Meta and Amazon Also Donate 1.4 Billion Won for Trump Inauguration Ceremony

Following Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, also announced that he will donate $1 million (approximately 1.4 billion KRW) to the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 12th (local time).

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This appears to be an effort to improve the uncomfortable relationship with President-elect Trump. Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post (WP), fell out of favor with Trump due to WP's continuous critical coverage.

After Trump won the presidential election, Bezos publicly congratulated him through social media. Earlier this month, he also publicly stated that he would help if Trump, who seems to be focusing on deregulation, needed assistance.

Previously, Zuckerberg also generously donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. It is known that Zuckerberg decided to make the donation before having dinner with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida at the end of last month.

Zuckerberg also had a strained relationship with President-elect Trump. In 2021, when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Zuckerberg suspended Trump's Facebook account. Trump showed strong hostility toward him, even writing on Truth Social last July, "If I become president, Zuckerberg will spend the rest of his life in prison."

The WSJ reported, "Now that the Republican Party controls both the White House and Congress, some big tech executives are taking a new stance toward Trump."

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