Among the guests at Donald Trump's second inauguration in Washington, D.C. today were three billionaire tech CEOs: Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon Musk, and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg. They were also joined by Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
According to The New York Times, Zuckerberg met with Trump adviser Stephen Miller in late November and was told by Miller that he could help America, but on Trump’s terms. Miller said that Trump was taking on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, as well as cracking down on immigration.
Stephen Miller told Zuckerberg that the billionaire mogul had “an opportunity to help reform America, but it would be on Trump’s terms.”
He has gone through a transformation and has become a cool looking dude with the gold necklace and [affinity for] the UFC. It’s the new Zuckerberg,” Ben Mezrich, whose book “The
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The event marked an unusual congregation of tech leaders who were once critical of Trump, particularly in first term
Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and other tech leaders are providing Trump with a warmer welcome to the White House than eight years ago.
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Before Donald Trump's inauguration, tech CEOs including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos along with Mukesh Ambani and Sundar Pichai were photographed together.
Trump attended St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington D.C. on Monday, a tradition that’s been observed by past presidents like Barack Obama and George W. Bush. But those presidents didn’t have business leaders who stand to benefit from the incoming administration filling out the pews.
A number of leading tech leaders were expected to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Several of the CEOs joined the incoming president at a church service at St. John’s Episcopal Church across Lafayette Park from the White House.