{"id":2529705,"date":"2026-01-04T20:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-musk-dine-together-at-mar-a-lago-as-feud-seemingly-ends\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T20:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:40:37","slug":"trump-and-musk-dine-together-at-mar-a-lago-as-feud-seemingly-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-musk-dine-together-at-mar-a-lago-as-feud-seemingly-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Musk dine together at Mar-a-Lago as feud seemingly ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-and-musk-dine-together-at-mar-a-lago-as-feud-seemingly-ends%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=2529705&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 Musk revealed on X that he had a &#8220;lovely&#8221; dinner with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania trump at Mar-a-Lago, posting a photo and the caption &#8220;2026 is going to be amazing!&#8221; the meeting &#8211; at a roped-off table while Trump was hosting other guests, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier in the stay &#8211; is being read as a sign the public feud between Musk and Trump has eased. The two clashed previously after Musk led the short-lived Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), criticized Trump&#8217;s &#8220;big, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-clears-first-house-vote-but-final-passage-in-doubt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...\u2019s \u2018big, ...\u2019 clears first House vote, but final passage in doubt - Washington Examiner\">stunning bill<\/a>,&#8221; and launched a third-party effort called the America Party, which trump dismissed. Since last summer they have appeared together more often, and the Washington Examiner says it has reached out to the white House for comment.  <\/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\">Trump and Musk dine together at Mar-a-Lago as feud seemingly ends<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2458633\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Department of Government Efficiency head <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433203\/one-big-beautiful-breakup-elon-musk-donald-trump\/\">Elon Musk<\/a> revealed he had dinner with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864899\/trump-feud-musk-stupid-moment-tech-mogul-life\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night, the latest sign the two have put a public feud behind them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;2026 is going to be amazing!&rdquo; Musk captioned the photo of himself, Trump, and first lady Melania Trump on X Sunday. According to Musk, the dinner was &ldquo;lovely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4406194\/trump-venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-bigger-price-maduro\/\">Trump says new Venezuelan leader will pay &#8216;bigger&#8217; price than Maduro if she resists US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4379341\/trump-more-progressive-biden-economically-one-year\/\">After one year, Trump is on his way to &#8216;out-progressive-ing&#8217; Biden on the economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4399895\/unheralded-aides-keeping-trump-white-house-running\/\">Get to know the unheralded aides who help keep Trump&#8217;s White House running<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\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\">Had a lovely dinner last night with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLOTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FLOTUS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2026 is going to be amazing! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Oq35b1PEC\">pic.twitter.com\/1Oq35b1PEC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2007910921914769832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2026<\/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 three were seated at a roped-off table at Trump&rsquo;s resort, where the president spent the holidays before departing for the White House on Sunday night. The dinner comes after Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4363919\/musk-netanyahu-israel-global-ai-leader\/\">who also spoke to Musk during his stay<\/a> at the Florida resort.<\/p>\n<p>Musk led DOGE for 130 days. After leaving the cost-saving agency, which has since become <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3896426\/doge-closes-eight-months-early-but-principles-remain-alive-and-well\/\">part of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management<\/a>, Musk criticized Trump&rsquo;s policies, most notably in the &ldquo;big, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >beautiful bill<\/a>,&rdquo; sparking a feud between the two.<\/p>\n<p>Musk also launched the America Party last year, a third-party he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1941584569523732930\">claimed<\/a> would work to &ldquo;give you back your freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump immediately voiced his doubt over the third-party plan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous to start a third party,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3463892\/trump-trashes-musk-america-party-as-ridiculous\/\">said at the time<\/a>. &ldquo;Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it, but I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a former adviser to the president, Musk <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3459370\/tommy-tuberville-elon-musk-questions-ability-to-fund-primary-challengers\/\">pledged<\/a> to help challenge &ldquo;every member of Congress who campaigned on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-2023-budget-proposal-calls-for-critical-race-theory-ban-in-education-military\/\" title=\"Republican 2023 Budget Proposal Calls for Critical Race Theory Ban in Education, Military\">reducing government spending<\/a> and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history,&rdquo; in reference to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3912342\/sonia-sotomayor-alludes-elon-musk-trump-administration-job-discussing-corruption\/\"><strong>SOTOMAYOR IMPLIES CORRUPTION BETWEEN MUSK AND TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the events of the summer, however, Trump and Musk have been seen together more often, including at a memorial service for the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Musk and Trump reconcile at Mar-a-Lago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2529706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25264774336449.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32319,32192,7075,70129,15749],"class_list":["post-2529705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-donald-trump","tag-elon-musk","tag-mar-a-lago","tag-political-dinner","tag-reconciliation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25264774336449.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529705"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529709,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529705\/revisions\/2529709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2529706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}