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On Monday , SoftBank chief operating officer Masayoshi Son joined President - electDonald Trumpto announce that his troupe would invest $ 100 billion into the U.S. over the next four years .
In a press league at Trump ’s Mar - a - Lago hall , Trump also annunciate that SoftBank ’s investiture would create , at a minimum , 100,000 American jobs . Trump call it a “ historic investment ” that will “ help ensure that artificial intelligence information , emerge engineering and other industries of tomorrow are build , created , and grown right here in the USA . ”
Son and Trump have had a close working human relationship since 2016 during Trump ’s first condition , when Son declare that SoftBank would invest $ 50 billion in U.S. startups and create 50,000 jobs . At the Monday conference , Son said he chose to double his 2016 investment because “ President Trump is a double - down chairman , I ’m going to have to double over down . ”
