Elon Musk has substantial business interests in Italy. He and Meloni are set to have a closed-door meeting later this month to discuss investment opportunities in the country’s space and artificial intelligence sectors.

Tech billionaire had said Italy’s PM was “even more beautiful inside than outside.” She hailed him as a “precious genius.”

Soon after images of Musk and Meloni in New York surfaced online, social media erupted with comments speculating about a potential romance. A Tesla fan club posted a picture of them and wrote, ‘Do you think they’ll date?