They are expected to have seats on the platform that will house those chosen for the future cabinet. They affirm that their presence reinforces the idea of a closer relationship between big technology companies and the incoming administration.
The technology moguls Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos They will be present at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20. They are expected to have a front row seat and, in addition, there will be other billionaires accompanying them.
Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg, present at Trump’s inauguration
The information was reported this Wednesday by ABCNews. The three billionaires are expected to have front-row seats on the platform that will also host Trump’s future Cabinet picks and other elected officials, sources familiar with the event’s planning told the network.
Elon Musk, who will be part of the Republican president’s next cabinet and is considered the richest man in the world, is the owner of the X network, in addition to the companies tesla and SpaceXamong others. The businessman accompanied Trump at his events during this transition period and during the election campaign.
Mark Zuckerberg owns METAone of the five most important companies in the world, which controls the networks Facebook, Instagram and WhatsAppwhile Bezos owns the company Amazon. Like Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg visited Mar-a-Lago several timesTrump’s property in Florida, to meet with the future president since he won the election last November.
Zuckerberg Jeff Bezos
Facebook and Twitter
According to the American network, the presence of the three businessmen at the events reinforces the idea of the closer relationship that will be established between big technology and the incoming administration led by Trump. Meta and Amazon donated $1 million each to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, like other major technology companies such as Google, Microsoft or Apple CEO Tim Cook.
According to ABCNews, the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee raised a record amount in this type of event that is already above its initial goal of $150 million.
Zuckerberg and his reception for Trump
ANDThe owner of Facebook will be the host of a reception with billionaire Republican donors ahead of the inauguration. The reception co-hosted by Zuckerberg It’s scheduled for Monday night.shortly before the inaugural balls, according to confirmation from the AP agency.
Zuckerberg once appeared to be a hater of the former president, banning him from Facebook and Instagram after a mob of Trump supporters attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. But lately, he has endeared himself to Trump as one of several technology executives. who have been seeking to improve their relations with the new president.
Source: Ambito
