There have been so many wealthy donors to Donald Trump’s inaugural committee that the president-elect has run out of perks to offer them, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The committee’s haul of $170 million is a record, the publication notes, and includes money from those who have since been placed on wait lists or warned V.I.P. access to Trump was unlikely. Trump meticulously pays attention to who financially supports him and who doesn’t—and many of the wealthy donors are keen to avoid any possible retribution once he takes office. In recent weeks, for instance, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has made a number of moves favorable to Trump, among them Meta’s donation of $1 million to the inaugural fund. Other donors include Amazon, Uber, Bank of America, Ford, General Motors, Open AI CEO Sam Altman, and Apple CEO Tim Cook. Funds are on pace to reach $200 million, according to one person briefed on fundraising who spoke to the Times.
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