OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024 (left), and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland Speech, UK, November 2, 2021.
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Leaders of major technology companies on Wednesday congratulated President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Vance on their victory in the U.S. presidential election.
The messages were similar, and the CEOs said they wished Trump success as he returns to the Oval Office and looked forward to working with his administration.
Amazon Founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos posted on X to celebrate Trump’s victory, calling it an “extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory.”
Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post and founded the space company Blue Origin, has had a rocky relationship with Trump and was a frequent target during the former president’s first term. Trump has repeatedly pointed the finger at Bezos’ ownership of the Washington Post and Amazon. tax records and its Relationship with postal services. Bezos also launched an attack on Trump, Comments on social media posts in 2015“#sendDonaldtospace.” Bezos has taken a more conciliatory tone recently, praising Trump in July for his “courage under real fire.” attempted assassination Trump’s speech at a rally in Pennsylvania that month. Bezos posted twice on X this year, both times mentioning Trump.
Andy Jassy takes over the helm after Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO 2021also congratulated Trump.
“Congratulations to President-elect @realDonaldTrump on his hard-won victory,” Jassy wrote in X’s post. “We look forward to working with you and your administration on issues of importance to our customers, employees, communities and the country.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that he wished Trump “great success in his work.” “It is critical that the United States remains a leader in developing artificial intelligence that embodies democratic values,” he wrote in a follow-up post.
Yuan CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Trump won a “decisive victory” when he was elected and said he looked forward to cooperating with the Trump administration. “As a country, we face a tremendous opportunity,” Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Threads, a competitor to Meta’s Musk X app. The two men also had a rocky relationship at times. In 2021, shortly after the January 6 insurrection, Facebook banned Trump for two years.
Musk, who also runs electric car maker Tesla, space exploration company SpaceX and brain technology startup Neuralink, also unsurprisingly cheered Trump’s victory.
Musk has been a key ally of Trump in the White House, and the former president promised to appoint Musk as chairman of the Council on Government Effectiveness before the election. Musk also contributed Provided nearly $75 million to America PAC, a pro-Trump super PAC established by Trump earlier this year. Tesla shares rose more than 13% Wednesday afternoon Investors are optimistic A Trump win would benefit automakers.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent company letterHe also congratulated Trump on his victory and said he was committed to working with the president-elect’s administration.
Microsoft “Congratulations to President Trump, and we look forward to working with you and your administration to drive innovation forward and create new growth and opportunity for America and the world,” said CEO Sundar Pichai.
Cisco Founder and CEO Chuck Robbins wrote in X’s post The company looks forward to working with Trump and Congress on policies for “connectivity, innovation, cybersecurity, and more.”
Box CEO Aaron Levy also sent his best wishes to Trump. He wrote in a post on Keep accelerating.
Michael Dell, CEO and Chairman Dell Technologiesadded his own congratulations to the post on X.
