The amount of donations collected for the inauguration ceremony on January 20, when the elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, will take office. 170 million dollars exceeded and reached a record level. Donations are typically used to cover the costs of events surrounding the ceremony, such as parades and balls.
The committee dealing with the preparations for the oath ceremony, More than $200 million donated by January 20 An official who predicts that the money will be raised from the ceremony expenses is planned to be used for a presidential library to be established in the future.
3 times the amount collected for Biden
According to Federal Election Commission records, the record level of donations collected by Trump’s inauguration committee to date is approximately equal to the amount collected for current president Joe Biden’s ceremony 4 years ago. Almost 3 times the $62 million amount. Around Trump’s first inauguration in 2016 $107 million donation It was done.
Great contribution from big technology companies…
Owner of Facebook and Instagram Meta The company donated $1 million to the fund allocated for use at the ceremony last month. Developer of ChatGPT OpenAI Sam Altman, the company’s CEO, also stated that he planned to make a personal donation worth $1 million.
Source: www.dunya.com
