Google and Microsoft are the newest tech corporations to donate to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Each firm contributed $1 million to the fund — the identical quantity pledged by Meta, Amazon, Sam Altman, and Tim Cook.
In an announcement to CNBC, Karan Bhatia, Google’s world head of presidency affairs and public coverage, stated the corporate is supporting the inauguration “with a livestream on YouTube and a direct hyperlink on our homepage,” in addition to with a monetary contribution. The donation could also be a part of Google’s bigger technique to win over Trump, who has threatened to interrupt up the tech big or shut it down altogether.
Microsoft, which can also be giving $1 million, beforehand contributed $500,000 to Trump’s first inauguration and donated the identical quantity to President Joe Biden’s inauguration fund, an organization spokesperson informed CNBC. Per CNBC, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has met with Trump a number of instances, and was concerned in negotiations over buying TikTok in 2020, when Trump tried to ban the app within the US.
