周一，美国当选总统特朗普当地时间16日在海湖庄园会见TikTok首席执行官周受资。周二，奈飞60岁的首席执行官Ted Sarandos走进了特朗普的海湖庄园，向新总统表示敬意并建立联系，而多年来，他一直是民主党的主要捐赠者。周三，特朗普还计划与亚马逊总裁贝索斯会面……On Tuesday, Ted Sarandos, the CEO of Netflix and a major donor to the Democratic Party, walked into Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate; on Wednesday, Trump plans to meet with Amazon President Jeff Bezos... Many Democratic supporters from the last election are seeking to meet with Trump to improve relations.
From Hollywood to Silicon Valley, and then to Wall Street, Trump's "opponents" have all seemingly "slid to their knees."
According to the UK Financial Times, many Democratic supporters from the recent election are seeking to meet with Trump to improve relations, and the frequency of Trump's meetings with business magnates and celebrities is increasing. In Trump's circle, these meetings are viewed as support for the new president and his economic policies.
On Monday, the US President-elect Trump met with TikTok CEO Zhou Shouzi at Mar-a-Lago at 4 PM local time. On Tuesday, Netflix's 60-year-old CEO Ted Sarandos walked into Trump's Mar-a-Lago to pay his respects and establish connections, after being a major donor to the Democratic Party for many years. On Wednesday, Trump also plans to meet with Amazon President Jeff Bezos...
In addition to meeting with Trump and announcing new investment plans, some executives and companies, such as OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, Bank of America, JPMorgan, etc., have also expressed their support for him by funding Trump's inauguration.
Trump's senior advisor Jason Miller stated:
"Some CEOs are indicating that they will become partners of the incoming government, stating that even if they did not politically support Trump in the past, they hope to focus on areas where they can collaborate. More domestic and international CEOs will visit in the future."
Motivations vary, but all look forward to cooperation.
Undoubtedly, the visiting celebrities have different motives - Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and other Company Executives of large Technology companies hope for a more relaxed regulatory environment; while merger professionals particularly hope that Trump can revoke the policies promoted by FTC Chair Lina Khan during the Biden administration, such as strict merger guidelines...
According to the Financial Times citing insiders, the recent discussions have been relatively superficial, but the wish lists of the Company Executives are quite long.
After all, Wall Street expects that under Trump's administration, there will be a reversal of the Biden administration's policies, including broad tariffs, mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, and subsidies for certain manufacturing sectors, which are detrimental to Business development.
However, the Company Executives view Trump as a negotiator who can strike deals - and they have learned from past experiences that it is better to interact with Trump in a warm and flattering manner rather than criticizing him, to avoid public rebuttal or retaliation. Some Executives believe that their charm offensive is working.
Nikki Haley, Vice Chair of the public relations consulting firm Edelman, told the Financial Times:
"I tell CEOs that meeting with President Trump is a good thing, let him know what you are doing, tell him how your Business is growing, this is a good thing. I haven't heard of any CEO who is afraid of Trump."
