Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday criticized the appearance of tech industry titans at President Trump's inauguration.
“Yes, instead of a seat normally reserved for a Democratic or Republican governor, we're going to give Zack, Bezos, Tim Cook, Elon, Tic Tac guy, Google guy, maybe 20 percent of the world's wealth and your fortune. There were six people sitting in 100 percent control of 'Nude', Stewart. said about Inauguration ceremony on “The Daily Show.''
“Shouldn't this meeting be held in a volcanic hideout near Zurich, or is it just an open source Illuminati now?” he later added. “What's interesting about the plot?”
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, TikTok Technology leaders, including CEO of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, were in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday for President Trump's inauguration. Attended.
During President Trump's first term, it would have been unusual for such a group to be so close to the president. Nine years ago, many in this group expressed concern about Trump's political rise.
“Honestly, there isn't a useful communication app out there that isn't managed by at least one of these individuals,” Stewart said Monday. “And while they may not be worried that they're all raising $1 million to sit there and kiss a president who openly threatens people who don't kiss, believe me Please, s—” It’s going to be crazy. ”
In his farewell speech, former President Biden expressed concern about an “oligarchy” of “extreme wealth, power and influence” uniting in the United States. He did not reveal his name. However, he did note the end of Meta's fact-checking program.
The Hill has reached out to Tesla, Google, Apple, TikTok, Amazon, Meta and the White House for comment.
