The lawmakers suggested the companies used contributions to “cozy up” to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to avoid regulatory scrutiny.

OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman clapped back at two Democratic senators’ inquiry into his $1 million personal donation to President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund, quipping Friday

The two major tech companies are just the latest to donate to Trump’s inaugural fund — joining Meta, Amazon and the chief executives at OpenAI and Apple.

Microsoft has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund, matching gifts from Google, a spokesperson confirmed.

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 mill

United Airlines stated on Friday January 17th that the company will donate $1 Million to soon to be President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee. United Airlines CEO, Scott Kirby, plans on attending multiple events regarding Donald Trump being put into office over the holiday weekend.

President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund has seen a flurry of contributions from big-name companies in recent weeks. The inauguration will occur Monday.

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 to help bankroll the ceremony.

The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman took to his social media account on X (formerly Twitter) to share his thoughts about a letter of inquiry he received from Senators Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennet. The letter raised questions about the motivations behind his donation to the incoming president’s inaugural fund.