Overview
- Cristiano Ronaldo, part of the Saudi delegation, was seated near the head of the president’s table during the East Room dinner.
- Elon Musk attended in black tie at a different table, a notable appearance after the pair’s public rift earlier this year.
- Trump praised Mohammed bin Salman as “a man of leadership” and publicly defended him over the Khashoggi murder.
- The president said his son Barron, 19, met Ronaldo and joked that the introduction won him extra respect at home.
- A selfie featuring Ronaldo, Musk, David Sacks, FIFA’s Gianni Infantino, Howard Lutnick and Georgina Rodríguez circulated widely, with other guests including Vice President JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr., Secretary of State Marco Rubio, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Apple CEO Tim Cook.