Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
Americans must have forgotten what it looks like when one of their elected officials fights for their interests.
Fortunately, President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election has produced regular reminders of how it ought to look.
On Monday, Trump welcomed Japanese CEO Masayoshi Son to the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, where the billionaire tech investor pledged a $100 billion investment in the United States, double what he pledged on a similar occasion eight years ago but not enough to keep Trump from showing off his legendary negotiating skills.
Son, who founded the tech investing firm Softbank, pledged $50 billion in U.S. investments in 2016, per CNBC.
This time around, Son’s investment will create a projected 100,000 U.S. jobs in “artificial intelligence and related infrastructure” by 2029.
Trump, of course, welcomed the news of Son’s massive investment.
Moreover, in one of several clips posted to the social …
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