Billionaire Peter Thiel, who has no formal position in the Trump Administration, has multiple affiliations with organizations that aim to reform the government. Thiel’s connections, which include multiple old and new employees of his companies,

The billionaire, now a White House official and no longer a private citizen, is spending millions of dollars to elect a conservative judge, and making himself a main character in the race.

The meeting with Musk was initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to a U.S. official. But Hegseth and President Donald Trump denied that the focus would be on China.