Overview
- Donald Trump's second inauguration raised $239 million, breaking all previous records for U.S. presidential inaugurations.
- The amount more than doubled the $107 million raised for Trump's first inauguration in 2017 and far exceeded Biden's $61 million in 2021.
- Major corporations, including Airbnb, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and JPMorgan Chase, each donated at least $1 million to the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee.
- Tech executives such as Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook, and Elon Musk were among a dozen billionaires attending, with a combined wealth of approximately $1 trillion.
- Federal Election Commission filings confirm the total excludes $6 million in refunded contributions, with all donations over $200 disclosed and foreign contributions prohibited by law.