Tag: transactional politics
Trump Raised $239 Million for Inauguration
$239 million
“President Trump raised $239 million for his inauguration festivities in January, a norm-shattering amount fueled by corporate America’s desire to curry favor with a famously transactional president,” the New York Times reports.
On a Roll
Trump’s transactional presidency is taking a toll.
It’s corrupting the United States’ national soul.
Easter is no longer a celebration
Of Jesus Christ’s resurrection,
It’s about corporations sponsoring the White House Easter Egg Roll.
All Hail the Grifter-in-Chief
“I’ve covered Trump’s finances for 8 years and wrote a book about conflicts of interest during his first term. I’ve never seen anything quite like the profiteering that occurred over the last few days.”
— Dan Alexander
— Dan Alexander
Big Oil Pad a Lot to Trump for Probably a Lot of Influence
$445 million
Big oil spent a stunning $445 million throughout the last election cycle to influence Donald Trump and Congress, The Guardian reports.
Have Yourself a Trumpy Little Christmas
$$$
Washington Post: “It’s a little late for this year’s celebrations, but you can get a very early jump on next year and count down with the $38 Trump Advent calendar. Or trim the tree with a $95 Mar-a-Lago bauble or a $16 MAGA hat ornament, sold in nine colors. (A glass version of the hat ornament is $92.) Stuff stockings with an $86 ‘GIANT Trump Chocolate Gold Bar’ and a $22 pair of candy cane socks printed with ‘Trump.’ Prepare a holiday feast with a $14 Trump Christmas tree pot holder and $28 Trump apron featuring Santa waving an American flag. … The profits from these holiday trinkets do not benefit a political committee or a charitable cause, but the Trump Organization, the Trump family’s privately owned conglomerate of real estate, hotel and lifestyle businesses.
Musk Nets World’s Largest Quid Pro Quo
$200 billion
“Elon Musk’s net worth has climbed by more than $200 billion in 2024, a massive increase in the same year that the world’s richest person spent at least $277 million backing Donald Trump and other Republican candidates,” the Washington Post reports. “The bulk of the increase, more than $170 billion, has come since Election Day.”
Big Donations Buy Big Jobs in the Trump Administration
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“Nearly three dozen of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks to serve in his incoming administration donated to his campaign or to the deep-pocketed outside groups that worked to elect him,” CNN reports.
Cancel This Transaction
To Trump, all politics is transactional, we know,
But he’s reached a level that’s an all-time low.
Trump promises oligarchs tit for tat.
To businesses, he offers this for that,
For Trump, it’s always: “Give me your quid and name your pro quo.”
