Corporations Open the Cash Spigot for Trump's Inauguration

[Denzil_DC]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — When Donald J. Trump strides onto the inaugural ballroom floor this week amid the sprawling celebration of his swearing-in, he will have corporate America and many of its titans to thank for the rapturous greeting.

Chevron, the oil giant, has given $500,000 for the dayslong festivities. Boeing, which has been a target of Mr. Trump, pledged $1 million. And Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, giants of the gambling industry, are said to have donated more than that by themselves.

They are far from alone.

All told, the group planning the inaugural festivities says it has raised more than $100 million, which would be nearly double the record for an inauguration, with much of it coming in six- and seven-figure checks from America’s corporate suites.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/15/us/politics/trump-inauguration-donations-corporations.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur

[The Liberal Lion]

1. Looks like the swamp just became an ocean full of sludge

[Crash2Parties]

2. When a Real Estate developer says, "Drain the swamp" they mean so they can build on it.

[C Moon]

5. :D

[cstanleytech]

3. Every corporation that donates a thin dime should be boycotted and every company

that has ads during it on any channel that covers it as well.

[LuckyLib]

10. +1,000

[Roy Rolling]

4. Gold-plated port-a-johns?

Excess money at a public servant inauguration is vulgar. How will it make the event better? Additional corporate money will only buy extravagance where frugality is a virtue. Coronation of public servants is vulgar.

I guess if the shoe fits. . .

[C Moon]

6. Everybody is laughing that his inauguration can't get entertainment...

I think it's going to be an epic event, none-the-less.
All the world will probably watching, as the ultra rich get ready to establish their royalty roots in our country.
Depressing shit.

[dalton99a]

7. Pay up, or suffer his wrath.

[Thekaspervote]

8. Doesn't mean he has the support of the American people!!!

Don't forget that!,

Don't watch, and if you have cable tv be sure to turn your set on to a station that is not broadcasting the ignoration. Give the damn spectacle from hell the rating it deserves

[Dustlawyer]

9. I though "Conservative" meant they were frugal?

Sarcasm!

[snort]

11. Suck my

[Solly Mack]

12. That will buy a lot of KFC.

[TeamPooka]

13. Thanks for the list of businesses I can avoid now.

[chowder66]

14. So the corporate welfare dollars paid by the citizens of this country goes to this?

Meanwhile, those who are truly in need get dictated to that they can't buy shellfish.

Yeah. That's fucked up.

[kimbutgar]

15. I haven't brought chevron gas since the 1970's when they supported apparteid in South Africa

[Blue Idaho]

16. Well those 24 carat solid gold Cadillacs don't grow on trees...

Especially the convertibles...