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Companies flooding Trump with millions despite Jan. 6 no-donation vows: WSJ (www.rawstory.com)

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Major corporations that vowed to never donate to any lawmaker who pushed election conspiracy theories after the Jan. 6 insurrection that forced lawmakers to flee for their lives appear to have had a change of heart and are helping fund Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration to the tune of millions of dollars

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[–] errer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

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/