Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Monday will be attended by business and technology titans, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who will attend Congress. Perhaps the most dramatic personification comes when we sit together in the Capitol.
Musk is the world’s richest man and a top advisor to President Trump. Amazon’s Bezos. According to a Wednesday NBC News report, Meta Mark Zuckerberg and Meta Mark Zuckerberg are colluding with the Trump administration’s “Make America Great Again (Maga)” power base as the nation rapidly shifts to the right. It will continue to be used and will be placed prominently near Trump’s cabinet members.
Musk has become the biggest donor to the 2024 election, with the electric car and space entrepreneur contributing more than $500 million to the Trump campaign.
In November, Tesla’s CEO will co-head a newly created but ill-defined organization called the Office of Government Efficiency, tasked with reforming the vast apparatus of the federal workforce. was announced.
Musk is accused of using his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to spread misinformation and propaganda in support of the Trump campaign.
Mr. Bezos, the owner of online e-commerce giant Amazon and the Washington Post, abruptly blocked reporters from endorsing presidential candidates just before the paper’s launch, breaking long-standing traditions and almost all of the Post’s editorial duties. He broke his hands-off attitude. had planned to announce support for Kamala Harris for the White House, but she lost the election decisively to Trump on November 5th.
The move sparked outrage, leading to resignations and a significant drop in subscriptions, but Bezos defended his decision. Amazon later donated $1 million to President Trump’s inaugural fund, as did Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Meta CEO Zuckerberg announced last week that his company would eliminate its fact-checking program and increase more political content, a move that would promote more conservative commentary and lead to censorship from the right. It is widely expected that Trump will succumb to the newly empowered president’s claims that he has been on social media.
Zuckerberg last week also repealed Meta’s DEI policy, relaxing speech restrictions deemed to protect groups including LGBTQ+ people.
Mr. Zuckerberg will also co-host a lavish black-tie reception with Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson on Monday, holding a gala before his three inaugural balls. The incident was first reported by Pac News.
Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced last month that he would personally donate $1 million to President Trump’s inaugural fund.
Generous donors to the inaugural committee will be treated to a dinner with the president-elect and first lady Melania Trump before the ceremony and after they return to the White House on Monday.
But the price of access is high, with major donors to the inaugural committee having to donate twice as much to get direct access to Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance at private events surrounding the swearing-in. This was revealed by the Guardian. – Ceremony compared to the first inauguration in 2017, according to fundraising materials.
To be able to briefly interact with Trump and Vance, donors must contribute at least $1 million to the committee (the highest tier ticket package), and the same access costs $500,000. This is a significant increase from the previous cycle.
The swearing-in ceremony, which will take place on January 20, will be held this year on the occasion of Martin Luther, a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January to commemorate the life and work of the civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968. It coincides with King’s Day.
President Trump will be sworn in in front of the U.S. Capitol, but the podium was the site of an attack by his supporters on January 6, 2021, after his supporters attacked police guarding the Capitol. It will take place from the same podium where the U.S. Capitol was invaded in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the certification of the U.S. Capitol. Biden won the 2020 election.
The sudden support of some of the richest people on the planet has raised ethical questions and concerns that the billionaires may have ulterior motives. President Trump’s economic policy proposals would cut taxes for the richest 5% of Americans and raise taxes for everyone else, according to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).
But tech billionaires aren’t the only ones showing support for Trump’s bid to become president-elect. Music stars Carrie Underwood and Village People have booked gigs to perform at the inauguration, and each releases statements on the importance of music ‘bringing people together’ in politically divisive times I am doing it.
