At a high-profile dinner hosted at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump engaged top tech CEOs in a pointed conversation about their investments in the United States. Attended by leaders of major tech companies like Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, the dinner served as a platform for Trump to inquire about the tech giants’ financial commitments to the U.S. economy.

During the dinner, Trump asked Apple CEO Tim Cook about the company’s investment plans in the U.S. Cook responded by announcing a staggering $600 billion in planned investments, which Trump praised as a significant contribution to job creation. Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, sitting next to Trump, echoed the same figure of $600 billion.

Turning to Google, CEO Sundar Pichai shared that the company’s investments in the U.S. were expected to exceed $100 billion, with plans to reach $250 billion in the next two years. Trump expressed pride in these commitments, emphasizing the job opportunities they would create.

Finally, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella provided his company’s investment figures, stating that Microsoft was set to invest between $75 and $80 billion in the U.S. this year, a figure that Trump also welcomed with enthusiasm.

The dinner, which followed an AI-focused event hosted by First Lady Melania Trump, highlighted the ongoing relationship between Trump and Silicon Valley. While these tech giants seek to maintain favorable relations with the president, Trump emphasized that such investments would elevate the U.S. to “a new level.”

Interestingly, Elon Musk, once a close ally of Trump, was notably absent from the gathering. Musk’s former role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency ended earlier this year after a public fallout with the president. Instead, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and Musk’s rival in the artificial intelligence field, took his place at the dinner table.

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