Trump Hosts Exclusive Tech-Policy Dinner with Industry Titans

Former President Donald TRUMP convened a private policy dinner with two dozen tech leaders, marking his administration's inaugural tech-policy gathering. The high-profile event followed a separate AI-focused discussion hosted by Melania Trump earlier in the day.

Attendees included Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's Tim Cook, Microsoft's Bill Gates, and OpenAI's Sam Altman. The guest list also featured Google's Sundar Pichai, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and Oracle's Safra Catz—executives who have supported Trump's economic reshoring agenda or participated in prior administration tech initiatives.

Notably present was David Sacks, the newly appointed White House crypto and AI czar, signaling potential policy intersections between digital assets and artificial intelligence. Absent from the roster was Tesla's Elon Musk, despite his historical ties to Trump-era technology councils.