Uber and its CEO donate $1m each to Trump’s inaugural fund
Uber and its CEO donate $1m each to Trump’s inaugural fund
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Donation adds to list of tech companies and executives seeking to foster favorable relationship with president-elect. Uber and its CEO have donated $1m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, joining a growing list of tech companies and executives seeking to foster a favorable relationship with the incoming administration.
A spokesperson for Uber Technologies confirmed to the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that both Uber and its CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, each donated $1m to Trump’s fund. Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian. Uber previously donated $1m to President Biden’s inauguration in 2021 but Khosrowshahi did not donate to that event, according to the Wall Street Journal. The $1m donation to Trump’s fund, the newspaper states, is Khosrowshahi’s largest donation to a political candidate or inauguration fund.
The donations from Uber and Khosrowshahi add to a growing list of tech companies and executives who have donated or have said they intend to donate $1m to the president-elect’s inaugural fund. Last week, Meta confirmed that it had donated $1m to the fund. OpenAI also confirmed that its CEO, Sam Altman, was planning to make a $1m personal donation to the fund. Amazon is also preparing a donation of $1m to Trump’s fund.
