Overview

• Trump and Musk spoke and shook hands at the State Farm Arena memorial in Arizona for Charlie Kirk, with broadcast footage showing Trump patting Musk on the back before Musk left the dais.
• Musk posted a photo on X captioned "For Charlie," and the White House account shared a similar image with the same caption from a different angle, which Musk reposted.
• Photos and video from the event document the exchange and physical gestures between the two men.
• A lip-reader cited by the Daily Mail and relayed by RIA Novosti claimed Trump offered conciliatory remarks to Musk, an interpretation that has limited independent verification.
• The coverage notes their June dispute over Trump’s proposed federal spending cuts, which Musk condemned and which set the backdrop for the public interaction.