Google and Microsoft donate $1 million apiece to Trump’s inauguration

Google and Microsoft are the most recent tech firms to donate to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Every corporate contributed $1 million to the fund — an identical quantity pledged via Meta, Amazon, Sam Altman, and Tim Cook.

In a statement to CNBC, Karan Bhatia, Google’s international head of presidency affairs and public coverage, stated the corporate is supporting the inauguration “with a livestream on YouTube and an immediate hyperlink on our homepage,” in addition to with a monetary contribution. The donation is also a part of Google’s higher way to win over Trump, who has threatened to break up the tech giant or shut it down altogether.

Microsoft, which could also be giving $1 million, in the past contributed $500,000 to Trump’s first inauguration and donated an identical quantity to President Joe Biden’s inauguration fund, an organization spokesperson told CNBC. In keeping with CNBC, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has met with Trump more than one occasions, and was once occupied with negotiations over obtaining TikTok in 2020, when Trump attempted to prohibit the app in the United States.