Trump raises record US$250 million for his inauguration, ABC reports
Pravda Ukraine
Donald Trump has raised a record-breaking US$250 million in donations for his inauguration, with contributions from leading tech companies, cryptocurrency investors, and banks.
Source: ABC News
Details: The funds were collected through the official Trump-Vance’s inaugural committee, as well as other major Trump’s fundraising entities.
The money raised in 2025 exceeded the amount of his first inaugural campaign in 2017, which raised US$107 million.
Trump’s campaign received substantial donations from tech giants, with US$1 million contributions from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber.
This is Meta’s first involvement in such fundraising activities. Other companies, such as Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, have previously contributed to presidential inaugurations.
ABC also reports that Trump’s inaugural committee received large donations from the cryptocurrency sector, including US$5 million from Ripple, US$2 million from Robinhood, and US$1 million from Coinbase.
Other major corporations that have previously donated to presidential inaugurations, such as Bank of America and Boeing, also made donations this year.
Background: US President Joe Biden plans to write a letter to President-elect Donald Trump before leaving office.
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