Amazon founder Jeff Bezos met with President Donald at the White House last week, CNBC has reported. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the report said that the meeting lasted for over an hour. While the exact timing and agenda of the meeting remain unclear, flight tracking data by Jack Sweeney shows a Gulfstream G700 private jet linked to Jeff Bezos landed near Washington, D.C., on July 14. The plane departed the following day.During Trump’s first term as US President, he often criticized Bezos over his ownership of The Washington Post. Jeff Bezos has grown closer to Donald Trump during his second term in office, despite past tensions. The tech billionaire has previously supported Trump, including a donation of $1 million to his inaugural fund. Jeff Bezos also attended Trump’s inauguration in January this year.Bezos is also said to have increased contact with Donald Trump amid the fallout between the President and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Reports suggest Bezos may be seeking opportunities related to government contracts, particularly as Blue Origin (founded by Jeff Bezos) competes with Musk’s SpaceX. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Bezos and Trump have had multiple conversations, and Blue Origin executives have visited the White House, further hinting at growing ties between the billionaire and the Trump administration.“The Blue Origin founder talked to Trump at least twice this month,” a report by The WSJ in June said.
When Donald Trump called Jeff Bezos a ‘good guy’
In April, Trump called Bezos “a good guy” and praised him, saying that he “did the right thing” by halting a plan that was aimed to show Amazon consumers how much US tariffs were adding to the price of products. Speaking to reporters then, Trump described the Amazon former CEO as “very nice” and “terrific,” further adding that Bezos had “solved the problem very quickly”.“I called him, and we had a nice conversation. He did the right thing,” Trump then said.
