Altman's announcement comes after both Meta and Amazon announced plans to contribute $1 million to the inauguration.

Mr. Altman and OpenAI have recently hired key executives who previously worked for the Clinton, Obama and Biden administrations.

The latest trend among business leaders? Cutting a $1 million check to Donald Trump's inauguration fund.

Sam Altman – the gay CEO of the massively influential artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI – has announced a $1 million donation to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund. The tech pioneer expressed his eagerness to work with the president-elect to ensure the United States remains a leader in AI and the creation of the infrastructure around the new technology.

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman will join Meta (META) and Amazon (AMZN) in donating seven-figure checks to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, as tech leaders work on improving their relationship with the incoming administration.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has become the latest tech billionaire to signal allegiance to Donald Trump by pledging to donate to the president-elect's inaugural fund.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos’ Amazon plan to donate $1 million each to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, according to reports from

Tech executives line up to get on the president-elect’s good side just a month before he takes the oath of office for a second time.

Altman’s donation is reportedly coming directly from him, not OpenAi, unlike donations coming from Amazon and Meta that were announced this week.

Trump has been a vocal critic of tech companies, and he signaled earlier this month that he won't shy away from antitrust enforcement. The incoming president nominated Gail Slater, who advised Trump on tech policy during his first term, to head the Department of Justice's antitrust arm.

Donald Trump's second inauguration offers wealthy donors and big companies one final chance to make nice before Trump returns to power.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the incoming administration LOS ...