Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other Technology leaders in Silicon Valley are working to improve relations with Trump. According to informed sources, Amazon plans to donate $1 million to Trump's inauguration Fund. This donation is in preparation, and Bezos is expected to travel to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida next week to meet with Trump.

In recent years, Technology companies have frequently been criticized by Trump and his allies. After Trump was elected again, Technology leaders in Silicon Valley have taken action to repair their relationships with him. According to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Zuckerberg has instructed Meta to donate $1 million to Trump's inauguration Fund.

Informed sources revealed that Bezos and Amazon decided on this donation earlier this week and notified Trump's team. An associate close to Bezos stated, "Bezos is donating through Amazon." Another informed person mentioned that Amazon will also live stream the inauguration through its Prime Video Business, which is a separate "in-kind" donation valued at $1 million.

During Trump's inauguration in 2017, Amazon donated about $0.058 million in Cash and "in-kind" contributions, while other Technology companies donated more. During Biden's inauguration in 2021, the Biden administration informed Amazon that donations from the Technology sector would not be accepted, but Amazon still provided live streaming services for Biden's inauguration.

Bezos has long had a conflict with Trump, partly because Bezos owns the Washington Post. Bezos has sarcastically suggested sending Trump to the moon with his space company. Trump has criticized the Washington Post for not registering as a lobbyist for Amazon and has expressed dissatisfaction multiple times with the paper's coverage of his presidency. In December 2015, Trump tweeted:

"If @amazon had to pay fair taxes, its stock would crash, just like a paper bag falling down. The Washington Post's scam saved it!"

Previously, when Amazon Web Services (AWS) failed to win a $10 billion Department of Defense Cloud Computing contract, the company claimed it was due to Trump's "improper pressure." Amazon stated that Trump had publicly and privately attacked multiple times, attempting to redirect the contract to other suppliers to undermine Bezos. The Department of Defense denied this claim at the time.

In addition to Amazon, Bezos's space exploration company Blue Origin is also competing for government contracts. Furthermore, Amazon was sued by the Federal Trade Commission last year for alleged antitrust practices.

Now, the situation has become more complicated for Blue Origin. Musk's SpaceX is its main competitor, and Musk has become one of Trump's closest advisors. Musk contributed over 0.2 billion dollars to Trump's reelection campaign and will lead a project department aimed at improving government efficiency.

Recently, Bezos has taken a more positive stance towards Trump. He congratulated Trump on social media platform X for "achieving an extraordinary political comeback" and expressed optimism about Trump's second presidential term. Bezos stated at a meeting organized by the New York Times:

"Compared to the first time, he seems calmer, more confident, and more stable."

In October of this year, The Washington Post canceled a draft editorial supporting Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign, a move that elicited dissatisfaction from some subscribers. Critics argue this may be because Bezos is concerned about retaliation if Trump wins. Bezos defended the decision at the time, stating that the editorial could create an impression of bias.

Trump and his Republican allies have also criticized other technology companies and their leaders regarding issues such as bias against conservative viewpoints. According to insiders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai is one of the main targets of conservative criticism and is also a target of two federal antitrust lawsuits; he reportedly planned to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday.