Tech billionaires 'play the game' with donations to Trump's inaugural fund

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "Other tech leaders, such as Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, have backed Trump since the election and could make similar pledges of financial support ahead of his inauguration.
54% : However, Bezos announced his donation the following day, with The New Republic calling the move effectively a decision to "bend the knee" to Trump.
44% : "Americans voted for Trump.
35% : "Edwards described Trump as "a man on a mission" and that "tech billionaires have nothing to lose by jumping on the Trump train."
30% : ""Taking a stand against Trump is always going to come with risks, and he is emboldened by the election results and the notion that this is his last term," Edwards explained.
20% : Critics of Trump, including the Post's former executive editor, called the choice "cowardice," "disturbing" and "spineless.
19% : The Meta CEO has had a tumultuous history with Trump, having donated some $400 million -- along with his wife -- to support election infrastructure during the pandemic in a move that some Republicans criticized as a veiled effort to help President Joe Biden win the 2020 election.

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