Elon Musk meets with GOP leaders, including McCarthy, at U.S. Capitol

• Though Musk said he met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in addition to McCarthy, an aide to Jeffries said he did not have a scheduled meeting with the billionaire but was introduced when they crossed paths in McCarthy's office.

Musk also spoke with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Friday, the lawmakers' offices confirmed.

• Comer chairs the House Oversight Committee, while Jordan chairs the House Judiciary Committee.
• Musk had already met with Jordan once on Thursday, a source familiar confirmed to Axios.

What they're saying: "He came to wish me a happy birthday," McCarthy, who turned 58 on Thursday, told reporters. "We’ve been friends for years."

• McCarthy said "no" when asked by reporters if the two met to discus the debt ceiling, Bloomberg reports.
• Musk was able to evade reporters and left the Capitol building undetected by most of the congressional press corps, congressional reporter Nathaniel Reed wrote on Twitter.

The big picture: The meeting between Musk and McCarthy comes as the House Oversight Committee plans to hold a hearing next month on Twitter and how it handled reporting on Hunter Biden.

• It also comes amid a power shift in Washington after Republicans took control of the House in January, electing McCarthy as speaker after a historic 15 rounds of voting.

Worth noting: The Tesla CEO has been notably sharing his political views on Twitter in recent months, tweeting early in January that: "Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker."

Editor's note: This story and headline have been updated with additional developments. including that Musk met with multiple GOP congressional leaders. Axios' Andrew Solender contributed to the report.