Top CEOs and tech leaders have jumped at the chance to be in President Trump's good graces, a theme of the second administration that was on display in the State Dining room on Thursday night.

The president’s economic policies, between sweeping tariffs, instability at the Federal Reserve and unemployment ticking up, have led to headaches in the business community but it has also served as a major incentive for CEOs to get face time with Trump.

Aside from help navigating new global trade relations and the volatile stock market, top leaders also want a part of the boost in data center construction, artificial intelligence (AI) policy and a hand in pending antitrust cases.

“Sometimes it’s a bit of a circus but they feel like he hears them. In that sense, they feel like he compares more fav

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