Elon Musk celebrated New Year’s Eve with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

  • Elon Musk celebrated New Year’s Eve at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
  • Musk was seen dancing with his son near Trump in a video shared on X.
  • Musk has lived in a summer house for $2,000 per night at Trump’s property, The New York Times reported.

Elon Musk rang in 2025 with a blowout party at President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

In a video clip posted online, the world’s richest man was seen dancing with his son, X AE A-XII, sitting on his shoulders near Trump.

The Tesla boss reportedly lived in a cottage on the property, just a few hundred meters from the main house at Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida estate. New York Times reported that Musk moved into the property around election day.

The cottage has previously been rented out for at least $2,000 a night, a source told the Times.

The New Year’s Eve gala was a star-studded affair that attracted celebrities, high-profile politicians and close associates of Trump.


Ted Cruz picture in a tuxedo

Late. Ted Cruz at Trump’s New Year’s Eve party.

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Guests pictured at the event included Musk’s mother, Maye, Vice President JD Vance and Senator Ted Cruz.

Boxing promoter Don King and Neuralink CEO Shivon Zilis, with whom Musk shares three children, were also in attendance.

Lara Trump, Trump’s daughter-in-law, sang a cover of Tom Petty’s song “I Won’t Back Down” to the crowd, and guests watched fireworks before the countdown to midnight.


JD Vance wearing a tuxedo and wife Usha Vance wearing a ball gown

JD Vance and wife Usha Chilukuri Vance at the party.

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Donald Trump Jr, who was also celebrating his birthday, was accompanied by his rumored girlfriend, Bettina Anderson.

Meanwhile, former Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrisson shared a photo on X of him and his wife at the party, posing with Trump and future first lady Melania Trump.


President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump on New Year's Eve

President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump on New Year’s Eve 2024.

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Trump spoke brief to reporters as he entered the party and said what he was looking forward to in 2025.

“Just a great year; I think we’re going to do great as a country; we’re going to bring it back; it needs to be brought back,” he said.

Trump also confirmed plans to attend the funeral of Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died aged 100 last week.