"Google has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund, as stated by Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs and public policy. Other tech companies, including Microsoft and Meta, have also contributed $1 million each to the inauguration fund. The Trump-Vance inaugural committee has raised a record $170 million, according to the Associated Press. Major corporations see donations as a way to build favorable relationships with the incoming administration, particularly after past tensions."