Popular Information’s Judd Legum exposed a number of corporations ditching their pause on PAC donations to lawmakers who voted to overturn the election results, their leadership PACs, or to party committees led by seditious lawmakers. Ford Motor Company, in particular, donated directly to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a ring leader in promoting the Big Lie who also voted against the January 6 commission.
“In the face of undeniable facts and continued Republican opposition to telling the truth about the 2020 elections, these corporations are siding with profits and personal connections over democracy,” said End Citizens United and Let America Vote President Tiffany Muller. “Not only are they rewarding sedition, but they’re sowing distrust in our elections by legitimizing these seditionists. They may think that a months-long pause is enough to sweep the events of January 6 under the rug, but history will remember their complicity.”
The list of corporations who broke their pledge to pause contributions to seditious lawmakers includes:
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Altria: Contributed $15,000 to the NRSC on March 30th [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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AT&T: Contributed $5,000 to House Conservatives Fund on February 22nd [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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Cigna: Contributed $10,000 in total to 7 congressmen in March who voted against certifying the electoral college, and contributed $15,000 each to the NRSC and NRCC in February [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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Ford Motor Company: On April 28, contributed $2,500 to Kevin McCarthy and $15,000 each to the NRSC s [Twitter, @JuddLegum, 05/19/21; Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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Walmart: Contributed $30,000 each to the NRSC and NRCC in April. [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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General Motors: In April contributed $15,000 to the NRSC and $25,000 to the Scalise Leadership Fund [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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General Electric Company: Contributed $15,000 each to the NRSC and NRCC in April. [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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Intel: Contributed $15,000 to the NRCC in February. [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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JetBlue: Contributed $1,000 to Nicole Malliotakis who voted against certifying the electoral college in March. [Bloomberg, 4/8/21]
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Northrop Grumman: Contributed a total of $7,500 to 3 electoral college objectors in April. [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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Oracle: Contributed $3,750 each to NRSC and NRCC in March. [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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Pfizer: Contributed $15,000 to NRSC in March. [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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Sanofi: Contributed $3,000 to NRSC in March. [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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T-Mobile: Contributed $15,000 to NRSC and NRCC in January and February. [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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Toyota: Contributed $62,000 to 40 Republicans who voted against certifying the electoral college. [Popular Information, 05/24/21]
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