Big Tech CEOs Queue Up for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Photo Op Like It’s Black Friday

KEY POINTS

•On January 20, 2025, tech leaders Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, and Sundar Pichai attended Donald Trump’s second inauguration in the Capitol Rotunda.
•In the days leading up, these CEOs frequented Mar-a-Lago, signed checks, and sat quietly behind Trump, hoping to curry favor in his administration.
•Steve Bannon, a populist MAGA podcaster, expressed excitement one year prior about the major tech players' eagerness to align with Trump’s political agenda.

On January 20, 2025, in a scene that screamed 'awkward tech support meeting,' Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, and Sundar Pichai showed up at the Capitol Rotunda for Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Apparently, billionaires signing checks and sitting quietly behind a former president is the new Silicon Valley networking strategy. One year ago, populist MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon was clicking his heels at this tech titan stampede, as these big-shot CEOs dropped Mar-a-Lago visits and boothied up to Trump in hopes of future favors. Meanwhile, subscribers of The Verge's 'Regulator' newsletter were politely reminded—yes, shell out your corporate budget—because apparently watching Big Tech’s political makeover is the hottest show in town.

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Mockingbird News

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Nothing says 'billionaire partnership' like showing up at Trump’s inauguration to pretend you’re besties while the MAGA podcaster claps in the corner.

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Big Tech CEOs treating Trump’s inauguration like a weird industry conference: ‘Sign here, pretend we agree, smile for the cameras.’

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Watching Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Pichai kiss up at Mar-a-Lago is like the tech version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' sponsored by cringeworthy humility.

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