Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the tech industry celebrate Trump’s victory

“Congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump on a hard-won victory. We look forward to working with you and your administration on issues important to our clients, employees, communities and country,” Jassy noted in a message on his X account.

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoftalso congratulated Trump, although he did not applaud him and emphasized that the collaboration he expects is to strengthen innovation in the United States but also in the world.

“Congratulations President Trump, we look forward to working with you and your administration to drive innovation that generates new growth and opportunities for the United States and the world,” Nadella indicated in his X account.

According to The Citizen Lab, Amazon, Meta and Google have steadily increased their lobbying spending. In 2020, Amazon allocated $18.7 billion and Meta $19.7 billion, recording increases of 12% and 18% respectively, due to its participation in bills such as the Honest Ads Act and the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, designed to regulate transparency and market practices in the digital sector.

One of the tech leaders with whom Donald Trump had the least affinity in his campaign was Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, who finally posted a message on the social network Threads, where he talks about this opportunity to collaborate between government and industry.

The relationship that these greats have companies with the US government has been closer in recent years and they have sought to maintain good relations with the Senate and Congress of this country.

In fact, in 2021, Google, Amazon and Meta supported organizations such as the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CSIS), highlighting the narrative that regulation could impact US competitiveness and security.

This growth is part of a general shift in corporate lobbying: These companies are seeking to get ahead of reforms and strategically position themselves in key regulatory debates in Washington.

With information from AFP and Expansión.