Google has joined the ranks of major tech companies supporting President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, donating $1 million to the inaugural fund.
CNBC report Google has become the latest tech giant to donate to President-elect Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration fund, following OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Meta, Amazon and Apple CEO Tim Cook. The company announced Monday that it will donate $1 million to support inaugural events, including opening ceremonies, galas and traditional parades.
“Google is pleased to support Inauguration 2025 with a live stream on YouTube and a direct link to the homepage,” said Karan Bhatia, Google's global head of government affairs and public policy. said. We also donate to the founding committee. ” The tech giant's decision to support the inauguration comes as the company has made similar donations in the past and, like previous inaugurations, will provide a YouTube livestream and homepage link. It's not unprecedented.
Unlike direct contributions to a candidate's campaign, there are no limits on the amount that individuals, businesses, or labor groups can contribute to the founding committee. This allows companies like Google to show support for the incoming administration, potentially gaining support from the new president.
But President Trump's relationship with big tech companies has been fraught for years, and he hasn't shied away from criticizing the sector even after the election. In particular, he indicated that he does not intend to eliminate antitrust enforcement, which is a sensitive issue for Google. The company is facing legal challenges, with a U.S. federal judge ruling in August that it had an illegal monopoly on search and text advertising. A second antitrust lawsuit involving Google's advertising business was concluded in November, but a decision has not yet been announced.
On December 4th Post on true socialPresident Trump said, “Big Tech has been running wild for years, stifling competition in our nation's most innovative sectors, and, as we all know, using its market power to protect the rights of Little Tech.'' “They have cracked down on the rights of so many Americans!” ”
Despite their rocky relationship, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Alphabet's former president Sergey Brin met with President Trump after the election, and Pichai posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Trump was the next president. He publicly congratulated the president on his “decisive victory.”
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Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News, covering free speech and online censorship issues.
