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>Maybe corporate America should have taken the fascist candidate with a proven track record of destruction at his own words, and donated money to conservative (aka Democratic) candidates instead.

Putting aside the laughable implication that "corporate America" is some sort of monolith that can agree on one party to support, is there even evidence that they supported the Republican Party more? The Democratic Party out raised them in the last cycle.

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A quick glance at the front row of the inauguration seems to imply they are in fact a monolith. Not to mention how many corporations immediately bent the knee for this administration before even being asked.

The GP is talking about before the election, but you seem to be talking about after the election. Those are very different situations.

Before election: https://www.newsweek.com/american-businesses-supporting-dona... - they're basically the same.

So some companies donated 1M to republicans. How much did they donate to democrats?

> Before election: https://www.newsweek.com/american-businesses-supporting-dona... - they're basically the same.

Your link spends a lot of time talking about donations to Trump's inauguration committee, which I understand happened after he won, and generally seems to not distinguish between contributions before and after the election.

It certainly seems so. They thought the annoying consumer protection, environmental and safety regulations will go. They thought they will be able to defraud more and with inpunity. That there will ve more corruption and they will venefit from it.

Stock Market went up after Teump being elected, because the above allows for short term enrichment and they know it.

Plus, quite a few support project 2025, Musks conpanies cant work without him being in goverment, plus quite a few (including Musk) are genuine far right.

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