"When are you coming?"

Trump posts private question to Musk in public

Trump is likely to have sent a public post instead of a private message to Musk.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES/Brandon Bell, truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump)

US President-elect Donald Trump has apparently made a mistake on social media: A text that reads more like a private message to tech billionaire Elon Musk was posted quite publicly. "Where are you?" asks the Republican. He also reveals which other celebrities he is meeting up with. 

Trump goes on to ask in the post: "When are you coming to the 'center of the universe', Mar-a-Lago?" Bill Gates has also asked to come that evening, the soon-to-be-president chats on the Truth Social platform he founded. 

Musk with son X Æ A-XII(Bild: APA/Associated Press)

Trump apparently refers to Musk's son
Musk's name is not mentioned in the post, but Trump explains in the post: "We miss you and X!" X is not only the name of Musk's short messaging service, which was previously called Twitter, but also the pet name of his son X Æ A-XII, one of three children he has with musician Grimes. At the end, Trump promises: "New Year's Eve will be FANTASTIC!"

As a public post, the message makes little sense - but as a private message to Musk, it does. The politician and the billionaire have been close allies since the election campaign. It is therefore not unlikely that they will also celebrate the New Year together.