With Trump spending most of his time since the election at Mar-a-Lago, it has been up to others to make their pilgrimages to its gilded halls.
The list of those who have done so reads like a who’s who of the global tech industry.
– Tech titans –
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg came in November as he sought to mend ties following Facebook’s banning of Trump after the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
Apple boss Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai and Sergey Brin have also visited, while Trump said Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — once a strong Trump critic — is due later this week.
Meta, Amazon and Open AI chief Sam Altman are all reportedly donating $1 million to the fund for Trump’s inauguration on January 20.
Capitulation.”
The flip side is that those perceived as being against Trump are in for a tough time.
This week, Trump sued a pollster and a newspaper over survey results published days before the US election showing him behind in Iowa — a state he ultimately won by a landslide.
“Trump has indicated that he will make full use of the power of the presidency to go after anyone who challenges him, and now he appears to have a deeper understanding of how to do that,” said Schiller.
AFP
