Top U.S. business leaders including Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg responded to Donald Trump’s second presidential election victory, with some saying he won decisively and fairly.
And Bezos, the founder of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post since 2013, had a similar message for the president-elect, writing that Trump is “our 45th and now 47th President,” who embarked on “an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory.”
In October, Bezos wrote an opinion article for the Washington Post that explained why his paper did not back a political candidate for the 2024 election. He defended the decision by saying that the news outlet’s endorsement would “do nothing to tip the scales of an election” and comes off as overly partisan for people who already distrust the media.
“We are in a golden age of American innovation and are committed to working with his administration to help bring the benefits to everyone,” Pichai wrote.
Altman said in a follow-up post that “it is critically important that the US maintains its lead in developing AI with democratic values.”
“Congratulations President Trump, we’re looking forward to engaging with you and your administration to drive innovation forward that creates new growth and opportunity for the United States and the world.”
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has yet to issue a statement on Trump’s win.
Neither Cook, Bezos, Pichai, Altman, Nadella, nor Zuckerberg made endorsements for president during the 2024 campaign.
Dallas Mavericks owner and Vice President Kamala Harris surrogate Mark Cuban quickly congratulated Trump before the election was called in his favor.
As for Musk, who attended multiple rallies with Trump after endorsing him in July, also celebrated Trump’s win before it was called. He attended a presidential celebration party at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
