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Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inauguration

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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 ...

The Hill - 5h

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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Amazon is the latest Big Tech company to donate $1mn to Trump fund

Contribution to inauguration effort comes as founder Jeff Bezos and others attempt to build ties with the president-elect

Financial Times - 6h

Jeff Bezos' Amazon Plans to Donate $1 Million to Trump's Inauguration

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Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund after Zuckerberg's Mar-a-Lago meeting

The news of the Meta donation comes after Mark Zuckerberg met with president-election Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

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Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to inauguration

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

The president-elect had blasted the tech tycoon during the presidential campaign, but ties have been improving.

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

Donation comes after CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and appears to be an effort to improve relations. Meta has donated $1m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, the company ...

The Guardian - 16h

Meta donated $1M to Trump inaugural fund after Zuckerberg met with president-elect

Meta donated $1 million to President-elect Trump's inaugural fund, the company confirmed to The Hill Thursday. The reported donation comes just weeks after CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Trump at his ...

The Hill - 17h

Trump has invited Xi Jinping to attend inauguration

President-elect Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month in Washington, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday. Karoline Leavitt, who will serve as White ...

The Hill - 18h

Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to his inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration in January, though it's unclear if he plans to attend.

NBC News - 19h

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

Financial Times - 1d

Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s 2025 Inauguration as Mark Zuckerberg Courts Favor for Second Term

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

The move follows a visit that Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, made last month to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.

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Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to inauguration

Sources have confirmed to CBS News that President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration in January. The invitation comes despite Trump's repeated plan to ...

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Elon Musk’s rumoured $100m donation may just fuel a fresh look at UK political funding

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Musk donated more than $250mn to Trump campaign, electoral filings show

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Financial Times - 6d

Trump’s top inauguration donors to be rewarded with dinners and access

Those who donate $1m or raise $2m will get invites to dinners with Donald and Melania Trump as well as JD Vance. Top donors to Donald Trump’s inauguration committee will be rewarded with dinners ...

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Trump team outlines inauguration benefits for donors

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The Hill - Dec. 3

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California special session to 'safeguard' state from Trump kicks off with proposed $25 million legal fund

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Meta donates $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

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