gaza. Musk sat near Netanyahu&#8217;s wife during the \u200daddress. 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