President Donald Trump met with Jeff Bezos at the White House last week, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Additionally, Bezos has cozied up to Trump during his second term in the White House.
Nevertheless, Bezos' Blue Origin competes with Elon Musk, who had a dramatic falling out with Trump.
Moreover, Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, takes the stage during The New York Times' annual DealBook Summit, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Dec.
Furthermore, Santiago | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump met with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at the White House last week, CNBC has learned.
Furthermore, The meeting between Trump and Bezos, one of the world's richest men, lasted for more than an hour, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the conversation was private.
Amazon declined to on the meeting, considering recent developments. A spokesperson for Bezos didn't immediately respond to a request for (quite telling).
Furthermore, Furthermore, The nature and exact timing of the visit couldn't be learned (an important development).
A Gulf G700 private jet linked to Bezos landed in Dulles, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.
, on July 14 before taking off the next day, according to Jack Sweeney, a grammer who tracks flight data from jets owned by Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others.
Furthermore, Bezos, who also owns rocket company Blue Origin, has cozied up to Trump during his second term in the White House.
Additionally, Trump frequently hurled insults at Bezos during his first term, largely because of the Amazon founder's ownership of the Washington Post (which is quite significant).
On the other hand, Read more CNBC Amazon coverageAmazon lays off 100 employees in devices and services unitAmazon's Zoox robotaxi unit issues software recall after recent Las Vegas crashJeff Bezos discloses plan to sell up to $4.
However, 8 billion in Amazon stockAmazon CEO 'optimistic' company could emerge from tariff uncertainty strongerBezos joined a swath of CEOs on stage at Trump's inauguration in January after donating $1 million to his inaugural fund (an important development).
Meanwhile, Bezos garnered praise from the Trump administration for his decision to revamp the Post's editorial pages to focus on "personal liberties and free, considering recent developments.
"In April, Trump said Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon's CEO in 2021, was "terrific" and "a good guy" after the billionaire assured Trump that the e-commerce giant had no plans to display tariff-related surcharges on its website.
Nevertheless, Furthermore, More recently, Bezos has reportedly sought to capitalize on the dramatic falling out between Trump and Musk, who spent more than $250 million to help Trump win a second White House term and previously led the government-slashing initiative at the Department of Government Efficiency, in this volatile climate.
Additionally, Bezos competes with Musk, who is the CEO of SpaceX, through Blue Origin and ject Kuiper, Amazon's low-Earth orbit satellite internet venture.
After Trump and Musk's relationship soured, Bezos spoke with Trump on several occasions, while Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp traveled to the White House, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The conversations centered in part on government contracts, according to the Journal.