The American tech company Google announced that it has donated one million dollars to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund.
“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration by livestreaming it on YouTube and providing direct links on our homepage. We are also donating to the inauguration committee,” said Google’s head of government affairs and public policy, Karan Bhatia, to CNBC.
Google joins tech firms OpenAI and Meta, which announced late last year that they would each donate one million dollars to the inauguration fund. Apple and Amazon have reportedly already made their contributions.
In the United States, the winner of the presidential election appoints an inauguration committee responsible for organizing and funding events such as the opening ceremony and parades.
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Unlike direct contributions to a candidate’s campaign, there are no limits on how much an individual or corporation can donate to the inauguration committee.
Trump has had strained relations with major tech companies for years and has not shied away from criticizing the sector after the election.
Late last year, he hinted that he would not rule out enforcing antitrust regulations, a particularly sensitive issue for Google.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and former Alphabet president Sergey Brin met with Trump after the election in November, and Pichai publicly congratulated the president-elect on his “decisive victory” in a post on social media platform X.
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Source: Novosti, Photo: Pixabay