A new report from Rolling Stone claims that President-elect Donald Trump is "keeping tabs" on major corporations that have not yet forked out big bucks for his inauguration fund.American companies are forking out money to Trump's inauguration at a time when he's threatening to slap major tariffs on ...

A new report from Rolling Stone claims that President-elect Donald Trump is “keeping tabs” on major corporations that have not yet forked out big bucks for his inauguration fund.

  • RagingRobot@lemmy.world
    21·
    2 days ago

    I have never heard of a president’s inaugural team being funded by corporations and bribes but this year they are making out like it’s the most normal thing. Was this always happening and I just missed it or are we normalizing bribery now like it’s no big deal?

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      It’s actually normal.

      https://www.opensecrets.org/obama/inaug_2009.php

      This is not:

      “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,” the publication writes. “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.’”

      • underwire212@lemm.ee
        8·
        2 days ago

        The fact that it’s normal is so fucking disgusting. Who is the government serving? Not us. That’s for damn sure

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        41·
        2 days ago

        Yeah, that’s the difference between corporate oligarchies and straight up fascist states that a lot of wealthy people don’t get.

        Bribes become tithes, they no longer own the government, the government owns them.