🎭 Recently, the heads of America’s largest tech companies gathered at the White House to publicly express their gratitude to Donald Trump (we wrote about this dinner earlier). The words spoken from the podium and at the tables were striking in their solemn flattery:
“Thank you for your incredible leadership, including bringing us all together. Thank you so much for uniting us and for being such a pro-business, pro-innovation president…”
“We are watching with great excitement what you are doing to make both our companies and the whole country successful…”
“Artificial intelligence will change everything. But the fact is that you — our president — recognized this from the very beginning and unleashed American innovation and creativity…”
“Thank you for your leadership. You are doing an outstanding job. Truly incredible.”
At first glance, this looks like a solemn speech reflecting genuine admiration for the nation’s leader. In reality, it is a carefully rehearsed role-play, where multibillionaires who usually see themselves as masters of the future turn into an obedient chorus, ready to praise power in exchange for perks: tax breaks, government contracts, leniency from antitrust agencies.
This is the banquet of vassals at the throne of a 21st-century monarch. Those who publicly proclaim “unshakable independence” and a “mission for humanity” send words of gratitude to the president over dessert, almost with tears in their eyes, hoping for bonuses and privileges. The largest corporations, on which the world’s digital infrastructure rests, voluntarily accept the role of a pocket choir.
Hypocrisy is also fully present on Trump’s side. In public, he attacks Silicon Valley for “conservative censorship” and “liberal conspiracies,” while behind closed doors he hands out smiles, hints, and promises to those willing to bow their heads. The script repeats year after year: the president trades protection, while the billionaires pay with public humiliation and vows of loyalty. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, managed to say “thank you” eight times in just two minutes to the man who once tried to ruin Apple with tariff initiatives.
And for the business elite, this deal is profitable: instead of real competition of ideas, they trade loyalty and attention to their personal interests, while the rest of society — users, voters, citizens — becomes extras in this theater of capitalism.
P.S. Elon Musk was among the invitees, but he did not attend. He already played his part in this choir and now seems to have decided to watch from the sidelines.
Conclusion: American capitalism today is not built on the competition of ideas or fair market rules, but on a cunning symbiosis of power and capital. One voice in the room can translate into millions of dollars in accounts, and sincerity becomes a strategic tool of influence. And if you thought that technology and innovation are driven by freedom, take a look at this banquet of gratitude — it’s all about power, influence, and public displays of loyalty.
A video clip of the dinner can be found on our Telegram channel.
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