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Book: Trump Privately Mocked 'Groveling' Tech Titans
Newser • • business
Key Points:
- A new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reveals that after Trump's 2024 election win, tech leaders Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos sent him flattering messages, which Trump later boasted about to associates, calling their outreach "kissing my a--."
- The book details Zuckerberg sharing a letter from his child with Trump and playing a recording by the "J6 Prison Choir" during Zuckerberg's Mar-a-Lago visit, while Bezos echoed Trump's criticisms of his own Washington Post.
- Trump remarked to Elon Musk on how Bezos and Zuckerberg had shifted from opposing him in 2016 to now "groveling," with Musk agreeing their behavior was "first-class groveling."
- Despite initial tensions, Bezos sought Trump's support for Blue Origin against SpaceX dominance, but Trump ultimately reconciled with Musk and expanded SpaceX's launch access.
- Previously, Zuckerberg banned Trump from Facebook and Instagram after the Capitol riot, and Bezos had criticized Trump in 2016 for undermining democracy; the White House declined direct comment but emphasized Trump's commitment to working with business leaders.
