US aviation giant Boeing told BBC News it will donate $1 million (£812,600) to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund.
Google and Microsoft confirmed they had made similar contributions, as they join a growing list of major U.S. companies donating to the fund.
The list also includes oil producer Chevron, technology giant Meta, Amazon and Uber.
President Trump’s inauguration, the start of his second term in the White House, is scheduled to take place on January 20th.
“We are pleased to continue Boeing’s bipartisan tradition of supporting the U.S. Presidential Inaugural Committee,” Boeing said in a statement.
The company added that it has made similar contributions to each of the past three Presidential Inaugural Funds.
Boeing is trying to recover from the safety and quality control crisis, as well as dealing with losses from last year’s strikes.
The company also manufactures the president-elect’s aircraft, known as Air Force One. The two aircraft are expected to enter service as early as next year.
During Trump’s first term as president, he forced aircraft manufacturers to renegotiate contracts, saying the original contracts were too expensive.
Google became the latest major tech company to donate to the fund, following similar announcements by Meta and Amazon. He also said the event will be streamed worldwide.
“Google is pleased to support the 2025 Inauguration with a live stream on YouTube and a direct link to the homepage,” said Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs and public policy.
Car companies Ford, General Motors and Toyota also contributed $1 million each to the founding committee.
In the energy industry, Chevron confirmed it had donated to the fund, but declined to say how much.
“Chevron has a long tradition of celebrating democracy by supporting inaugural committees of both parties, and we’re proud to do so again this year,” said Bill Treen, Chevron’s Global Media Relations Manager. said.
