Megan Basham

And immediately after OpenAI's X account posted Wednesday that it would begin deploying the first 100 billion of the project, Musk replied, quoting here, they don't actually have the money. SoftBank has well under 10 billion secured. I have that on good authority. And Altman eventually responded, Wrong, as you surely know.

And immediately after OpenAI's X account posted Wednesday that it would begin deploying the first 100 billion of the project, Musk replied, quoting here, they don't actually have the money. SoftBank has well under 10 billion secured. I have that on good authority. And Altman eventually responded, Wrong, as you surely know.

I realize what is great for the country isn't always what's optimal for your companies, but in your new role, I hope you'll mostly put America first. So some pretty sharp exchanges there.

I realize what is great for the country isn't always what's optimal for your companies, but in your new role, I hope you'll mostly put America first. So some pretty sharp exchanges there.

Well, you know, Musk and Altman have had something of a feud going on for what you have to say is a number of years. They co-founded OpenAI as a nonprofit way back in 2015. And then Musk later cut ties with the company when it transitioned to a for-profit model after partnering with Microsoft. And at that point, Musk sued.

Well, you know, Musk and Altman have had something of a feud going on for what you have to say is a number of years. They co-founded OpenAI as a nonprofit way back in 2015. And then Musk later cut ties with the company when it transitioned to a for-profit model after partnering with Microsoft. And at that point, Musk sued.

Essentially, he says that Altman has moved completely away from the original ideal of open AI, which was transparency and benefiting humanity, not profit. He's also accused Altman of, again, quoting, deceit of Shakespearean proportions. The other company heads involved in Stargate are not commenting so far.

Essentially, he says that Altman has moved completely away from the original ideal of open AI, which was transparency and benefiting humanity, not profit. He's also accused Altman of, again, quoting, deceit of Shakespearean proportions. The other company heads involved in Stargate are not commenting so far.

Yes, and Musk has also been pretty public about Altman's not being a Trump fan in the past. So we'll see how that plays out. Megan, thanks for reporting. Anytime.

Yes, and Musk has also been pretty public about Altman's not being a Trump fan in the past. So we'll see how that plays out. Megan, thanks for reporting. Anytime.

You know, I don't think it would be hyperbole to call it enormous. It's totally different this time around. Elon Musk, as we would expect, is going to have pride of place at Trump's inauguration on January 20th, but he's not going to be alone.

You know, I don't think it would be hyperbole to call it enormous. It's totally different this time around. Elon Musk, as we would expect, is going to have pride of place at Trump's inauguration on January 20th, but he's not going to be alone.

So will Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, both of whom donated a million dollars each to Trump's inaugural fund, and both will be seated on stage with him at the inauguration. And speaking of donations, Trump also raked some in from OpenAI CEO and the CEO of Uber. And these are companies that up until just about five minutes ago were viewed as, well, pardon the pun, Uber progressive.

So will Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, both of whom donated a million dollars each to Trump's inaugural fund, and both will be seated on stage with him at the inauguration. And speaking of donations, Trump also raked some in from OpenAI CEO and the CEO of Uber. And these are companies that up until just about five minutes ago were viewed as, well, pardon the pun, Uber progressive.

And then when we turn to car manufacturing, Toyota, Ford, General Motors, they're also kicking into Trump's inaugural fund with Ford reportedly donating fleets of vehicles for use by high-profile guests. And if you look at the financial world, we see Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, major hedge fund managers also throwing the returning president their support.

And then when we turn to car manufacturing, Toyota, Ford, General Motors, they're also kicking into Trump's inaugural fund with Ford reportedly donating fleets of vehicles for use by high-profile guests. And if you look at the financial world, we see Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, major hedge fund managers also throwing the returning president their support.

So just a complete turn of the page here.

So just a complete turn of the page here.

Well, you know, this may be the most dramatic. During Trump's 2016 inauguration, planners actually had a pretty difficult time scheduling A-list performers.

Well, you know, this may be the most dramatic. During Trump's 2016 inauguration, planners actually had a pretty difficult time scheduling A-list performers.