"Precisely one year ago, Steve Bannon, the powerful, populist MAGA podcaster, was thrilled at the sight of the Big Tech CEOs swarming around Donald Trump. In the days before his inauguration, the major players were visiting Mar-a-Lago, signing checks, even showing up to sit quietly behind him during his second inauguration. For years, Bannon told ABC's Jonathan Karl in an interview, Big Tech had undermined Trump: Jeff Bezos' Washington Post had reported on him critically, for instance, while Meta and Alphabet's subsidiaries had purportedly silenced his online presence."
"Now, Bannon said, they were "supplicants" to Trump, who'd hired MAGA regulators ready to tear apart those companies at any g"
One year ago Steve Bannon celebrated the deference of major Big Tech leaders toward Donald Trump, noting visits to Mar-a-Lago and attendance at his second inauguration. Bannon accused Big Tech of previously undermining Trump, citing critical reporting by Jeff Bezos' Washington Post and alleged content suppression by Meta and Alphabet subsidiaries. Bannon characterized the CEOs as "supplicants" and pointed to the appointment of MAGA regulators positioned to challenge those companies. Subsequent developments indicate that those tech leaders have loosened the populist grip and reduced MAGA influence on Trump's relationships with the industry.
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