Tech Billionaires Rush to Bankroll Trump's Inaugural Party

Sunday, December 15, 2024

The reasons for their generosity are not very complicated. Trump, who has proven to be quite vindictive over the years, rewards people who reward him.

Posted by Corky at 03:32 PM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink

OpenAI said on Friday that its chief executive, Sam Altman, was planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) December 13, 2024 at 10:46 PM

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Bottom line here, imo ...

Pres-elect Trump has shown that he, and the policies of his upcoming administration, can be purchased.

Purchased for what the current tech billionaires would call round-off errors.

So, is it really any surprise that those tech billionaires are flocking to buy favor from Pres-elect Trump?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-14 09:41 PM

Billionaires are the target.

It only takes one.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-12-14 10:42 PM

Trump is having a White House Fire Sale of Influence Peddling for Dollars (Trillions).

The Swamp has been re-stocked with new Oligarchs.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-15 02:09 PM

They will all kneel before Hime.

He will use The State to bestow Favor.

Or to Break them if he can....

So Yeah, They Kiss His ------- Ass!!

It's just Good to be Friends with the Sovereign.

#4 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-12-15 05:23 PM

Well, it is good to know who can be depended upon going forward. And who will let Trump be the fascist he really, really wants to be.

#5 | Posted by Hughmass at 2024-12-16 06:28 AM

This will be the first inauguration ball where more than four attendees will be wearing T-shirts from the 2005 tour of some metal band. They will not be able to get dates and will drive up either in a Lambo or a 1998 Corolla...

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2024-12-16 09:27 AM

they're not stupid, they play both sides of the fence

#7 | Posted by Maverick at 2024-12-16 11:06 AM

They play both sides of the fence because they have paid good money to lawmakers to make laws that allow them to have just about whatever they want.

And DJT's new full control of gov by billionaires policies make things worse, not better.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-16 11:19 AM

Suck Satan's ****

#9 | Posted by hamburglar at 2024-12-16 06:42 PM

they're not stupid, they play both sides of the fence

#7 | Posted by Maverick

Anyone supporting climate change deniers is objectively stupid because they're supporting the destruction of their own home

#10 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-12-16 07:43 PM

...they're supporting the destruction of their own home

Bezos is the smart one. He has a $75 Million, 246 foot yacht with a helipad, many smaller boats, cars and other toys. Sea rise? No problem.

And that's just the support ship for his real yacht.

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-12-16 08:11 PM

Too big to fail leads to too rich to have to care.

Goes for Romney too.

#12 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2024-12-17 09:09 AM

They play both sides of the fence because they have paid good money to lawmakers to make laws that allow them to have just about whatever they want.

And DJT's new full control of gov by billionaires policies make things worse, not better.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-16 11:19 AM | Reply | Flag:
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LOL, when they all donated to Obama and Biden you said it was because they saw true leadership. You might just want to crawl back under that rock Corky, the next four yours are going to show how wrong you have been for the last 8 years.

#13 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-12-17 12:02 PM

Tech Billionaires Rush to Bankroll Trump's Inaugural Party

--- ki$$ing $ea$on i$ upon u$!

#14 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2024-12-17 01:53 PM

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