September 4, 2025
Trump hosts tech leaders at Rose Garden dinner September 2025
Zuckerberg, Cook and Gates attend, Musk kept off guest list
🔐Ethics🤖AI Governance💡Technology
"President Trump hosted a dinner for 33 Silicon Valley leaders at the White House on Sept. 4, 2025."
"The event took place in the renovated Rose Garden."
"Officials said the gathering marked the garden's reopening after renovations."
"Attendees included Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Tim Cook of Apple."
"Sam Altman of OpenAI and other chief executives also attended."
"Reports named leaders from major tech firms rather than a full guest list."
"Elon Musk did not attend and was not listed among invitees."
"His absence drew attention because of his public disputes with the administration."
"The dinner served as an outreach to the tech sector ahead of policy talks."
"Several attendees announced plans for U.S. investments or expansions."
"Companies outlined new hiring and facility plans during or after the meeting."
"Officials did not provide a comprehensive dollar total for the commitments."
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CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg covered the guest list and $2 trillion in investments. What story did they miss?
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Previous presidents held tech meetings in the Oval Office. Trump moved it to the Rose Garden and called it a "dinner." Why the location change?
Q3
Workers, consumer advocates, small tech companies, and elected representatives were excluded. Bezos, Zuckerberg, Cook got seats. Who decides policy in America?
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TRUE or FALSE: At the Rose Garden dinner, a reporter asked Zuckerberg about UK free speech issues. Trump joked it was the start of Zuckerberg's "political career."
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Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft eliminated DEI programs before the dinner. At the dinner, they announced $2 trillion in investments. What is this pattern?
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"Donald Trump"
"President of the United States"
"Mark Zuckerberg"
"CEO of Meta"
"Tim Cook"
"CEO of Apple"
"Bill Gates"
"Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist"
"Elon Musk"
"CEO of Tesla and SpaceX"