Not so long ago, some of the ultra-wealthy and big corporations would feign disgust with Trump.
They paid lip service to social justice movements and pledged to make paltry efforts to reduce their climate impact.
Thats all over now.
President Donald Trump is inaugurated, standing before billionaires Mark Zuckerberg (curly hair), Jeff Bezos (bald), and Elon Musk (thumbs up), at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images
Americasoligarchsare done pretending there is too much money to be made and power to be amassed together.
Theyll get to keep their Trump tax cuts, and can expect to receive more.
The government investigations of their businesses and regulatory scrutiny will end.
All they have to do is act like or freely admit they support Trump and his policies.
Pay up, show respect, get paid, and whatever else you want.
Zuckerbergs concerns about the health of our democracy appear to have subsided.
On Jan. 7 this year, heannouncedFacebook would end its fact-checking program.
Only the elite of the elite and the best Trump supporters.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai sat with them.
Apple CEO Tim Cook was there.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush were seated in front of UFCs Dana White.
Musk aspires to colonize Mars with his company SpaceX, which is already a major government contractor.
After Trump won, Amazondonated$1 million to Trumps inaugural fund.
ThePosts editorial board separatelyendorsedmost of Trumps Cabinet and Cabinet-level nominees.
There is no reason for Americas oligarchs to hide anymore, no penalty to pay.
What matters, financially-speaking, is getting close to Trump.
The cruelty undergirds the grift thats the point.
Americas oligarchs get it.
They are done pretending to care.
Trump can do what he wants, and they can, too.
