Amazon will contribute $1 million to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, following a similar move by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta.
An Amazon spokesperson announced on December 12 that the company will donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund. The inauguration, scheduled for January 20, 2025, will also be streamed on Amazon’s Prime Video platform at an estimated cost of $1 million.
Amazon Prime Video, similar to Netflix, is a global platform offering television and film content.
The announcement came a day after U.S. media reported that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta had also donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. This fund is used to cover the costs of the inauguration ceremony and related events. Major donors are often rewarded with numerous invitations to attend key inaugural events.
In an interview on December 12, Trump confirmed that he would meet with Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, next week. During his 2017 inauguration, Trump raised a record $106.7 million in contributions. Jeff Bezos had previously praised Trump in 2016 when he first won the presidency. After meeting Trump at Trump Tower in New York, Bezos described their discussion as "productive" and expressed support for making "innovative research a cornerstone of government."
However, the relationship between the two has seen its ups and downs. Before the 2016 election, Bezos had criticized Trump personally, accusing the Republican candidate of "undermining American democracy." Trump, in turn, accused Bezos of using The Washington Post as a "tax shelter."
During Trump’s first term, he frequently criticized Bezos and his companies, including Amazon and The Washington Post, accusing the latter of publishing "fake news" to undermine his administration. In 2019, Amazon filed a lawsuit alleging that Trump’s bias and public criticism unfairly influenced the Pentagon’s decision, costing the company a $10 billion defense contract.
Despite their turbulent history, Bezos adopted a more conciliatory tone during this election season. The billionaire mentioned Trump twice on his X (formerly Twitter) account, including a congratulatory post immediately after Trump’s victory and a message in July praising Trump’s "resilience" following an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
Speaking at an event in New York on December 4, Bezos expressed "optimism" about Trump’s second term.
(Sources: Reuters, AP)
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