Moments before President Donald Trump escorted his South African counterpart into the Oval Office on Wednesday, White House aides could be seen wheeling two large-screen televisions down the driveway and into the West Wing.
Hope everyone learns not to go visit the White House after all these ambushes
Ahead of Wednesday’s visit, South African government leaders were preparing to offer a workaround plan that would allow Musk’s venture to operate in South Africa. The gesture was viewed as an attempt to generate goodwill with the US administration before the talks began.
It seemed to do little to smooth things over. And when the Oval Office spectacle was underway, Trump seemed uninterested in giving Musk a speaking role.
“Elon’s from South Africa, and I don’t want to talk to him about that,” he said. “I don’t think it’s fair to him.”
Let this be the end of workarounds, exceptions and visits.
Let this be the end of workarounds, exceptions and visits.