House speaker Kevin McCarthy did not come forward with details after meeting Twitter Owner Elon Musk in Washington on Thursday.
Mr McCarthy told a group of reporters at the Capitol on Thursday afternoon that he had been friends with the embattled technology entrepreneur for years and that Mr Musk had visited “to wish me a happy birthday”.
Mr McCarthy is only a few weeks into his term as speaker after a grueling battle to win approval from his caucus to replace Nancy Pelosi. Mr. McCarthy eventually won the job on the fifteenth ballot, persuading many holdouts from the far-right Freedom Caucus to finally support him.
Mr Musk has been dealing with his own challenges since being forced by a court order to buy Twitter late last year.
His management of the company has angered many of its high-profile users and reportedly removed advertisers from the site, with Mr Musk walking back a number of changes to the way the site functions.
Since buying the platform, Mr. Musk has been pretty consistent about one thing: his support of the Republican Party. Mr Musk urged his Twitter followers to support Republicans in last year’s midterm elections, saying he himself voted on the Republican ticket.