Amazon donates $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

87% : No doubt, the upcoming inauguration of Trump will receive a record number of viewers, and it makes good business sense for Bezos to bury the hatchet with Trump through the donation and exclusive media coverage.
59% : Trump reportedly sought advice from Bezos about Amazon's success and how he could replicate it in his own businesses.
53% : The Washington Post, owned by Bezos, became one of the major media outlets critical of Trump during his first presidential campaign and throughout his first term in the office.
46% : His media outlet, The Washington Post, provided extensive coverage of Trump, which often clashed with the former president's narrative.
39% : The legacy publication ran numerous stories and investigations that seemed unfavorable to Trump, covering topics such as his business dealings, alleged ties to Russia, and his administration's controversies.
39% : READ: What a second term for Donald Trump means for H-1B visa seekers (December 10, 2024)Trump and Bezos's business interactionsThere were occasional reports of behind-the-scenes interactions between Trump and Bezos, particularly related to business matters.
30% : Trump claimed that Amazon was not paying its fair share of taxes, benefiting from the postal service's subsidies, and undermining traditional brick-and-mortar retail businesses.
23% : Trump even said that Amazon was hurting small businesses and costing jobs due to its dominance in the retail sector.
20% : Bezos was not a supporter of Trump and did not contribute to Trump's previous campaigns.
17% : Trump has expressed his displeasure with the coverage of his campaign and subsequent election by The Washington Post in 2016.
7% : READ: Amazon unveils plans for AI supercomputer with Apple, Anthropic as first users (December 4, 2024)Trump used X, formerly Twitter, to call the newspaper "fake news" and claimed it was a vehicle for Bezos' political agenda, particularly since Bezos owned the paper, which Trump implied had an influence on coverage that was negative toward him.
4% : This critical coverage led to tensions between Bezos and Trump, with Trump frequently attacking The Washington Post and accusing it of being biased against him.

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