US business leaders set to break record on donations to Trump inaugural fund
US business leaders set to break record on donations to Trump inaugural fund
Donations, not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries seek favor with incoming administration
Summary
Donald Trump’s second inaugural fund is set to exceed $150 million, breaking the $107 million record from 2017.
Major companies like Amazon, Meta, Toyota, and Ford, along with executives like Sam Altman and Ken Griffin, are donating $1 million each.
Experts note the contributions aim to curry favor or avoid backlash from the incoming administration.
Some firms, despite earlier pledges to suspend political donations after the January 6 Capitol riot, are now participating.
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How many meals can this buy for those wanting? Shelters for the homeless? Treatment for the sick? Oh wait, I forgot. The US is a third world country with a Gucci belt. The fascists do what the fascists do.
A third world country with a Gucci belt. I've never heard that before and I love it.
You are very welcome to use it, my friend. I think it's very apt, but I can't remember where I read it for the first time though.
And it's probably not even real Gucci