Musk and Farage to come face-to-face for first time since billionaire's brutal dig at Reform leader
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Elon Musk and Nigel Farage will come face-to-face tonight for the first time since the billionaire said the Reform UK leader "did not have what it takes" to lead the party. The meeting will take place at the Stars, Stripes, and Union Jack party, a high-profile event hosted at the Hay Adams Hotel in Washington, DC, just days before Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The soiree is expected to draw 400 prominent figures, including the president-elect, members of the Trump family, British MPs, and foreign dignitaries. The guest list also includes political heavyweights like Britain’s incoming ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson.
Despite speculation of a rift between Musk and Farage, sources close to both insist their relationship remains intact. “They’re friends and always will be,” an insider said, downplaying recent tensions as political theatre. However, another added: “It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out. Everyone knows what Elon said about Nigel, so the whole room will be looking out for their interactions.”.
Farage will host tonight’s event, which has been funded by his longtime Brexiteer allies Arron Banks, Andy Wigmore, and US businessman Gerry Gunster. However, the event was thrown into turmoil after Banks and Wigmore - dubbed the “bad boys of Brexit” - had their US entry visas blocked, prompting a frantic last-minute effort by the Trump team to secure their admission.
Banks, a key donor to the Brexit campaign, expressed his dismay at the decision. “I am shocked that the US embassy has blocked our visa to the US,” he said. “This is a political decision and revenge for the failed Russia Hoax perpetrated on both sides of the Atlantic.”.
