On September 4, U.S. President Trump held a grand banquet at the White House, specifically inviting leaders from prominent American tech firms. Among the notable absences, Tesla CEO Elon Musk's non-attendance garnered considerable attention. Nevertheless, Musk took to the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to clarify that he had indeed been extended an invitation. However, due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, he was unable to grace the event in person, though he assured that a representative would attend on his behalf. According to White House sources, the tech industry titans who did attend the banquet included Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.