Corporations Are Steering Clear Of GOP Convention

CNBC reports:

NBC News interviewed more than 15 major corporate fundraisers and consultants with corporate clients. Many expressed concern over a charged political climate that they worry could backfire on their brand or where an investment would not pay off. t.

Trump and the baggage that comes with backing him was most often cited as a consideration by many of the corporate donors and consultants, indicative of Republicans’ struggle to reel in some of the major corporate sponsors that have traditionally been willing to back the GOP convention.

Some donors to previous Republican conventions over the last decade have yet to move ahead with any plans to support the GOP event in Milwaukee out of fear of a public outcry for backing Trump, according to four people familiar with the matter.

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Reluctance to be seen as backing Trump was most often cited as a reason for the skittishness of many of the corporate donors and consultants who spoke to NBC News. https://t.co/QBaEJlzPp8

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