Jeff Bezos seen going to Mar-a-Lago with his fiancée for dinner with Donald Trump

Jeff Bezos was reportedly seen walking in with his fiancée Lauren Sanchez for their first dinner with Donald Trump after the election victory.

Published on: Dec 19, 2024, 13:26:51 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was spotted going to Mar-a-Lago to have dinner with Donald Trump Wednesday night, December 18, New York Post reported. Bezos was seen walking in with his fiancée Lauren Sanchez for their first dinner with the president-elect after the election victory.

Jeff Bezos seen going to Mar-a-Lago with fiancée for dinner with Donald Trump (AP Photo/John Locher, File, AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Last week, Trump had said Bezos would visit him at his Florida mansion. Bezos, believed to be hoping to get in Trump’s good graces before inauguration, had told the president-elect’s team that he would donate $1 million to his inaugural fund, the Wall Street Journal reported.

When Jeff Bezos said he is ‘optimistic’ about Donald Trump’s second term

Although Trump and Bezos’ relationship appeared to be rocky over the years, it seemed to improve after the billionaire’s newspaper, the Washington Post, refused to endorse any candidate in the 2024 presidential election. With this move, the newspaper broke tradition from usually backing Democrats.

During an interview at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New York earlier this month, the tech mogul said he is “optimistic” about Trump’s second term. “I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” Bezos said. “He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. If I can help do that, I’m going to help him.”

He added, “We do have too many regulations in this country.”

Trump, meanwhile, said he had warm feelings about re-establishing ties with business leaders before he takes office for the second time. After ringing the New York Stock Exchange bell last week, Trump said of his relationship with business leaders, “I want to get ideas from them.”

“Look, we want them to do well,” he added.

Some other tech leaders have also indicated their wish to collaborate with Trump, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. While Altman is reportedly planning to make a $1 million donation, Chew met with Trump this week. Elon Musk was at the centre of Trump’s campaign and continues to back the president-elect.

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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