Trump's golfless also brought Elon Musk advantages

President Trump's recent journey to the Persian Golf was remarkable for the way in which American foreign policy overloaded his family's business interests. But another mighty figure of the White House also cut lucrative shops in the region last week: Elon Musk.

Mr. Musk, the richest man in the world, announced last week with Mr. Trump's state visit to Saudi Arabia that his company SpaceX had granted the approval for the provision of his Starlink satellite services for companies there.

When Mr. Trump drove to Abu Dhabi, where the towers of the finance district were illuminated to resemble American flags, Musk's Neuralink company announced a deal. This company, which produces implantable brain chips, said that a clinical study in Abu Dhabi would carry out the local Ministry of Health.

The conditions of both deals were not announced. On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that SpaceX was talking about the provision of Internet service for Emirates Airlines that the government belongs to.

Mr. Musk plays a unique role, even for an administration that shakes the norms in terms of governance and private business. He has participated in cabinet meetings and is incredible power to shorten programs throughout the government – while he runs companies that benefit from federal expenditure and foreign contracts.

He and his family have wealth on the Persian Gulf, a region whose autocratic monarchies have tried to maintain closer relationships with the West. His managers have thrown international managers, invested in well -known sports leagues or teams, and the authorities say, legislators and their family members sometimes stabbed.