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Donald Trump’s election has accelerated a cultural shift in the nation’s boardrooms

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024 . Brandon Bell/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Donald Trump’s election has accelerated a cultural shift in the nation’s boardrooms.

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Last week Amazon announced plans to release a “behind the scenes” documentary about Melania Trump, produced by the incoming US first lady herself. The tech giant reportedly paid US$40 million for the exclusive deal just weeks after it donated US$1 million to her husband Donald Trump’s inauguration committee and committed to livestreaming the ceremony on its Prime service.

Before November’s presidential election, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also

cancelled plans for The Washington Post, which he owns, to endorse Trump’s Democratic rival.

Shortly after the election, he spoke favourably about Trump’s “energy around reducing regulation” and made a personal pilgrimage to have dinner with the incoming president at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

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