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Why are the biggest tech companies donating money to Trump's inauguration?

Why are the biggest tech companies donating money to Trump's inauguration?

US President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office on January 20, and it seems that all the "big players" want to be on his side before that happens.

HP has just joined the list of major tech companies that have made donations to Trump's inaugural fund: most of which consist of significant sums of money.

Meta — which did not donate to President Biden's inauguration — has just decided to remove its controversial fact-checking program on Facebook and other platforms.


The company will instead switch to an X-inspired Community Notes-style model, they write. foreign media, the Telegraph reports.

This decision has been widely expected even as Meta's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, appears to be on good terms with the incoming president.

It is known that Apple donated $43,200 to the inauguration of President Biden, but has given one million dollars to Trump.

CEO Tim Cook has also had talks with Trump: apparently about the difficulties Apple faces doing business in the EU.

Amazon had given Biden's inaugural fund $276,000, but also gave Trump $XNUMX million.

Other tech companies that have donated heavily to Trump's inaugural fund include: Microsoft, Google and OpenAl.

Why this overwhelming support?

Maybe because of Trump's threat of tariffs. These fees have the potential to make business difficult for all companies. /Telegraph/