Donald Trump wasn't physically present at the Amazon workers' strike Thursday, but he's part of the reason the union can flex its muscles with a work stoppage mere days before Christmas.Why it matters: Since its founding as an indy worker group,

On Thursday, Bezos faced backlash for his double date with the Trumps from U.S. senator Bernie Sanders, who says Bezos needs to get his priorities straight as thousands of Amazon workers went on strike across the U.S on Thursday.

After a friendly dinner with Donald Trump that included rival rocket executive Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos now plans to attend the president-elect's inauguration. Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, dined with Trump and his wife Melania at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on Wednesday,

President-elect Donald Trump and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sat down together earlier this week for an evening meal. The dinner occurred Wednesday night.