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Billionaires cozy up to Trump with seven-figure inaugural donations after past feuds with incoming president

President-elect Trump is receiving a slew of inaugural donations from companies that he previously feuded with before his 2024 election victory.

CompaniesthatpreviouslyfeudedwithPresident-electTrumparenowmakingseven-figuredonationstohis2025inauguration. TrumphasbuttedheadswithseveralFortune500companyexecutivesovertheyears,butfollowinghispresidentialelectionvictoryinNovember,someofthosesamebig-businessleadersaredroppingmajorcashontheincomingpresident’sexclusiveinauguralfestivities.  “Inthefirstterm,everyonewasfightingme.Thistime,everyonewantstobemyfriend,”TrumprecentlysaidatMar-a-Lago,accordingtoTheWashingtonPost. Meta,theworld’slargestsocialmedianetworkheadedbyMarkZuckerberg,suspendedTrump’sFacebookandInstagramaccountsin2021aftertheeventsofJan.6—whichTrumpcalledan“insult”tohisvoters.Inhisnewbook,titled“SaveAmerica,”TrumpaccusedZuckerbergof“plotting”againsthimin2020.  DOJSEEKSTOBLOCKJAN.6DEFENDANTSFROMATTENDINGTRUMPINAUGURATION