Summary
Google and Microsoft have each donated $1 million to Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration fund, joining other major companies like Amazon, Meta, OpenAI, Toyota, and Uber.
The fund has raised a record $170 million, far surpassing prior inauguration funds for Biden and Obama.
Despite Trump’s history of criticizing tech firms for bias, the donations are seen as efforts to improve relations with his administration.
Meta also announced plans to reduce platform censorship. The tech sector appears to be aligning with Trump’s second term for strategic reasons.
Am I the only one here who sees he’s just shaking down all these companies? They’re all independently deciding to donate $1 million? Just totally out of the blue?
He’s a fucking mob boss extorting money from any business that wants to be in his favour. Absolute fucking corruption.