At a celebratory rally after Trump’s inauguration, Musk’s White House career got off to a contentious start when he seemingly offered a straight-arm salute at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., as he excitedly told the crowd: “My heart goes out to you.”

Investors in Elon Musk's car company, Tesla, have called on Musk to work at least 40 hours a week at the company. In a letter to Tesla's board chair Robyn Denholm, a group of pension fund leaders who own about 7.

Another name linked to the project is legendary LA restaurateur Bill Chait, whose former company still operates massively successful restaurants, including Bestia and République. According to the New York Times, job postings for the Tesla Diner indicate that Chait’s company Zero2One will operate the restaurant.