Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is meeting with Donald Trump next week, the president-elect said Thursday, highlighting his contacts with tech titans, including those with extensive contracts with the US government, in the run-up to his return to the White House.

President-elect Trump will meet next week with Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos next week, Trump said during a visit to the New York Stock Exchange. Trump rang the opening bell at the stock exchange then walked the floor to greet traders.

Bezos would be the latest tech titan to meet with Trump in the weeks leading up to his new administration. Tesla, SpaceX and X owner Elon Musk has spent considerable time with Trump since the election after campaigning for him over the summer and fall.

If I can help do that, I'm going to help him,' the Amazon founder said of the incoming president's deregulatory initiative.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to meet with Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab founder Jeff Bezos next week. Representatives for Bezos, who also owns the rocket company Blue Origin and the Washington Post newspaper,