Trump Doubles Inaugural Fundraising Record: Historic $250 Million

US President-elect Donald Trump has set an unprecedented inaugural fundraising record, raising $250 million. This amount is more than double the $107 million raised during his first inauguration in 2017.

A significant portion of the funds came from large corporations. Key donors included tech giants Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber, each of which contributed $1 million. Notably, this is the first time Meta has contributed to funding a presidential inauguration.

The cryptocurrency sector has also made a significant contribution to the event. Ripple provided a record $5 million, Robinhood donated $2 million, and Coinbase donated $1 million. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderotti even met with Trump the day before, which became a notable event in the cryptocurrency community.

In addition to representatives of the latest technologies, the event was supported by traditional donors such as Bank of America and Boeing. Their participation confirmed the interest of large corporations in the political stability and development of the new president’s economic initiatives.

The inauguration ceremony also attracted significant attention from leaders of the technology industry. Among the guests were such famous figures as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Shaw Chu and Jeff Bezos. Their presence became an important symbol of the growing influence of the technology sector in the US political arena.

Overall, the record fundraising for the inauguration of Donald Trump emphasizes not only his popularity among business, but also the importance of new technologies and cryptocurrencies for modern politics. This achievement became a unique event that is likely to influence the future holding of such events in the United States.