MSNBC: Major Companies Are Donating to Trump Inauguration Because of ‘Fear’

LEMIRE So we just ░░░░░░░░ that Ford Motor Company ░░░░░░░░ General Motors will both ░░░░░░░░ cash and cars to ░░░░░░░░ Trump s upcoming inauguration ░░░░░░░░ two companies made the ░░░░░░░░ yesterday pledging 1 million ░░░░░░░░ along with a fleet ░░░░░░░░ vehicles to the inauguration ░░░░░░░░ January 20th It comes ░░░░░░░░ the Trump transition team ░░░░░░░░ threatened tariffs in addition ░░░░░░░░ possible changes to tax ░░░░░░░░ on electric vehicles and ░░░░░░░░ stations that would likely ░░░░░░░░ both automakers Ford and ░░░░░░░░ join other major companies ░░░░░░░░ Amazon Meta and OpenAI ░░░░░░░░ have each pledged 1 ░░░░░░░░ to fund Trump s ░░░░░░░░ return to the White ░░░░░░░░ Both Ford and GM ░░░░░░░░ contributed to Trump s ░░░░░░░░ in 2017 and to ░░░░░░░░ Biden s inauguration in ░░░░░░░░ So Kadia some of ░░░░░░░░ is normal you know ░░░░░░░░ companies like to get ░░░░░░░░ with a new president ░░░░░░░░ the inauguration is a ░░░░░░░░ way to do that ░░░░░░░░ this is not a ░░░░░░░░ president And I think ░░░░░░░░ it s been eyebrows ░░░░░░░░ been raised across the ░░░░░░░░ about just how the ░░░░░░░░ here some of these ░░░░░░░░ leaders are taking the ░░░░░░░░ they re taking to ░░░░░░░░ up to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ he gets set to ░░░░░░░░ back to office It ░░░░░░░░ shows I would argue ░░░░░░░░ fear on their parts ░░░░░░░░ to what his policies ░░░░░░░░ hold GOBA Yeah you ░░░░░░░░ exactly right I think ░░░░░░░░ would say these companies ░░░░░░░░ currying favor with the ░░░░░░░░ elect because he has ░░░░░░░░ such you know drastic ░░░░░░░░ ahead which will inevitably ░░░░░░░░ costs for Americans Now ░░░░░░░░ know I think that ░░░░░░░░ obviously interesting because like ░░░░░░░░ said most people or ░░░░░░░░ companies do this anyway ░░░░░░░░ ll contribute to the ░░░░░░░░ president But you know ░░░░░░░░ is maybe a model ░░░░░░░░ a suggestion that President ░░░░░░░░ Trump s ideas of ░░░░░░░░ stoking fear before he ░░░░░░░░ comes into office could ░░░░░░░░ be working Some of ░░░░░░░░ tactics imposing what he ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ on various countries we ░░░░░░░░ you know different heads ░░░░░░░░ state visiting Mar a ░░░░░░░░ behind his announcement so ░░░░░░░░ could be a very ░░░░░░░░ tactic on the president ░░░░░░░░ s part.”