Overview
- Since 2000, contributions from the top 100 donors to federal elections have climbed nearly 140-fold, a rise enabled in part by post–Citizens United rules.
- Trump raised 15 times more from the wealthiest 100 Americans in 2024 than during his 2016 campaign, the Washington Post reports.
- A row of tech executives — Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk — sat directly behind the president at the inauguration in a break from tradition noted by the Associated Press.
- At least 17 billionaires with a combined net worth exceeding $1 trillion occupied seats in the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day, according to the reporting.
- Forbes data cited in the coverage shows Trump’s Cabinet holds a combined net worth of about $7.5 billion, making it the wealthiest in U.S. history.