Blue-chip companies donate heavily to President-elect Trump's upcoming inauguration, with fundraising expected to surpass all previous ceremonies. Toyota, Ford, and General Motors each pledged $1 million, with the latter providing vehicles for the event. Silicon Valley giants Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI have pledged $1 million, while Uber committed $2 million. Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Kraken, and Coinbase are also pitching in funds. Companies that paused political donations after Jan. 6 are contributing more to Trump's inauguration than ever before.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Blue chip companies are donating heavily to President-elect Trump's upcoming inauguration,
00:06with fundraising expected to surpass all previous ceremonies.
00:10Toyota, Ford, and General Motors each pledge $1 million,
00:13with the latter two providing vehicles for the event.
00:16Silicon Valley giants Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI have also pledged $1 million,
00:21while Uber committed $2 million.
00:23Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Kraken, and Coinbase are also pitching in funds.
00:28Companies that paused political donations after January 6th
00:31are now contributing more to Trump's inauguration than ever before.