Leaders of major technology companies congratulated President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Vance on Wednesday on their victory in the U.S. presidential election.
The messages were similar, with CEOs saying they wish Trump success when he returns to the Oval Office and look forward to working with his administration.
Amazon Founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos celebrated Trump’s victory in a post on X, calling it a “remarkable 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 of the former president during his 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 at a rally in Pennsylvania. Bezos has posted twice on X this year, both times mentioning Trump.
Ahead of Election Day, Bezos and the Washington Post were embroiled in controversy after the paper was published Choose not to support a candidate Participating in the presidential election for the first time in decades. Bezos made the call after his editorial board drafted an endorsement of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, The Washington Post reported. Bezos defend the decision In an op-ed in the Washington Post, it was said that the recognition creates “bias.”
Andy Jassy takes over the helm after Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO 2021also congratulated Trump.
“Congratulations to President-elect @realDonaldTrump on his hard-earned 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.”
apple CEO Tim Cook posted on X congratulating Trump on his victory. “We look forward to working with you and your administration to help ensure that America continues to lead, driven by ingenuity, innovation and creativity,” Cook wrote.
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 have a tremendous opportunity,” Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Threads, a competitor to Meta’s Elon 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. trump card March Called Zuckerberg a “Zuckerschmuck” and called Meta’s Facebook the “real enemy of the people,” while saying he opposed banning the social media app TikTok.
Trump also reportedly claimed in a coffee table book published in September that Zuckerberg “plotted” against him in the 2020 presidential election and said the CEO might “Spend the rest of your life in prison.”
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, with the former president promising to name him chairman of the Council on Government Effectiveness before he was elected. 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 win and said he was committed to working with the president-elect’s administration.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said: “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. “
Intel CEO Pete Gelsinger Also congratulations Trump added that his company looked forward to “working with their administration to advance America’s leadership in technology and manufacturing in the world.”
Intel is in major restructuring effort It hopes to regain its position as the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturer. Trump’s election victory could be crucial for Intel and other chipmakers as Republicans Suggested They could repeal the Biden administration’s CHIP and SC Act, a bipartisan law aimed at spurring U.S. chip production
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 Trump his best wishes. He wrote in a post on accelerate.”
Michael Dell, CEO and Chairman Dell Technologiesadded his own congratulations to the post on X.
