Google joins several other large companies and founders in cutting big checks to Trump’s inauguration fund, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, who last week said he would personally donate $1 million (Apple itself is not expected to make any donations).

Google donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund. Other major tech companies and executives like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Meta both announced $1 million donations to the inaugural fund late last year.

Like other Silicon Valley behemoths, search and advertising giant has worked to make nice with the president-elect ahead of his second term.

President-elect Donald Trump has raised more than $170 million for his upcoming inauguration, a record amount as tech executives and big donors have eagerly written large checks

Microsoft, which is also giving $1 million, previously contributed $500,000 to Trump’s first inauguration and donated the same amount to President Joe Biden’s inauguration fun

Microsoft would like President-elect Donald Trump to make sure that U.S. artificial intelligence policy in the next four years will support its goals.