Google and Microsoft to the inauguration ceremony Donald Trumpthe president-elect of the United States, provided financial assistance. Each company donated one million dollars to the inauguration fund; The same amount that Meta, Amazon, OpenAI and Apple had paid.
In a statement to CNBC, Karan BhatiaGoogle’s global head of government affairs and public policy, said the company is supporting the inauguration with a live stream on YouTube, a direct link on its homepage and a donation. Google and Microsoft’s financial contribution could be part of the strategy of those companies to win Trump’s opinion. Trump has previously threatened to break up or shut down Google.
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Microsoft already donated $500,000 to Trump’s first inauguration ceremony and the same amount to the inauguration fund Joe Biden had also donated Satya Nadellathe CEO of Microsoft, has met with Trump several times and was involved in negotiations to buy TikTok in 2020, when Trump tried to ban the app in the United States.
