"In September, OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman gave Trump's super PAC a whopping $25 million - the largest of the six-month fundraising cycle. The gigantic donation is a sign of Brockman's political allegiances, and of the ChatGPT-maker's attempt to curry favor with the Republican administration. MAGA Inc., the super PAC, was launched to support Trump and has become his primary fundraising vessel."
"As Bloomberg reported, MAGA Inc. currently has more money in its accounts than the main super PAC for House Republicans spent in the entire 2024 election cycle. And people like Brockman are a big reason why. The OpenAI executive's donation makes up almost a fourth of the super PAC's $102 million fundraising haul from the back half of 2025. The money arrived on Sept. 12, according to a Thursday filing by MAGA Inc. with the Federal Election Commission."
"Federal policy has major ramifications for OpenAI as it peddles its flagship ChatGPT product, pours money into a large buildout of data centers and, in AI, develops a technology that's positioned to ripple through labor markets. The company has benefited so far from a light-touch regulatory scheme, though the Trump administration's attempted cuts to green energy production could stymie parts of the data center buildout."
Greg Brockman, OpenAI co-founder and president, donated $25 million to MAGA Inc. in September, marking the largest contribution of the six-month fundraising cycle. The donation constitutes nearly a quarter of MAGA Inc.'s $102 million haul from the back half of 2025 and arrived on Sept. 12 per the PAC's filing. MAGA Inc. now holds more cash than the main House Republicans super PAC spent in the 2024 cycle and has used funds to help elect candidates such as Matt Van Epps. Federal AI and energy policies could influence OpenAI's data center expansion and regulatory environment, while calls persist for a unified federal AI framework.
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