Ford Donates Vehicle Fleet and $1,000,000 to Trump’s Inauguration
Ford and General Motors have each committed to donating $1 million and providing vehicles for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. This initiative is part of a larger trend where major corporations, including Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Meta, and others, are contributing to Trump’s inauguration fund. Historically, both automakers had made smaller donations during Trump’s first inauguration and the 2021 inauguration of President Joe Biden. The trend of large corporate donations frequently enough comes with expectations of favorable treatment from political leaders, raising concerns about potential quid pro quo arrangements. As Trump prepares to take office again, corporate support appears to be aimed at securing business benefits.Meanwhile,reactions to these donations have sparked controversy,with critics voicing their outrage on social media and calling for boycotts against Ford. Trump’s imminent inauguration is marked by significant financial backing from the corporate sector,reflecting the intersection of politics and business interests.
Two American auto giants — Ford and General Motors — will each donate $1 million and provide a fleet of vehicles for President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.
The Michigan conglomerates join a growing list of mega-corporations that are pitching in for Trump‘s highly-anticipated second inauguration.
Other corporate donors so far include Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Meta, OpenAI, Robinhood, Uber, and Bank of America, the Detroit News reported.
In 2017, Ford donated $250,000 to Trump’s first inauguration, while General Motors contributed $500,000, according to OpenSecrets.
Both automakers donated the same amounts to President Joe Biden‘s 2021 inauguration.
The top overall donor for Trump’s 2017 inauguration was billionaire businessman Sheldon Adelson, who gave $5 million, according to OpenSecrets. Adelson was the late CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp.
This election cycle, his widow, Miriam Adelson, donated a staggering $100 million to Trump’s re-election campaign.
Trump to Israeli American Council:
“Miriam and Sheldon Adelson came to the White House just about more than anybody…” referring to $100m x 2 donor Miriam and her late husband, founder of Los Vegas Sands casinos.
(Sep 20, 2024) pic.twitter.com/JLZEREU038
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 31, 2024
In politics — as in other aspects of life — hefty financial contributions usually come with strings and expectations of quid pro quos.
“While inaugural donations from companies are not new, the flood of cash — coupled with meetings with Trump at his Florida residence — signal a shift among companies looking to curry favor with the president as he prepares to take office,” Politico reported.
“Meta and Amazon each dished out $1 million donations to Trump’s inaugural fund last week, followed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who said he would give the same amount from his personal wealth,” according to Politico.
“The move marked a shift for Altman, who has repeatedly donated to Democratic candidates since 2013.”
It’s unclear what favor each donor wants from Trump in exchange for their money, but their contributions undoubtedly have strings attached — whether explicit or implicit.
Predictably, left-wing crackpots had a social media meltdown over Ford’s inaugural donation for Trump while hypocritically ignoring similarly hefty corporate donations to Biden‘s 2021 inauguration.
Now is the time to boycott Ford.
— James Bailey (@JamesBaileywww) December 24, 2024
@Ford bowing and scraping. How about donating that money to a worthy cause such as victims of abuse? Cancer research? So many to choose from but Ford would rather suck up to trump for tax cuts. Thank god I don’t buy Ford cars and never will.
— Patricia Schiavoni (@PASchiavoni) December 24, 2024
This is on par for Ford… Henry Ford was a Nazi sympathizer
— DirtyAsianBoi91 (@DCAsian91) December 24, 2024
No matter which vehicles Ford and GM provide for Trump’s inauguration, but let’s hope left-wing rioters don’t set fire to them, like they did in 2017.
OMG! New images of Trump supporters firebombing a limo in DC!
Just kidding. This is liberals at Trump’s inauguration in 2017…and the media cheered them on pic.twitter.com/rrPPnNgyWq
— Clayton Keirns (@CKeirns) January 7, 2021
5 years ago today: A limo is set ablaze in Washington DC on the afternoon of Donald Trump’s Inauguration pic.twitter.com/1HSyXKF12a
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) January 20, 2022
At this point, many Americans cannot wait to turn the page on Biden’s disastrous tenure, which has been marred by unfettered illegal immigration, soaring crime, and crippling inflation.
Hopefully, Trump and his administration are serious about bolstering the U.S. economy and restoring American exceptionalism, so we can put the last four years of misery behind us.
A wholesale rejection of toxic “wokeism,” DEI destructiveness, and anti-American policies would be a step in the right direction.
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