{"id":2379542,"date":"2024-12-12T21:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T02:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bezoss-amazon-to-give-1-million-to-trumps-inauguration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T21:50:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T02:50:16","slug":"bezoss-amazon-to-give-1-million-to-trumps-inauguration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bezoss-amazon-to-give-1-million-to-trumps-inauguration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bezos&#8217;s Amazon to give $1 million to Trump&#8217;s inauguration &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbezoss-amazon-to-give-1-million-to-trumps-inauguration-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379542&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ray-epps-charged-with-misdemeanor-over-j6-capitol-protest\/\" title=\"Ray Epps faces misdemeanor charges for his involvement in the J6 Capitol protest.\">provided text appears<\/a> to be an HTML snippet containing a button to read more content and\u200c includes various elements \u2062related to a website&#8217;s \u200blayout. the partial content\u200d suggests a news article about Amazon, led by Jeff Bezos, making a \u200bdonation of $1 million to Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration, indicating a significant gesture from a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prominent tech figure<\/a> towards a political event.The \u200barticle\u2064 likely examines the implications of such\u2062 corporate\u200c donations in the political\u2064 sphere, though details are not fully provided\u2062 in the snippet.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bezos&rsquo;s Amazon to give $1 million to Trump&rsquo;s inauguration in latest tech magnate gift<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1910599\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Jeff Bezos&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Amazon<\/a> is giving President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> inauguration fund $1 million, according to multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/jeff-bezos-amazon-plans-to-donate-1-million-to-trumps-inauguration-dc3705ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Amazon is following in the footsteps of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-massive-tech-company-announces-it-is-leaving-california\/\" title=\"Another Massive Tech Company Announces It Is Leaving California\">tech companies<\/a> such as Meta, which also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3258525\/trump-vows-crush-big-tech-warms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recently donated<\/a> the same amount to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The company will also reportedly stream the inauguration on its Prime Video platform, a service donation valued at $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos has struck a friendlier tone with Trump this election cycle than in the past. He praised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> after the July assassination attempt against him, saying, &ldquo;Our former President showed tremendous grace and courage under literal fire tonight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bezos&rsquo;s reaction was similar to Meta&rsquo;s Mark Zuckerberg, who also owns a company that donated $1 million to his inauguration fund. Zuckerberg said Trump&rsquo;s reaction to being shot was &ldquo;badass.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bezos drew criticism before the election for his alleged order to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, which he owns, not to endorse a presidential candidate after the outlet reportedly already drafted their endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. Bezos said the decision to do so was &ldquo;a principled decision&rdquo; that avoided creating an illusion of bias at the paper.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos owned the paper during the 2016 and 2020 elections and did not step in to halt their endorsements of Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Since Trump&rsquo;s been elected, Bezos has maintained his positive tone toward him. &ldquo;What I&rsquo;ve seen so far is that he is calmer than he was the first time and more confident, more settled,&rdquo; he said at a <em>New York Times<\/em> event.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon donated just $58,000 to Trump&rsquo;s inauguration in 2017 and later streamed Biden&rsquo;s inauguration after he reportedly declined to accept donations from tech companies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump and Bezos have had a contentious relationship in the past, often further complicated by his paper&rsquo;s left lean. The newspaper has irritated Trump, who once said they should register as a lobbyist on behalf of Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>There is a massive financial incentive for Bezos to have a good relationship with Trump. 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