Elon Musk walks on Capitol Hill on the day of a meeting with Senate Republican leader-elect John Thune (R-SC), in Washington, US, December 5, 2024.
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, dead CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos will attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, NBC News reported Tuesday.
They will be seated on the dais near Cabinet officials and elected leaders, according to a person familiar with the inauguration planning who spoke to NBC News.
The prominent presence of several tech stars and billionaires at Trump's inauguration indicates how quickly tech industry leaders will warm to Trump as he enters his second term as president.
During Trump's first term, Bezos regularly clashed with the president over his ownership of The Washington Post, Amazon's relationship with the US Postal Service and the amount of taxes the tech company pays. Zuckerberg also exchanged barbs with Trump, especially regarding immigration and misinformation.
But with Trump taking office for the second time, so has the tech industry Contribute to its inaugural fund Many executives have praised Trump and offered their well-wishes to his administration.
Musk joined the Trump administration in a role overseeing the Government Efficiency Administration, a new body that looks to find and cut government waste. He also spent time with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Amazon and Meta have it They each contributed $1 million To Trump's inaugural fund. Google also contributed $1 million, CNBC reported last week. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman contributed $1 million, as did Apple CEO Tim Cook, according to A Axios report Which the technology company did not comment on.
Representatives for Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos did not immediately comment to NBC News.
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