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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump wined and dined a flock of Silicon Valley billionaires at the White House on Thursday, as the tech lords continue
The first thing I noted was trump grinning ear-to-ear--his has his prizes next to him---money bags and his 'wife' Melania
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President Donald Trump wined and dined a flock of Silicon Valley billionaires at the White House on Thursday, as the tech lords continue to attempt to stay on the presidents good side.
President Donald Trump wined and dined a flock of Silicon Valley billionaires at the White House on Thursday, as the tech lords continue to attempt to stay on the presidentâs good side.
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) 2025-09-05T06:45:03.905825Z
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riversedge
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CentralMass
(16,459 posts)1. May they all rot...
riversedge
(77,570 posts)2. The problem with them rotting is that the stinking smell covers us all of us!!
Hekate
(99,310 posts)3. The grotesquery gets exponentially worse

BoRaGard
(7,376 posts)4. Tech Billionaire Bros (r) all got commemorative Brown Noses

mahatmakanejeeves
(66,578 posts)5. "Mr. President, thank you for your leadership!"
Trump hosts top tech CEOs at White House: Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Tim Cook & more
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Sep 4 2025
President Trump hosted some of the top technology CEOs at the White House for dinner on Wednesday.
The guest list included Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives, according to the White House.
One notable absence: Elon Musk.
he event follows a session of the new Artificial Intelligence Education Task Force, chaired by First lady Melania Trump, which aims to foster AI awareness and education among K-12 students.
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LiveNOW from FOX
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LiveNOW from FOX
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Sep 4 2025
President Trump hosted some of the top technology CEOs at the White House for dinner on Wednesday.
The guest list included Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives, according to the White House.
One notable absence: Elon Musk.
he event follows a session of the new Artificial Intelligence Education Task Force, chaired by First lady Melania Trump, which aims to foster AI awareness and education among K-12 students.
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Irish_Dem
(73,979 posts)7. Melania looks like she has been taken hostage.
DeeDeeNY
(3,817 posts)10. This video is beyond nauseating

Irish_Dem
(73,979 posts)6. The billionaires who are destroying the US and Americans for fun and profit.
Their greed is pathological and toxic.
AverageOldGuy
(2,909 posts)8. Melania and Artifical Intelligence . . .
Seems about right. I started to say "intelligence" is not the only thing artificial about her.
twodogsbarking
(15,528 posts)11. She can say faaack youuu Donaaald in five languages.
GoneOffShore
(17,888 posts)9. More like Whining that wining.
Norrrm
(2,877 posts)12. Diet Coke and hamberders?
newdeal2
(3,849 posts)13. All dinners should come with microphones and teleconferencing equipment on the table
Classy.