Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, NBC reported. They will have a prominent place at the ceremony, as they will sit on the stage with other prominent guests, including Trump's nominees for government and elected officials.
The three tech giants supported Trump's campaign, led by Elon Musk, who donated more than a quarter of a billion dollars to Trump's campaign.
Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO, changed his content management this month to align with the incoming Republican administration, and his company also donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund.
Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, decided last fall that the Washington Post, which he owns, would not support any candidate in the presidential race, ignoring the opinions of the paper's employees who wanted to support Vice President Kamala Harris.
The three men are considered among the richest people in the world. Musk ranks first, Bezos second, and Zuckerberg third, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Their total value is $885 billion.
The three tycoons have big problems at stake in Trump's second term, not only because of potential changes in tax and trade policies but also because of business-specific issues.
Zuckerberg's Meta is facing a lawsuit over allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on social networks. Amazon had a feud with Trump during his first term.
* Bihadrei Haredim contributed to this article.
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