Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he was not having an affair with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, replying to a joke after their mutual praise at a black-tie event in New York this week drew headlines on both sides of the Atlantic.

Says she is "more beautiful on the inside than she was on the outside".

Elon Musk offered effusive praise for Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in brief remarks at an awards ceremony in New York, the latest sign of coziness between a billionaire who’s trying to get Donald Trump elected and a European leader at odds with her Group of Seven allies.

Dimon said Musk's proposed department of government efficiency is a "very good idea," and "governments have to become more efficient, more competent."

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon expressed support for Elon Musk's call for a government efficiency commission, stating the U.S. "really needs to do it."