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Eugene

(62,816 posts) Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:23 PM Dec 24

Toyota donating $1m to Donald Trump's inauguration - report

Toyota donating $1m to Donald Trump’s inauguration – report (The Guardian)

Toyota is reportedly donating $1m to Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The report, per Reuters citing a company spokesperson, comes one day after Ford and General Motors said they would donate $1m each to the president-elect’s inaugural fund. The two US automakers will also provide vehicles to the 20 January event, the outlet reported.

The donations follow similar $1m contributions by Amazon and Meta as large companies look to cozy up to Trump in return for favorable treatment after he is in office. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has also said he would make a personal donation of $1m.

Trump’s proposed tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would affect many automakers and could deliver supply chain shocks across the auto industry.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/24/toyota-trump-inauguration-donation

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Toyota donating $1m to Donald Trump's inauguration - report (Original Post) Eugene Dec 24 OP

They're all just folding like cheap lawn chairs... Ocelot II Dec 24 #1

They are bdamomma Dec 25 #20

No one bothers to hide the blatant, vulgar display of corruption. Irish_Dem Dec 24 #2

Why hide it? It's been totally normalized... Blue_Tires Dec 24 #4

And that traitors, rapists, drug addicts will be rewarded with high office. Irish_Dem Dec 24 #5

And racist Blue_Tires Dec 24 #7

Yes. White male minority rule is the only right way to govern. Irish_Dem Dec 24 #8

I used to think we needed another FDR Charging Triceratops Dec 24 #10

It is heading for another WWII. Irish_Dem Dec 24 #11

Alas, it may well wipe the rest of humanity off the face of the planet along with the fascists. n/t Mister Ed Dec 24 #14

The billionaires and fascists don't seem to care how many people they kill. Irish_Dem Dec 25 #19

Vulgar Display Of Power Celerity Dec 24 #13

Incredible album Polybius Dec 24 #15

Everyone knows Donnie is 100 percent transactional Blue_Tires Dec 24 #3

Wow Toyota, really "Going Places" alright--straight to the f*cking sewer. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 24 #6

It's a pay to play country now. Johnny2X2X Dec 24 #9

This country is about to go through some big changes. FloridaBlues Dec 24 #12

To be fair Greg_In_SF Dec 24 #16

What a crock of shit. raccoon Dec 25 #17

They're all tripping over each other to suck up to the con man. Liberal In Texas Dec 25 #18

I hope bdamomma Dec 25 #21

Ocelot II

(121,833 posts)

1. They're all just folding like cheap lawn chairs...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:24 PM

Dec 24

bdamomma

(66,847 posts)

20. They are

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 08:34 AM

Dec 25

kissing the ring.

Irish_Dem

(60,651 posts)

2. No one bothers to hide the blatant, vulgar display of corruption.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:29 PM

Dec 24

Blue_Tires

(57,218 posts)

4. Why hide it? It's been totally normalized...

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:37 PM

Dec 24

And if anyone complains, Donnie or Elmer can damn them to oblivion with one angry tweet...

What really scares me is there's an entire generation of teens and twenty-somethings who are growing up believing this is how legitimate presidents behave...

Irish_Dem

(60,651 posts)

5. And that traitors, rapists, drug addicts will be rewarded with high office.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:42 PM

Dec 24

We are teaching our young people to be narcissists and psychopaths.

Blue_Tires

(57,218 posts)

7. And racist

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:45 PM

Dec 24

And believing that whiteness is the #1 job qualification

Irish_Dem

(60,651 posts)

8. Yes. White male minority rule is the only right way to govern.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:51 PM

Dec 24

Charging Triceratops

(377 posts)

10. I used to think we needed another FDR

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:01 PM

Dec 24

Now I'm wondering if we don't need another Lenin.

Irish_Dem

(60,651 posts)

11. It is heading for another WWII.

Reply to Charging Triceratops (Reply #10)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:03 PM

Dec 24

To wipe the evil fascists off the planet again.

Mister Ed

(6,412 posts)

14. Alas, it may well wipe the rest of humanity off the face of the planet along with the fascists. n/t

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:03 PM

Dec 24

Irish_Dem

(60,651 posts)

19. The billionaires and fascists don't seem to care how many people they kill.

Reply to Mister Ed (Reply #14)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 08:30 AM

Dec 25

Hitler caused the death of 75 million people world wide and did't blink an eye.

Celerity

(47,120 posts)

13. Vulgar Display Of Power

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:57 PM

Dec 24

Polybius

(18,664 posts)

15. Incredible album

Reply to Celerity (Reply #13)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:10 PM

Dec 24

Cowboys From Hell is up there too.

Blue_Tires

(57,218 posts)

3. Everyone knows Donnie is 100 percent transactional

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:32 PM

Dec 24

So any corporation that isn't already in line at mar-a-lago with a "donation" to the "inaugural fund" or "presidential library" is falling behind to their competitors...

And this has to be by far the wealthiest "inaugural fund" in recorded history... But there's no point investigating it because Donnie and his apartheid errand boy are 100 percent above any laws of God or man...

I just want to know what all those working class white folks who evidently can't afford bacon think about their vote for this parade of billionaire corruption...

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(406 posts)

6. Wow Toyota, really "Going Places" alright--straight to the f*cking sewer.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:45 PM

Dec 24

Might have to de-badge my 4runner.

Johnny2X2X

(21,961 posts)

9. It's a pay to play country now.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:54 PM

Dec 24

Just open corruption and corporations who don’t participate will be targeted by this administration.

FloridaBlues

(4,396 posts)

12. This country is about to go through some big changes.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:38 PM

Dec 24

By the billionaires and oligarchs totaling running this country. Every dept, every branch of government. We won’t recognize it in 4 short years. Even if we take over congress in 2 years will be meaningless by the time they dry us of money in America.

Greg_In_SF

(99 posts)

16. To be fair

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 11:12 PM

Dec 24

this goes both ways. I didn't see anyone complaining when Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield gave money to President Biden's inauguration.

That company is just as evil as United Healthcare!

raccoon

(31,525 posts)

17. What a crock of shit.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 04:59 AM

Dec 25

Liberal In Texas

(14,731 posts)

18. They're all tripping over each other to suck up to the con man.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 07:29 AM

Dec 25

Does Toyota think that they'll be immune from the tariffs that are coming?

bdamomma

(66,847 posts)

21. I hope

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 08:41 AM

Dec 25

all that greed and corruption chokes them all. Who's to say that that 1% starts inner fighting within themselves with who wants the most money through their corruption deals. I want to see that!!! Because I want to see them turn against each other.

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