Trump Is Closely Monitoring Inauguration Donations

Rolling Stone reports:

In the past few weeks, Trump has at times asked close allies about how much major corporations have donated to the inaugural committee, and has sometimes inquired about specific companies by name, a person with direct knowledge of the matter tells Rolling Stone.

Earlier this month, when the president-elect asked about one big-name corporation and was told it hadn’t donated, Trump replied, “Well, they better do it soon then,” this source adds.

This all comes at a time not just when corporate America is scrambling to secure influence in the revival of Trump’s Washington; it comes after Trump and senior members of his government-in-waiting and inner sanctum have openly threatened to use the vast powers of the federal government to retaliate against media properties, prominent companies, nonprofit groups, and others who Trump and co. deem as crossing him too much.

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Four years ago, dozens of companies pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results. Now, many of those companies are lining up to fund Trump’s inauguration. https://t.co/KFwYvaWJIX

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