Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have dinner with Trump in Mar-a-Lago weeks after Washington Post refused to endorse election candidate
Billionaire Jeff Bezos was spotted strolling into Mar-a-Lago Wednesday evening to enjoy a dinner with President-elect Donald Trump.
The Amazon founder arrived at the Florida mansion with his fiancee Lauren Sanchez for their first meal with Trump after his recent election win.
Footage shared on social platform X shows the couple holding hands and walking alongside Trump as they greet other guests.
The tech mogul wore a navy blue suit and white shirt, while his partner Sanchez put on a leggy display in a little black dress and stiletto heels.
Bezos is one of the latest tech giants who has rubbed shoulders with Trump ahead of his presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Bezos said he planned on donating $1 million to the incoming president’s inaugural fund
Trump and Bezos’ relationship has been rocky throughout the election, but appeared to improve after Bezos-owned newspaper, the Washington Post, refused to endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 election.
This move broke tradition for the publication that has historically backed the Democratic party.
Billionaire Jeff Bezos was spotted strolling into Mar-a-Lago Wednesday evening to enjoy a dinner with President-elect Donald Trump
The Amazon founder arrived with his fiancee Lauren Sanchez
Trump at Mar-a-Lago last night when he hosted a dinner with billionaire Jeff Bezos
Bezos’ visit to Mar-a-Lago comes after Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg travelled to Florida last month to dine with Trump at his compound.
Zuckerberg said he was ‘grateful’ for the opportunity to meet with the president-elect an attempt to get into his good graces ahead of his return to the White House, following years of hostilities between the two moguls.
Trump has previously launched several public attack against Zuckerberg over his perception that he and other conservatives have been unfairly censored by Meta.
This included claims in Trump’s book Save America earlier this year, where he claimed Zuckerberg plotted against him in the 2020 election, and vowed Zuckerberg would ‘spend the rest of his life in prison’ if he did so again.
But the billionaires appeared to have put their differences aside this week in Florida, with a Meta spokesperson saying in a statement Zuckerberg was invited for the meeting by Trump.
‘It’s an important time for the future of American Innovation,’ the statement read.
‘Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming Administration.
Bezos is one of the latest tech giants who has rubbed shoulders with Trump ahead of his presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025
Bezos and Trump last pictured together in 2017
Bezos’ dinner with Trump comes a month after tech mogul Mark Zuckerberg met with the president-elect. Pictured: President Trump Meets with Mark Zuckerberg.President Donald J. Trump welcomes Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, to the Oval Office of the White House
Meanwhile, Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk has been at the foreground of Trump’s election campaign and transition efforts
Other tech leaders have also shown interest in wanting to collaborate with Trump.
These include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, who also met with the president-elect last week.
Meanwhile, Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk has been at the foreground of Trump’s election campaign and transition efforts and was tasked with leading the president-elect’s new Department of Government Efficiency.
