The donations from the billionaires follow plans by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to also donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund as America’s most powerful tech leaders cosy up to the incoming administration. Inaugural funds are used for activities related to the president’s inauguration ceremony in January.
Amazon’s donation is being prepared as Bezos, the company’s executive chairman, heads over to Mar-a-Lago to visit with Trump next week, the Journal reports. Bezos and Trump had a fraught relationship in the past. During his first term, Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon’s business practices and attacked The Washington Post, which Bezos owns, for being critical of his administration.