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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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Add this to the pile of reasons no one is outraged by a CEO being gunned down. We’re tired of this bullshit and they’re happy to buy power right in front of our eyes.
What is that money used for? I dont get it.
Giving money for a campaign makes sense. Its expensive. Covers expenses of your campaign workers, travel, advertisement, etc.
But after you’ve won, your cabinet is paid by tax dollars. What the heck is an inauguration donation for??
It goes into Trump’s pocket.
Bribes for “please don’t regulate us” “look the other way”
donations is a weird way to spell bribes.
Too small for bribes from these billionaires. It’s a set token, a show of loyalty (at the last moment?) that they’d support him. I don’t know how long this loyalty would last, but I’m sure that’s the sum he asked from those who wanted to be close to him as a prove.
Kissing the ring
It’s just so brazen at this point.
Uh duh? I mean did anyone expect these assholes to not suck on his toadstool once he was elected?
Where I come from we call it bribery. And it’s super illegal.
we made it legal a while ago, just used to pretend it was a bad thing. This one uses it as their strategy.
hope this country enjoys the dictatorship of dunces we just voted in.
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
Last time he tried to hide it. This time he is being completely open about the fact that he is for sale because he believes that he is untouchable.
He is. Pandoras box is now open. God Emperor Trump has 4 years to lay the groundwork to never leave and have his family rule absolute.
He is, until he isn’t.
because he believes that he is untouchable.
And why wouldn’t he?
I guess it’s expensive to hire people to show up.
Sadly presidents having corporations donate large sums of money to their inaugurations is not new, although Trump is definitely getting more.
U.S. President Joe Biden raised $61.8 million for his inauguration events, receiving large contributions from corporations, labor unions and wealthy individuals, according to a financial disclosure.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pfizer-unions-others-donated-618-mln-bidens-inaugural-2021-04-21/
“Business leaders” my ass! They’re oligarchs who will be first against the wall come the revolution!
The business leaders themselves are calling this the Big Orange Cock Suck.
Repugnance abound
