Dozens of corporations and trade groups who actively lobby the federal government have acknowledged bankrolling Donald Trump’s 2025 presidential inauguration with tens of millions of collective dollars, but many of these corporate titans and upstarts also have a history of sharply criticizing Trump, a NOTUS analysis of financial disclosures and public statements shows.
The contributions indicate an effort by corporate interests to repair relationships or otherwise gain access to Trump, his incoming administration and a Republican-controlled Congress during a moment of profound political upheaval affecting trade, economics and the very shape of government itself.
Take the rideshare company Uber.