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Tuesday, January 07, 2025

Tech companies and their CEOs are donating millions of dollars to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration after giving less to President Joe Biden's inaugural fund four years earlier.

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Oligarchs, billionaires, and corporations are racing to gain access to top US officials and favour with Trump through bribes masked as donations. Together they have "donated" at least $150 million to Trump's inauguration. Includes Apple, Meta, Uber, Robinhood, Ford, and many more.

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-- Anonymous (@opcanary.bsky.social) January 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM

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... Why It Matters

Trump, who returns to the White House after January 20's inauguration, has raked in substantially more money from tech companies than Biden did for his 2021 inauguration.

The large donations come after Trump has at times clashed with tech companies like Meta and Google. But they are seeking to build a more positive relationship with the president-elect, given that he will have the authority to issue executive orders and sign legislation that could have major implications for the tech industry. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-06 06:06 PM | Reply

Donny is For Sale so naturally he gets the most buyers/owners.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-06 06:07 PM | Reply

... they are seeking to build a more positive relationship with the president-elect ...

Stated differently, they seem to be acknowledging that Pres-elect Trump has indicated the actions of the incoming President are up for sale.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-06 06:11 PM | Reply

@#2 ... Donny is For Sale so naturally he gets the most buyers/owners. ...

What percentage of American workers can afford the price (apparently, the starting price is $1,000,000) Pres-elect Trump seems to be asking in order to get his attention?


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-06 06:35 PM | Reply

@#4 ... (apparently, the starting price is $1,000,000) ...

That got me thinking about a fictitious menu for Pres-elect Trump's actions ...

$1,000,000 donated to Inauguration - Trump administration does not go after your business.

$15,000,000 donated to Trump-favoring PACs - The Trump tariffs may have an exception for your suppliers.

$100,000,000 donated to the Trump campaign - you get to campaign with candidate-Trump and have his ear.

$2,000/month rental fee at Mar-A-Lago - the $100,000,000 becomes ongoing.


My guess is that there may be other entries on that fictitious menu that my imagination missed.


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-06 06:45 PM | Reply

Where's that skirt-wearing poodle walker Ballwasher?

HMMMMM?

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#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-01-06 09:23 PM | Reply

It's almost like something strange was happening in 2021.

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-01-07 08:52 AM | Reply

re: #7

Money was funneling upward to the top 0.1%?

#8 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-01-07 09:14 AM | Reply

Bidenflation, caused by Bidenomics, have increased the price of everything.

#9 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-01-07 10:42 PM | Reply

One things for sure, Biden made Visitor's brain rot.

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-01-07 10:52 PM | Reply

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