Twitter CEO Elon Musk met House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in Washington on Jan. 26.
Musk tweeted Thursday evening that he met with McCarthy and Jeffries to “discuss ensuring that this platform is fair to both parties.”
McCarthy, who celebrated his 58th birthday on Thursday, declined to comment on his conversation with Musk.
“He came to wish me happy birthday. We’ve been friends for years,” McCarthy told reporters.
According to congressional reporter Nathaniel Reed, Musk was able to evade reporters and “left the Capitol undetected by most of the congressional press corps.”
Musk’s trip to the Capitol came just weeks after the Twitter chief voiced his endorsement for McCarthy as speaker earlier this month….