{"id":370840,"date":"2021-11-22T19:18:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T16:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/obama-foundation-accepts-100m-donation-from-jeff-bezos\/"},"modified":"2021-11-22T19:18:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T16:18:16","slug":"obama-foundation-accepts-100m-donation-from-jeff-bezos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/obama-foundation-accepts-100m-donation-from-jeff-bezos\/","title":{"rendered":"#Obama Foundation accepts $100M donation from Jeff Bezos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Obama Foundation accepts $100M donation from Jeff Bezos<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Barack Obama has a big new backer: Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n<p>The Amazon founder and world\u2019s second richest man is donating a whopping $100 million to the former president\u2019s charity, the Obama Foundation said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The donation comes as Amazon seeks to fend off challenges from the Biden administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of the donation, Bezos has asked that Obama rename the plaza at his controversial Chicago presidential center in honor of former Congressman and civil rights advocate John R. Lewis, according to the Obama Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>In a release sent to The Post, Bezos gushed that he\u2019s \u201cthrilled to support President and Mrs. Obama and their Foundation in its mission to train and inspire tomorrow\u2019s leaders.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bezos\u2019 $100 million donation \u2014 which represents less than 0.1 percent of his estimated $210 billion fortune \u2014 is the largest individual contribution ever received by Obama\u2019s foundation. It\u2019s also one-fifth of the reported $500 million Bezos recently spent on a yacht. <\/p>\n<p>The donation was arranged by Jay Carney, a former Obama press secretary and Amazon\u2019s current public policy and public relations chief, according to Puck <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>, which <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/bezos-and-obamas-surprise-100-million-marriage\/\">first reported<\/a> the donation. <\/p>\n<p>Obama and Bezos spoke directly to each other earlier this year and have occasionally seen each other <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ly, the outlet reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-11-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos is worth an estimated $210 billion.\" class=\"wp-image-20228629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-11-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-11-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-11-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-11-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-11-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Bezos is worth an estimated $210 billion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bezos\u2019 buddying with Obama comes as Amazon clashes bitterly with the Biden administration over antitrust issues. Lina Khan, the Biden-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed chief of the Federal Trade Commission, has a long history of blasting what she says are anticompetitive practices by Amazon and is reportedly probing the company\u2019s $8.5 billion purchase of movie studio MGM.<\/p>\n<p>Citing past criticisms Khan had made of Bezos\u2019 empire, Amazon demanded in June that she recuse herself from any FTC probes of the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amazon is also trying to fend off legislators in Congress, some of whom are chomping at the bit to take on Big Tech through bills that would stop Amazon from favoring its own products in search results or even break up the company altogether.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Obama Foundation was vague about what Bezos\u2019 money will be spent on, writing that the cash will give \u201cthe next generation of emerging leaders\u2026 the necessary tools, resources, and training needed to be the change they want to see in the world, just as Congressman Lewis did.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Obama Foundation\u2019s $500 million presidential center on Chicago\u2019s South Side, however, has attracted backlash from some residents, who have blasted the former president for cutting down trees in a historic park and fostering gentrification. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The Obama Foundation is building a $500 million presidential center on Chicago's South Side.\" class=\"wp-image-20228659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Obama Foundation is building a $500 million presidential center on Chicago\u2019s South Side.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obama has defended the center, saying, \u201cThe overwhelming majority of the community has been not just okay with it, but are hugely enthusiastic about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other tech moguls who have donated to the Obama Foundation include Bezos\u2019 ex-wife Mackenzie Scott, Bill and Melinda Gates and ex-Facebook president and Napster founder Sean Parker. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The donation was reportedly arranged by Jay Carney, Obama's former press secretary who is now an Amazon executive.\" class=\"wp-image-20228663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/obama-bezos-100-million-13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The donation was reportedly arranged by Jay Carney, Obama\u2019s former press secretary who is now an Amazon executive.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The Amazon founder and world\u2019s second richest man is donating a whopping $100 million to the former president\u2019s charity, the Obama Foundation said Monday. 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