Despite Trump's defeat in the 2024 election, he asserts an electoral mandate, though his approval ratings and economic factors suggest otherwise. Corporations in the U.S. appear to be aligning closely with Trump's ideology, reminiscent of a MAGA orthodoxy following the election. Major figures in the tech and media sectors, who previously resisted Trump, are now donating significantly to him and maintaining a favorable stance, perhaps as a strategy to avoid regulation and secure contracts. This shift highlights the evolving relationship between corporate America and the Trump administration post-2024 election.
While Trump the candidate was flanked by business figures like Tesla's Elon Musk and Cantor Fitzgerald's Howard Lutnick-both of whom joined his administration-the real ring-kissing began in earnest in the lead-up to the inauguration, when companies lined up to donate millions to Trump's inaugural fund.
If the 2016 election was followed by even a modicum of resistance-styled liberalism by American employers, the 2024 election has been followed by something closer to a corporate MAGA orthodoxy.
In a book published in August, Trump suggested that Zuckerberg would face life in prison if he plotted against Trump in the 2024 election.
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