Boeing and Google provide $1m each to Trump’s inauguration
Getty ImagesUS aviation giant Boeing has told BBC information it is donating $1m (£812,600) to an inauguration financing for President-elect Donald Trump.
Google has also confirmed that it has made a similar donation as the two firms join a growing list of major American companies contributing to the financing.
The list also includes oil producer Chevron and technology giants Meta, Amazon and Uber.
Trump’s inauguration, marking the commence of his second term in the White House, is set to receive place on 20 January.
“We are pleased to continue Boeing’s bipartisan custom of supporting US Presidential Inaugural Committees,” Boeing said.
The business added that it has made similar donations to each of the history three presidential inauguration funds.
Boeing is working to recover from a safety and standard control crisis, as well as dealing with the losses from a strike last year.
The business is also building the next presidential aircraft, known as Air Force One. The two jets are expected to arrive into service as early as next year.
During his first term as president, Trump forced the plane maker to renegotiate its agreement, calling the initial deal too expensive.
Google became the latest large tech firm to donate to the financing, following similar announcements by Meta and Amazon. It also said it will stream the occurrence around the globe.
“Google is pleased to back the 2025 inauguration, with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage,” said Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs and community policy.
Car companies Ford, General Motors and Toyota have also donated a $1m each to the inaugural committee.
In the vigor industry, Chevron confirmed that it has made a donation to the financing but declined to declare how much.
“Chevron has a long custom of celebrating democracy by supporting the inaugural committees of both parties. We are proud to be doing so again this year,” said invoice Turene, Chevron’s manager of global media relations.
