Tom Blackburn became one of the first 100,000 people to buy a Tesla Model S. The purchase was part of a broader effort to adopt a more environmentally-conscious lifestyle, which also included installing solar panels on his Virginia home.

The meeting comes amid a tug-of-war between Musk and Trump, and officials in the U.S. government in what has become an early test of Musk's authority. Musk is not a cabinet officer, but no one in the president's circle has wielded more influence in Trump's early weeks.