From Bezos to Zuckerberg, the very calculated allegiance of big tech bosses towards Donald Trump

NARRATIVE – The leaders of Gafam show the president-elect a white paw. An illustration of hope in the wave of deregulation promised by Donald Trump, as much as the fear of reprisals from the president or his unofficial vice-president, Elon Musk.

Will Donald Trump be the next ambassador for Meta Ray-Ban connected glasses? Mark Zuckerberg did not hesitate to play the VRP at Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of the president-elect, where he was a guest on November 27. Before sitting down to eat, Meta's boss demonstrated the merits of his glasses to the winner of the presidential election before offering them to him with great fanfare. Quite an unusual reunion given the history between the two men. Mark Zuckerberg often served as Trump's face during the campaign. The Republican candidate, who did not forgive him for having been banned from Facebook after the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, had even described him in the spring as an “enemy of the people” and given the mocking nickname “Sugar jewelry”, either in French «Zuckercon».

Mark Zuckerberg a “made clear that he wanted to support America's national renewal under the leadership of President Trump”indicated Stephen Miller, future deputy director of the presidential office after the dinner at Mar-a-Lago. What he was quick to do: on December 11, Meta announced a donation of one million dollars to the fund dedicated to the inauguration of the future head of state.

The same amount will be paid by Amazon, says the Wall Street Journal. The group will even broadcast live the inauguration ceremony of the 47th President of the United States on its Prime Video service. Its founder Jeff Bezos also suffered the wrath of Trump during his first term on subjects as varied as Amazon's taxes or articles incriminating the Washington Postwhich belongs to him. The two men spoke on the phone twice during the summer. They will see each other again at Mar-a-Lago the week of December 16. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, is expected there on Thursday the 19th.