Tech Giants Join Boeing in Funding Trump’s Inauguration

Boeing, a major US airline, is contributing $1 million (£812,600) to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund.

Microsoft and Google have recently acknowledged making comparable contributions, adding their names to the expanding list of significant American corporations that support the initiative.

The tech behemoths Uber, Amazon, and Meta are also on the list, along with oil company Chevron.

Trump’s inauguration is to be held on January 20, which will usher in his second term as president.

“We are pleased to continue Boeing’s bipartisan tradition of supporting US Presidential Inaugural Committees,” Boeing said.

The business went on to say that it had contributed similarly to each of the previous three presidential inauguration funds.

In addition to dealing with the losses from a strike last year, Boeing is trying to recover from a safety and quality control problem.

Additionally, the business is constructing Air Force One, the next presidential aircraft.

It is anticipated that the two aircraft will begin operations as early as next year.

Trump pushed the aircraft manufacturer to renegotiate its contract during his first term in office, claiming the original agreement was too costly.

After Meta and Amazon made similar statements, Google was the most recent major tech company to donate to the fund. Additionally, it stated that the event would be streamed globally.

“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration, with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage,” said Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs and public policy.

Additionally, the first committee has received $1 million from each of the automakers Ford, General Motors, and Toyota.

Chevron, an energy company, acknowledged that it had donated to the fund, but it would not disclose the amount.

“Chevron has a long tradition of celebrating democracy by supporting the inaugural committees of both parties. We are proud to be doing so again this year,” said Bill Turene, Chevron’s manager of global media relations.

BBC