Trump has a jam-packed schedule…
President-elect Trump will meet next week with Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos next week, Trump said during a visit to the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.
Trump rang the opening bell at the stock exchange then walked the floor to greet traders. He spoke briefly during the visit with CNBC’s Jim Cramer about his plans to meet with Bezos.
“Jeff Bezos is coming up next week,” Trump said, suggesting the billionaire would visit him at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
The meeting comes as Bezos, like other leaders in tech, has signaled he is hoping to make inroads with the president-elect.
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 be donating $1 million to Trump’s inauguration and also making a $1 million in-kind contribution, as the company will stream the formal admission through Prime Video, multiple outlets reported on Thursday.
The Washington Post did not endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, a decision made by Bezos even though the paper’s editorial board had drafted an endorsement of Vice President Harris. Bezos also publicly congratulated Trump on his election win in November — something he did not do when President Biden won in 2020.
“Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory,” Bezos wrote. “No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing [Trump] all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.”
