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Trump to host tech leaders for dinner Thursday in newly renovated Rose Garden [View all]

Source: CNN Politics

PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2025, 10:58 PM ET

President Donald Trump will host tech leaders for a dinner in the Rose Garden on Thursday, the first event to be held in the newly renovated space.

The guest list for Thursday’s event is expected to include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, according to a White House official.

A source familiar told CNN the dinner plans came together quickly, with the event taking place the same day first lady Melania Trump will host a rare public event at the White House focused on artificial intelligence.

CEO of Google and its parent company, Alphabet, Sundar Pichai is set to speak at the first lady’s afternoon event and then attend the Rose Garden dinner.

In a statement to CNN, the White House called the renovated space the “Rose Garden Club” and said the president looks forward to “welcoming top business, political, and tech leaders for this dinner.”

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/politics/white-house-rose-garden-tech-leaders-dinner-trump

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"This is the nicest parking lot in DC, Mr President, when are you having it striped?" marble falls Sep 4 #1

Does it have used tires made into flower planters? twodogsbarking Sep 4 #2

And they're spray painted gold. Krylon, only the best name in spray paint. marble falls Sep 4 #3

No, but you can urinate right off the patio if you want. travelingthrulife Sep 4 #4

Or toilets Marthe48 Sep 4 #21

They're painting the urinals gold-tone as we speak. marble falls Sep 4 #23

I almost added that but don't you have to be from appalachia to understand that or is it universal? twodogsbarking Sep 4 #38

Is he going to shake them down for cash? newdeal2 Sep 4 #5

Does a Grizzly Bear like being poked? Is the Pope American? Hekate Sep 4 #24

Valet parking is one million dollars, crypto of course. twodogsbarking Sep 4 #39

Rain is in the forecast. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 #6

Enough I hope to float concrete and wash out the base underneath. marble falls Sep 4 #7

Everything with him has to be a "club." Like Mafia hangouts. Diamond_Dog Sep 4 #8

Some of the names in the Epstein files just to remind them to keep rolling over and playing dead? LiberalArkie Sep 4 #9

I hope there's enough of the predicted rain greatauntoftriplets Sep 4 #10

Only the BEST Plastic cutlery and Paper plates for this dinner.. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 4 #11

Is it wrong of me to wish malaria carrying mosquitoes swarm the place? sinkingfeeling Sep 4 #12

It is no longer a rose garden LetMyPeopleVote Sep 4 #13

Calling it the Rose Garden Club breaks the offensiveness meter Hekate Sep 4 #29

It's the pedophile President's patio Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 4 #31

Which circle of hell is this? hunter Sep 4 #14

A sinkhole that swallowed them all. twodogsbarking Sep 4 #15

Surprise in store for "tech leaders" --- an EARLY UFC match. usonian Sep 4 #16

He's seeking favor and they know it. There's no way Gates or Pichai will help this guy win any election. ancianita Sep 4 #17

You're sure about that? Hekate Sep 4 #28

More than not. I can't speak for them, yet I've read a lot about them and how they themselves see their companies ancianita Sep 4 #30

I'm actually surprised Gates is attending, or was invited Bayard Sep 4 #32

Me, too. But he's got a war room in the felon's military. So they have a common territory that the felon probably ancianita Sep 4 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard Sep 4 #33

The menu: skennis1 Sep 4 #18

Only if NotRFK is there. Then it's roadkill as well. Hekate Sep 4 #25

Artificial intelligence? IcyPeas Sep 4 #19

Heh heh... interesting, that. ancianita Sep 4 #35

Lifeguard impaled by flying beach umbrella in New Jersey mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 #20

My gods, that's awful. Hope she recovers. Hekate Sep 4 #26

I imagine they'll fall on their knees Marthe48 Sep 4 #22

Nah. He doesn't have enough leverage over them. ancianita Sep 4 #36

Shake-down with a salad no_hypocrisy Sep 4 #27

"Renovated" is WAY too polite a term for what trump did to the Rose Garden. (nt) Paladin Sep 4 #37

How much will cost tax payers for trump to host a DINNER for CEO executives in the new Rose Garden?? riversedge Sep 4 #40

Why the fuck are the MSM still calling this glorified parking lot the Rose Garden? Karasu Sep 4 #41