By supporting election-objecting lawmakers, Toyota shows disdain for the public interest
The automaker Toyota appears determined to take the adage that "money talks" to extremes.
The company ranks first as the post-Jan. 6 financial supporter of members of Congress who voted that day against certifying the 2020 presidential election results.
Since then, Toyota has made political contributions to 37 of the 147 senators and representatives whose vote placed them in lock step with the conspiracy theory promoted by former President Trump that the election was stolen from him. The conspiracy claim fueled the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
We do not believe it is appropriate to judge members of Congress solely based on their votes on the electoral certification.
Toyota Motor North America
The contribution statistics come to us via the activist organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/column-by-supporting-election-objecting-lawmakers-toyota-shows-disdain-for-the-public-interest/ar-AALygHG
LizBeth
(9,946 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
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(9,946 posts)I can turn the Toyota to Mazda or Honda and pick up one of those. Both brands right up there with Toyota. Now I do not want to drive the Toyota. I have been years wanting one and now I don't.
leftieNanner
(14,998 posts)with a used hybrid Toyota (or Lexus).
Not any more!
And I plan to write them and tell them that.
(Considering how difficult it is to buy any kind of car now, I think I'll hang on to the one I have.)