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Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inauguration

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently met with Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago

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Amazon to donate $1 million to Trump inauguration, matching Meta

E-commerce giant Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund, matching the amount Meta already donated to the incoming president’s inauguration. Amazon will ...

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Amazon Plans $1 Million Donation to Trump’s Inaugural Fund

The move follows Meta’s donation of the same amount to the fund earlier this week.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund

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Meta donates $1m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund

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Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to his inauguration

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Meta donates $1mn to Trump’s inauguration fund

First-time contribution shows social media platform and its chief are trying to mend relations with president-elect

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Meta donates $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

The move comes two weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Florida and dined with President-elect Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund

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