r/technology • u/DontFearTheCreaper • 1d ago

Social Media Tech CEOs who grinned behind Trump at inauguration lose billions in wake of tariffs

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariff-bezos-musk-zuckerberg-b2727147.html
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u/Outlulz 1d ago

Google is not going go under. Meta is not going to go under. Apple is not going to go under. The guys grinning behind Trump that may lose some billions in stock value in the short term but ultimately will come out ahead.

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u/FaultElectrical4075 1d ago

I didn’t say they would go under, but they will be severely hurt.

Standing behind Trump is them trying to protect themselves. It’s incredibly cynical but it is not like they are benefiting from this.

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u/No-Top-8429 1d ago

They will benefit when my children are grown and I have nothing to leave them. They’ll have…all of it…everything