One of Google‘s billionaire founders is the latest tech giant to cozy up to Donald Trump, dining with the president-elect at his Mar-a-Lago home on Thursday night, according to multiple sources.
It is a remarkable turnaround for Sergey Brin, who described Trump’s 2016 win as ‘deeply offensive.’
But it shows how the online aristocracy is having to set aside their worries to grapple with a new reality.
Details of his visit emerged hours after Facebook‘s parent company Meta and Amazon revealed they were giving $1million to Trump’s inauguration fund.
All of them are playing catch-up as Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, watches his fortune grow as he sits in on meetings at Trump’s political headquarters.
Google was one of the companies that Trump this year accused of being part of an election plot against him.
A source familiar with Brin’s visit told DailyMail.com that it was set up by Jessica Reed Kraus, an Instagram influencer known as HouseInhabit, who is close to the Brin family.
‘It was Sergey who reached out and wanted to have dinner with Trump,’ said the source.
‘Of course Trump said yes. These are the biggest companies on the planet and he takes them very seriously.