President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance are set to take the oath of office on the West Front of the Capitol, where security is expected to be unprecedentedly tight.
President-elect Trump’s inaugural fundraiser Recent weeks have seen a flood of contributions from big-name companies.
He has come in the lead up to the January 20 ceremony to swear in Trump as the 47th President of the United States and a series of events to mark the occasion.
Industries the donating companies belong to range from From aerospace and technology to automotive and finance, among others.
Boeing told Fox Business it was “pleased to continue Boeing’s bipartisan tradition of supporting U.S. presidential inaugural committees.”
“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage,” Karan Bhatia, global head of government affairs and public policy, said in a statement to Fox Business. “We are also donating to the inaugural committee.”
“The inauguration of a new president in the United States is a long-standing tradition,” Toyota said. “Like many other companies, Toyota Motor North America is pleased to support the inaugural event, which reflects our deep and growing U.S. presence.”
“As part of our decades-long commitment to bipartisan advocacy, Intuit will donate $1 million to the President-elect’s Inaugural Committee,” Intuit said in a statement to Fox Business. “Intuit is committed to ensuring that our customers’ voices are heard on important issues, and our expanded participation in the democratic process reflects our growth as a company and the diversity of policy issues that we serve. Affecting 100 million diverse consumers and businesses.”
Here are some of the companies donating inaugural funds and how much they are contributing.
Boeing – $1 million
A logo is seen on the Boeing stand on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, southwest of London, on July 22, 2024. (Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Google – $1 million
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 2024/07/29: Google logo in skyscraper in the downtown district. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Hyundai – $1 million
The Hyundai Motor Co. badge is displayed on the front grille of the Venue compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the company’s MotorStudio showroom in Goyang, South Korea, Friday, July 19, 2019. Hyundai is about to release second quarter earnings. (Seongjoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
FCA US – $1 million
Microsoft – $1 million
A logo is illuminated outside the Microsoft booth at ISE 2024 in Barcelona, Spain on January 30, 2024. This year the 20th edition of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is being held, the sixth in Barcelona. The entire surface of the hall is occupied (Photo by Cesc Maymo/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Amazon – $1 million
This photo illustration shows a shopping cart in front of the Amazon logo. The company focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, streaming, and artificial intelligence. (Photo illustration by Jake Silva/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Uber – $1 million
Uber headquarters in San Francisco, California, US on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Uber Technologies Inc. Earnings figures are scheduled to be released on August 6. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
In addition to the ride-hailing company’s contribution, Trump’s inaugural fund also received $1 million from Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
Ford – $1 million
Ford signage at a dealership in Richmond, California, US, on Friday, June 21, 2024. CDK Global, a software provider to approximately 15,000 car dealers, was hit this week by debilitating cyber attacks that have had a severe impact on the auto sales industry. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
According to a company spokesperson, vehicles are also being provided by Ford for the inauguration.
Toyota Motor North America – $1 million
Robinhood – $2 million
In this photo illustration, a woman holds a smartphone with the Robinhood Markets logo displayed on its screen. (Rafael Heinrich/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images/Getty Images)
General Motors – $1 million
Like Ford, General Motors is also supporting the inauguration with vehicles.
Intuit – $1 million
According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta Platform – $1 million
Signage outside Metra headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Meta Platform Inc. released earnings data on February 1. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Delta Air Lines – $1 million
Bank of America confirmed to Fox Business that it is making a contribution to Trump’s inauguration, without specifying the amount.
His inaugural fund is also receiving a donation from Goldman Sachs, according to a source familiar with the matter. The donation, the size of which was unclear, was first reported by Reuters.
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Corporate inaugural fund contributions are not unusual, with companies such as Bank of America, Google, Microsoft having done so for former presidential inaugural committees. In another example, Boeing made gifts of $1 million to presidential inaugural committees in 2013, 2017 and 2021, according to the company.
The companies aren’t alone in sending money to the committee for Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.
Fox News Digital reported mid december Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPIT creator OpenAI, planned to deliver the event. The donation was reportedly worth $1 million.
Another tech CEO – Apple’s Tim Cook – made such a big contribution, according to Axios. Fox Business has contacted Apple for comment.
In total, more than $170 million has flowed into Trump’s inaugural fund, The New York Times reported last week,
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The swearing-in of the president-elect is expected to take place at noon local time on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to watch in person.
The parade and inauguration will be followed by several other events that day, including three balls. Before this, events are also being organized on Saturday and Sunday.
