-
That’s no surprise: everyone else in the tech sector is joining in, and Google/Alphabet has already announced it’s donating $1 million to the event.
-
It’s certainly a sign of the times.
The tech contingent heading to Donald Trump’s inauguration next week is growing every day: Google CEO Sundar Pichai will also be there, according to a person familiar with his plans.
Pichai joins a long list of Silicon Valley CEOs who plan to be in Washington when Trump is sworn in, including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla’s Elon Musk, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Uber’s Dara Khosrowshahi. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Apple CEO Tim Cook will also be present.
It should come as no surprise that Pichai is also participating. Last week, his company announced it would make a $1 million donation to Trump’s inaugural committee — as many other tech giants have also announced.
It’s also worth pointing out that when Trump won his first presidential election in 2016, he also got a gathering of tech CEOs to visit him.
But that trip took place to Trump Tower in New York City — before his inauguration in 2017 — and most of it took place primarily off camera.
This time it’s about making sure everyone knows you’re there – and that Donald Trump knows everyone knows.
Read the original article on Business Insider