Larry Ellison, the 81-year-old Oracle billionaire, has developed a private friendship with Donald Trump that has helped his tech company's business and his son's media conglomerate.
The key to their relationship is Ellison's money, with him giving roughly $45 million to a political nonprofit group supporting Trump's election efforts in 2024.
Ellison has also given millions more to groups that support Trump since the election, with some of the funds going to Trump's legacy initiatives in Washington, D.C.
Oracle is among the corporate sponsors listed by Freedom 250, a Trump-aligned group hosting celebrations for the country's 250th birthday.
Trump's investment accounts were actively trading Oracle shares earlier this year, including a sale worth at least $1 million in January and a purchase worth at least $1 million in March, federal disclosure filings show.
The Ellisons have cultivated a symbiotic friendship with Trump, sharing ideological beliefs in support of Israel and critical of some mainstream media.
David Ellison, Larry's son, has bought the Free Press in 2025 and installed the news and opinion startup's co-founder Bari Weiss atop CBS News, where she has made significant changes to staffing and programming.
The Ellisons have parlayed this proximity into a dominant position in the American tech and media landscape.
