Amazon Gives $1,000,000 To Trump Inaugural Fund

Amazon is donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday.

The big tech company is preparing its seven-figure donation, the outlet reported, as Amazon’s executive chairman, Jeff Bezos, is expected to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago in mid-December.

https://t.co/rdURSqUUf8 is planning a $1 million donation to president-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, as founder Jeff Bezos and other tech leaders shore up ties with incoming administration. https://t.co/ulb4LXzkgn

— WSJ Business News (@WSJbusiness) December 12, 2024

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is also donating $1 million, as reported by the WSJ a day prior to Amazon’s donation. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Trump’s private club in Florida in late November.

Bezos and Amazon decided to help fund Trump’s inauguration earlier in the week, the outlet reported. Bezos communicated with Trump’s transition team and a person close to Bezos said he “is donating through Amazon,” according to the WSJ.

Amazon will also stream Trump’s inauguration through its Prime Video streaming platform.

Amazon’s donation to the Republican president’s second inauguration is more than 17 times what the company gave in 2017 at $58,000. Other big tech companies donated more. (RELATED: Amazon Addresses ‘Error’ After Alexa Promotes Kamala Harris Over Trump)

JEFF BEZOS ADMITS HE’S VERY EXCITED ABOUT TRUMP WINNING.pic.twitter.com/XstnWTsVAH

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) December 5, 2024

Bezos, who previously suggested Trump be sent to the moon, has feuded with Trump in the past, especially over his ownership of The Washington Post.

In late October, Bezos wrote an op-ed justifying The Washington Post’s decision not to endorse Harris. He took aim at the erosion of media credibility, especially relating to when the industry ignores public perception and publishes ideologically biased reports.

Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.

— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) November 6, 2024

The business magnate congratulated the president-elect on “an extraordinary political comeback” following his election victory in November.