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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mary Papenfuss

Musk tried to block massive Trump-backed Mideast AI deal unless he was included: report

Elon Musk - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Retiring DOGE hatchet man Elon Musk rushed to the Middle East during Donald Trump’s visit there earlier this month to block a massive American AI partnership with the United Arab Emirates backed by the president – unless it included him, according to a new report.

That apparently explains the tech billionaire’s sudden appearance at a Trump meeting with Saudi Arabia officials during the president’s three-country Middle East tour.

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