Google donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund

Google donated a million dollars to the president-elect Donald Trump’yes inauguration fundbecoming the latest big tech company try to earn some goodwill with the incoming administration.

“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration, with a live stream on YouTube and a direct link on our home page. We are also making a donation to the inaugural committee,” Karan Bhatia, global head of government affairs and Google public policies, on CNBC. a statement.

The company made its donation on Monday. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Goal Both announced donations of $1 million to the inaugural fund late last year, and Amazon and Apple CEO Tim Cook has also reportedly contributed.

After a candidate wins the presidential election in the United States, an inaugural committee is appointed to organize and finance inaugural events such as the opening ceremonies, galas, and parade. Unlike a direct contribution to a candidate’s campaign, there are no limits on how much an individual (or a corporation, or a labor group) can donate to an inaugural committee.

Google has donated to inaugurations in the past, and the YouTube live stream and link to the inauguration on Google’s home page are in line with previous inaugurations, a spokesperson said.

–CNBC’s Kevin Breuninger contributed to this report.