Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg to attend Trump inauguration

[Karah Rucker]

THE THREE WEALTHIEST MEN IN THE WORLD – ELON MUSK, JEFF BEZOS AND MARK ZUCKERBERG – WILL BE AT PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD’S TRUMP INAUGURATION … FRONT AND CENTER.

AN OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN PLANNING THE EVENT TELLS N-B-C NEWS THE TRIO OF BILLIONAIRES WILL HAVE A PROMINENT SPOT AT THE CEREMONY … SEATED TOGETHER ON THE PLATFORM WITH OTHER NOTABLE GUESTS INCLUDING TRUMP’S CABINET NOMINEES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. 

MUSK – THE CEO OF SPACE X AND TESLA – SPENT MORE THAN A QUARTER-BILLION DOLLARS TO HELP GET TRUMP ELECTED AND WAS PICKED BY TRUMP TO CO-LEAD HIS NEW “DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY” ADVISORY BOARD.

ZUCKERBERG – META’S CEO – RECENTLY CHANGED THE PLATFORM’S MODERATION POLICIES IN A WAY THAT MORE ALIGNS WITH THE INCOMING REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION … ALSO DONATING ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO TRUMP’S INAUGURATION FUND.

BEZOS – AMAZON’S FOUNDER – WHO ALSO GAVE ONE MILLION TO THE INAUGURATION FUND … DECIDED IN THE FALL, THE WASHINGTON POST, WHICH HE OWNS, WOULD NOT ENDORSE A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OVERRULING STAFF WHO WANTED TO ENDORSE VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS.

NOW – AXIOS REPORTS BEZOS AND OTHER BILLIONAIRE MEDIA OWNERS ARE FACING BACKLASH FROM EMPLOYEES WHO ACCUSE THEM OF SUPPORTING THE MAGA MOVEMENT AND CLAIM THE OWNERS, WHO PROVIDE CRUCIAL FINANCIAL BACKING FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS, ARE GETTING IN THE WAY OF THEIR WORK. 

LONGTIME OPINION COLUMNIST FOR THE POST … JENNIFER RUBIN ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK SHE IS LEAVING THE PAPER TO LAUNCH A NEW PUBLICATION CALLED “THE CONTRARIAN,” WRITING IN HER RESIGNATION MEMO…

“JEFF BEZOS AND HIS CRONIES ACCOMMODATE AND ENABLE THE MOST ACUTE THREAT TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY —DONALD TRUMP—AT A TIME WHEN A VIBRANT FREE PRESS IS MORE ESSENTIAL THAN EVER TO OUR DEMOCRACY’S SURVIVAL AND CAPACITY TO THRIVE.”

BEZOS AND TRUMP HAVE HAD A CONTENTIOUS RELATIONSHIP OVER THE YEARS, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE OF BEZOS’ OWNERSHIP OF THE POST AND ITS REPORTING ON TRUMP – WHICH HE CLAIMS IS BIASED AGAINST HIM.

TRUMP HAS ALSO TARGETED AMAZON … ARGUING THE COMPANY WAS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TAX LOOPHOLES AND UNDERMINING LOCAL BUSINESS.

AND WHILE BEZOS HAS CRITICIZED TRUMP IN THE PAST … HE NOW SAYS HE’S OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HIS SECOND TERM. 

BEZOS – AS WELL AS MUSK – RECENTLY MET WITH TRUMP AT MAR-A-LAGO FOR DINNER.

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