“PAID ACCESS”
While Musk’s SpaceX is already a major government contractor, Amazon’s AWS cloud computing division and Google also count the US government among their biggest clients.
Google, Meta, Apple and Amazon are also fighting landmark antitrust lawsuits from the US government.
“These are very wealthy people who have basically paid for access, which is something that they would do for any upcoming administration even if we all recognize Trump is very transactional,” said Andrew Selepak, a media professor at the University of Florida.
“They’re making sure it’s very clear that their faces, names, and especially their money, is here,” he added.
