Google is donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, following other tech giants in supporting an administration that will shape the company’s historic antitrust case.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-01-09T15:31:41.000Z
NEW: Trump’s inaugural committee has raised so much money — $170M & counting — that it has run out of VIP tickets & other perks for big donors.It's a reflection of the scramble by deep-pocketed individuals & corporations to curry favor with his new administration.
— Ken Vogel (@kenvogel.bsky.social) 2025-01-08T22:16:07.896Z
Yeah, this. In 2016 Zuck, Bezos et al saw him as vulgar, but since then they realized that his corruption is what makes him the perfect president for them – they can buy him, and for not much money, and he'll be happy to let them destroy our world.
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman.bsky.social) 2025-01-07T14:54:34.848Z
Donors to Trump's inaugural fund:- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: $1M- Amazon: $1M- Meta: $1M- Uber & its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi: $1M each- Apple CEO Tim Cook: $1MThis is chump change to the tech oligarchs, but it sends a clear message that they will do Trump's bidding.
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2025-01-07T01:00:02.524Z
Sad! 