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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Hill: Ford to donate $1M, fleet of vehicles to Trump inauguration
by Sarah Fortinsky - 12/23/24 7:09 PM ET
Ford Motor Company said it will donate $1 million and a small fleet of vehicles for use in President-elect Trumps inauguration, multiple outlets reported Monday.
Ford joins a recent wave of major tech companies that have pledged hefty donations to the incoming presidents inaugural fund.
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.
Meta and Amazon each dished out $1 million donations to Trumps inaugural fund last week, followed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who said he would give the same amount from his personal wealth.
The move marked a shift for Altman, who has repeatedly donated to Democratic candidates since 2013.
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FORD - Fuck Our Republic to Death.
Meowmee
(6,110 posts)Its going to be quite the fascist display of vulgarity and oppression.
Nictuku
(3,913 posts)After learning this, I will NEVER buy another Ford. Ever. Fuck Ford.
wnylib
(24,759 posts)Henry Ford published a newspaper out of his own povket which was a hate-filled diatribe against Jews. He published it out of his own pocket because he said that he wanted to be free of advertising influence over what he said.
His European branches used Jewish slave labor.
Beringia
(4,654 posts)newdeal2
(1,135 posts)How pathetic. Dems will never ask for retribution so they have nothing to worry about by making us mad.
Paladin
(28,973 posts)Fellow Democrats: If you haven't started keeping a shit list, please do so.
Wuddles440
(1,437 posts)and, although it's exhausting, I've been updating it ever since.
CoopersDad
(2,930 posts)Not that I felt that bad, I did my homework and wanted the best value in an EV after my Prius and Chevy Volt.
Maru Kitteh
(29,227 posts)As in you shouldnt feel less bad. Musk has donated WAY more than Ford, and your purchase supported Musk. So I dont get where less bad would come in.
Abolishinist
(2,070 posts)because at the time they made the purchase (which wasn't noted) they thought perhaps it would be best for, say, the environment?
CoopersDad
(2,930 posts)For the record, I don't feel bad at all about the purchase.
I did my homework and drove several EVs over the past decade and bought what was/is the best product and best value for my budget and needs.
Happy Christmas!
Blue Full Moon
(1,321 posts)That was one of 12 recalls that I had on my Ford Escape. This is another good reason never to buy another Ford for the rest of my life.
harumph
(2,399 posts)People are quick to blame businesses - but they have to deal with the cards as they are. If the SCOTUS had sided with Colorado, we wouldn't have this problem. If the Republican senators had just an eensy weensy spine, we would not be burdoned by Trump. So many people in the judiciary and politics FAILED us. They dumped a huge quantity of shit in our front yards. Everybody who isn't a fool knows it's shit and it's a LOT of shit. Pointing at it an yelling shit is an empty exercise.
Blue_Tires
(56,725 posts)And everyone knows King Donnie is pay-for-access and pay-for-play... Every relationship in his life is 100% transactional, "What's in it for ME?" like the low-rent wannabe mob boss that he is... So any corporation that isn't already in line to curry favor with our benevolent dictator will get left out in the cold.
And FoMoCo knows that Donnie isn't above getting his toadies in Congress to pass legislation specifically tailored to hurt Detroit automakers... Doesn't even matter how many strings they just pulled to make Michigan turn red for Donnie last month... So this should surprise nobody.
harumph
(2,399 posts)The boat has sailed and we all have to deal with this some way. I own a business and have to work with Trumper clients sometimes. If I excluded such people, I'd cut my profits in 1/2. I seldom express my views to such people and in the rare cases they're desperate to discuss, I respond with humorous sarcasm. Mostly, I just put my head down and
get the work completed. There have been some clients though, whose beliefs were so awful, I avoided and "quiet quit."
I hope people come to their senses but I won't bet the farm on it.
moondust
(20,515 posts)Hitlers American Friends: Henry Ford and Nazism
MichMan
(13,551 posts)EndlessWire
(7,291 posts)I was told that "Ford" stood for "Found On Road Dead." Never favored Ford. I like Toyotas. I am currently looking quietly and steadily for a Pontiac Vibe. I have a Camry. The things that fail on Camrys are electric windows and the paint job.
Blue_Tires
(56,725 posts)Now it's 100% normalized... Everyone is paying tribute to the Mafia don lest he damn them to bankruptcy with one angry all-caps tweet 🙄
If Trump was a Dem, Congressional Republicans would already have the investigative hearings at the top of their agenda in January.
Happy Hoosier
(8,547 posts)NameAlreadyTaken
(1,644 posts)Why doesn't President Musk donate those?
Blue_Tires
(56,725 posts)He dumped $260 million into the last three months of Donnie's campaign; he also had to fucking BUY votes in Pennsylvania... He's done his part for the junta and then some...
MichMan
(13,551 posts)MichMan
(13,551 posts)WarGamer
(15,744 posts)mercuryblues
(15,261 posts)Obama saved your asses from the fire. Yet you donate to this pig?