Trump brags 'everybody wants to be my friend' after dining with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: President-elect Donald Trump boasted on social media following a high-profile dinner with tech moguls Jeff Bezos, his fiancee Lauren Sanchez, and Elon Musk at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
The exclusive gathering, which included other wealthy elites, took place shortly after Trump’s 2024 electoral victory and has sparked widespread attention, as these powerful figures navigate their relationships with the incoming administration.
Donald Trump boasts about growing support from tech leaders
The president-elect posted on Truth Social on Thursday, December 19, that “EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND!!!”
Trump’s remarks came after a dinner that also saw Bezos, the Amazon founder, joining Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, at the table.
NEW: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos meets with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 19, 2024
Bezos was spotted with his fiancé Lauren Sánchez.
The meeting comes after Bezos pledged to donate $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund.
Bezos joins the list of tech leaders including… pic.twitter.com/RKCuwtMj03
In recent weeks, Trump has had a series of discussions with tech executives at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, including a November dinner with Meta Platforms Inc's Mark Zuckerberg and meetings last week with Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple Inc's Tim Cook.
According to Newsmax, at a press conference on Monday, December 16, in Florida, Trump stated that he had recently met with Sergey Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Alphabet Inc's Google, "We have a lot of great executives coming in, the top executives, the top bankers, they're all calling."
The president-elect spoke to reporters after announcing SoftBank Group Corp's $100 billion investment following a meeting with CEO Masayoshi Son.
"I had dinner with, sort of, almost all of them, and the rest are coming," Trump described the outreach from the business community as "one of the big differences between the first term."
"In the first term everybody was fighting. In this term, everybody wants to be my friend," he remarked.
President Trump just nailed it.
— George (@BehizyTweets) December 16, 2024
"The first term, everybody was fighting me, and this term, everybody wants to be my friend."
He sees right through everything the crooks are doing to get on his good side. He'll use their desperation as leverage to get what he wants. pic.twitter.com/zBd1I2PQ7P
Donald Trump's comment sparks mockery on social media
As soon as Trump’s recent comment that "everybody wants to be my friend" went viral on social media, users quickly mocked the president-elect for the bizarre remark.
A user claimed that "everybody" in Trump's statement stands only for Musk, "Everybody = elon musk only."
Another added, "Actually nobody does. Hope this helps!"
A third commented, "Isn't the government shutting down there? Pretty clear nobody wants to be his friend."
Isn't the government shutting down there? Pretty clear nobody wants to be his friend
— palfreymeista (@ABRACiArDABRAn) December 20, 2024
"I'd rather shove a gun down my throat lmao," said a critic.
A person said, "I rather be dead than be caught even a bit close to trump."
I rather be dead than be caught even a bit close to trump
— that Costa Rican bitch (@jazwassotaken3) December 20, 2024
Another added, "Lol he's delusional."
"I hope when Trump posts in all caps that everyone wants to be his friend that he is being sarcastic and is aware they want a piece of power that he can dole out. If not, well, we are in trouble," an X user wrote.
I hope when Trump posts in all caps that everyone wants to be his friend that he is being sarcastic and is aware they want a piece of power that he can dole out.
— Lowicious Bridge (@CrookedPol) December 19, 2024
If not, well, we are in trouble.
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