Scott Galloway on Big Tech CEOs in Trump Inauguration: ‘Feels Like We’ve Gone Full Oligarch’

COOPER Scott Kara Swisher ░░░░░░░░ feels very strongly about ░░░░░░░░ Zuckerberg there What I ░░░░░░░░ when you heard that ░░░░░░░░ Musk well Musk makes ░░░░░░░░ but Jeff Bezos Mark ░░░░░░░░ other tech leaders are ░░░░░░░░ on the dais at ░░░░░░░░ inauguration Did that surprise ░░░░░░░░ at all given what ░░░░░░░░ ve seen over the ░░░░░░░░ couple of weeks GALLOWAY ░░░░░░░░ would describe it as ░░░░░░░░ not surprising when the ░░░░░░░░ people who gave zero ░░░░░░░░ the inauguration committee for ░░░░░░░░ who so far as ░░░░░░░░ as I know have ░░░░░░░░ zero to the Wildfire ░░░░░░░░ Fund all give 1 ░░░░░░░░ to the Trump inaugural ░░░░░░░░ and go up there ░░░░░░░░ sort of bend the ░░░░░░░░ We ve gone feels ░░░░░░░░ we ve gone full ░░░░░░░░ It s kind of ░░░░░░░░ because I just don ░░░░░░░░ think these individuals necessarily ░░░░░░░░ his policies But you ░░░░░░░░ argue most generously they ░░░░░░░░ being good fiduciaries for ░░░░░░░░ shareholders recognizing that if ░░░░░░░░ compliment and support the ░░░░░░░░ and give him and ░░░░░░░░ inaugural committee money they ░░░░░░░░ going to see a ░░░░░░░░ on that But that ░░░░░░░░ basically an oligarchy So ░░░░░░░░ think it s shocking ░░░░░░░░ not surprising COOPER And ░░░░░░░░ think money is at ░░░░░░░░ root of it for ░░░░░░░░ I mean he s ░░░░░░░░ plenty of money GALLOWAY ░░░░░░░░ as far as I ░░░░░░░░ tell you always bet ░░░░░░░░ the money thing It ░░░░░░░░ I mean a lot ░░░░░░░░ us would do that ░░░░░░░░ a lot less but ░░░░░░░░ s the point of ░░░░░░░░ all this money if ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ up for principles The ░░░░░░░░ generous thing you can ░░░░░░░░ about Mark Zuckerberg right ░░░░░░░░ is that he s ░░░░░░░░ a pragmatic billionaire and ░░░░░░░░ focused on shareholder value ░░░░░░░░ are to be fair ░░░░░░░░ Bezos and Tim Cook ░░░░░░░░ at some point what ░░░░░░░░ the point of having ░░░░░░░░ this money if you ░░░░░░░░ t stand up for ░░░░░░░░ American values Or quite ░░░░░░░░ just stick up the ░░░░░░░░ finger to someone who ░░░░░░░░ trying to intimidate you ░░░░░░░░ threaten to put you ░░░░░░░░ prison.”