Major American companies and other sponsors donated about $200 million to the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump.. This is unprecedented, as this amount of donations was the largest in history.

The amount raised by the team of the 47th president was more than the total collected for the two previous inaugurations. Previous President Joe Biden donated $62 million over four years, and Trump himself managed to raise more than $106 million in 2016, which has since remained a record.

The media have already admitted that in this way the tech giants are trying to appease the next head of the White House. At the end of 2024, he did not rule out the use of antitrust controls, which threatens additional pressure on Google.. She was one of those who transferred $1 million to the inauguration fund.

" We are also making a contribution to the inauguration committee,"

Also, $1 million came from OpenAI, whose CEO Sam Altman has repeatedly criticized Trump.. But now he has changed his position: " I will support any president"

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Ford donated a million dollars each, which in addition decided to provide a fleet of vehicles to support events. A similar sum was donated by the AI \u200b\u200bstartup Perplexity, which promised to transfer the premium version of its software to the new administration..

Typically, major donors are invited to inauguration events as a sign of appreciation for their support.. But this year there are a lot of them, so it’s far from a fact that all of them will attend the holiday, where they could lobby for their interests. All places at the event are already taken, so many sponsors are on the waiting list.

Within 90 days after the inauguration, the inaugural committee must file a report with the Federal Election Commission indicating all donations.