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All the Big Tech leaders congratulating Donald Trump

CEOs are coming forward with messages for Trump, even when they’ve butted heads with him in the past.

CEOs are coming forward with messages for Trump, even when they’ve butted heads with him in the past.

A picture of Donald Trump in black and white, wearing a ball cap and jacket with a colorful blue, yellow, and green background with large swirly lines.
A picture of Donald Trump in black and white, wearing a ball cap and jacket with a colorful blue, yellow, and green background with large swirly lines.
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Emma Roth
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.

Big Tech leaders from across the industry are lining up to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election. Trump has butted heads with many of the executives now cozying up to the soon-to-be president, who recently threatened to throw Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in prison and said Google could be broken up because its search results are “rigged.”

Despite these comments (and the conflicts during Trump’s previous presidency), many of the tech CEOs targeted by Trump in the past are now coming forward with statements about his win. Here’s what some of the biggest names in tech are saying:

Apple CEO Tim Cook

“Congratulations President Trump on your victory! We look forward to engaging with you and your administration to help make sure the United States continues to lead with and be fueled by ingenuity, innovation, and creativity.”

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

“Congratulations to President Trump on a decisive victory. We have great opportunities ahead of us as a country. Looking forward to working with you and your administration.”

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai

“Congratulations to President @realDonaldTrump on his decisive victory. We are in a golden age of American innovation and are committed to working with his administration to help bring the benefits to everyone.”

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos

“Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.”

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

“Congratulations to President-elect @realDonaldTrump on a hard-fought victory. We look forward to working with you and your administration on issues important to our customers, employees, communities, and country.”

Microsoft founder Bill Gates

“Congratulations to President Trump and VP-elect Vance. America is at its strongest when we use ingenuity and innovation to improve lives here in the U.S. and around the world. I hope we can work together now to build a brighter future for everyone.”

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

“Congratulations President Trump, we’re looking forward to engaging with you and your administration to drive innovation forward that creates new growth and opportunity for the United States and the world.”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

“congrats to President Trump. i wish for his huge success in the job. it is critically important that the US maintains its lead in developing AI with democratic values.”

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger

“We congratulate President-Elect Trump and Vice President-Elect Vance on their victory and look forward to working with their administration to advance America’s technology and manufacturing leadership in the world.”

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon

“We congratulate President-elect Trump @realDonaldTrump and Vice President-elect Vance @JDVance and look forward to working with the new Administration and Congress to advance priorities that promote resilience, innovation and competition in America.”

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

“Congratulations President @realDonaldTrump on a resounding victory. We stand ready to work with you and your administration on ways to improve transportation, empower small businesses, and raise the bar for flexible work.”

Who stayed quiet?

Some Big Tech CEOs, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Disney’s Bob Iger, and TikTok’s Shou Zi Chew didn’t post a message for Trump. Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos also didn’t comment.

Update, November 7th: Noted the tech executives who didn’t issue a statement and added Bill Gates.

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