General Motors has been named as one of a handful of Michigan companies that helped bankroll President Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to Crain’s Detroit Business, a newly released disclosure shows GM donated a healthy sum of $200,000.
That’s before in-kind vehicle donations from GM totaling $298,650 as well, helping bring President Trump’s total inaugural sum to $106 million — double what former President Obama brought in for his 2009 inauguration.
Dow Chemical, Quicken Loans, Ford Motor Company and others were also named as big ticket donors, with Dow Chemical leading the pack with a $1 million donation.
While there’s certainly not a blatant motive behind the donation sums, it’s plausible the donations made for small insurance policies. GM in particular has been caught in President Trump’s crosshairs more than a few times after being blasted for building the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze hatchback in Mexico. The President threatened a large border tax in response to building the compact hatchback outside of the United States.
However, the waters seem less choppy these days. GM CEO Mary Barra continues to serve on President Trump’s economic forum, advising the president from a private sector point of view. Barra herself also attended the 45th president’s inauguration in person.
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How else could they ensure that the GM branded limo did not appear in pictures with Trump’s inaugural party, and thus go down in history as connected with him, without getting one of his tweets in return? Donate cash! It’s sooooo easy to play narcissists.
First the new car was in planning long before he was elected. The Seceret Service gave the contract. Also there really was not much completion for the contract. Ford floated one but it was no where close to the GM offer.
Second anyone but an idiot would know mfg give to both sides.
GM gave $684,000 to the Clinton foundation as well as smaller amounts to the DNC.
So stop your bias bull $hit and stop looking foolish.
Hell Trump gave to both sides as both can be bought for a price. Even good old Bernie.
Didn’t address my points, sorry. Nowhere in my comment did I negate your points that: GM gives to ‘both’ sides and so did Trump before 2016. This is true, therefore I agree with you.
What I said is: the limo was late deliberately. Last time I checked, the election is every 4 years in Nov with inauguration in Jan. That gives a very clear deadline literally decades out. Excuses for this lateness are just excuses, which we’ve heard lots of lately. GM didn’t want a new Caddy to be a big part of the inauguration. Actions speak louder than words, at least they did until now.
You failed to understand that the car is chosen by contract by the Seceret Service not a political part.
Even if it had been it would have been chosen under Obama who had nothing to do with the choice.
It is just more blind political outrage from you and why should we expect any less?
The car was late because it was late fool. You did notice that the car they have been using is a Cadillac and or the Suburban that has been used for years under the Seceret Service contract. In fact there is a fleet of the cars store around the country to move them faster and to provide back up.
In fact the take two everywhere for back up so I’d there is a problem they have a way out. All are GM products.
Building this car takes years of development and testing by GM and the Service to meet their spec.
You want to do as normal and spew political bs while leaving out the true facts involved here.
You credibility on many levers is left lagging and generally little you say here amounts to anything because you spout nothing but agenda over fact be it GM or Political.
Sorry you can not leave the truth behind.
Classic arguing-against-yourself here Scott. You really need to study up on syllogisms, logic, and rhetoric.
The Secret Service tenders the contract. Here’s the hard part Scott – the secret service doesn’t build the limo. GM builds the limo. If GM is running late building it, the Secret Service can’t take over the build.
It was late, because … it’s a Cadillac – they run on their own schedule: late, like the Italian train system.
No surprise there.
Should be ready in five years. These things take time.
Obama got his, right on schedule.
I believe this is yet another way for corporations to skirt campaign finance restrictions. Too bad for GM, their money was spent on the biggest loser inauguration in history, with a tiny, tiny crowd of deranged zealots with one foot in the grave.
Just read Kid “I wrap myself in an American flag to stay relevant” Rock joined Ted “I sh*t my pants to avoid military service” Nugemt, and Sarah “Why bother actually fulfilling your duties as an elected official when you can drop out mid-term and keep the title of governor the rest of your life” Palin, joined the Flat-Footed One in the oval office today.
This has been a busy week for Donnie, with the Patriots in the house just yesterday for some down and dirty picture taking. I mean, it’s a Thursday afternoon and he’s yet to jet off to Mar-a-Largo at OUR expense. Crazy, isn’t it?
Opposition candidate in jail yet?
Wall built yet?
Immigrants banned yet?
China put in its place yet? (actually this one is a yes, as we can see from Ivanka’s next-day-deal)
West Coast protected from Kim Jong-Nuke? (Meanwhile the US Navy parties in Sydney)
You’re right, Palin WILL soon be able to see Russia from her house … on C St NW DC!
This is a General Motors enthusiast website/forum. Not a forum for bleeding heart liberals.
I just got spanked with a PC card! Apparently, I’m not allowed to say what I want, where I want, when I want. That used to be ‘bad’ before 2016. Now, folks get to say PC and that’s ok here.
Contracts are being sought for wall building
Immigrant laws are now being enforced were they were not in the past
Do you think China will be resolved over night? Deals need to be cut.
The Thad system has been install in Alaska the only place Korea can reach at this point as well install in S Korea.
Mean while the navy goats off shore of N Korea and the Air Force has stepped up sorties daily.
Hell MSNBC even reports this Comrad are you watching Russian news again?
Now we see who actually knows the truth and who posts comments based on their assumptions.
The US Navy is in Sydney. They are as far from Korea as Alaska is from San Diego.
You can ‘feel’ protected by your words.
I’m desperately hoping for military ACTION. Trump – all mouth, no trousers. The navy is in Sydney.
This is a General Motors enthusiast website/forum. Not a forum for bleeding heart liberals.
Go see Lutz’s comments on Trump. Bleeding Heart Marine Pilot Hero.
I would not even call him this as even my liberal friends of mine think him an idiot.
He is also an idiot on GM topics too. Just no clue.
It’s official!
Lutz is stupid and was bad for GM. So says Scott3.
Me? I’m thinking the Aussie GTO, the Volt and Bolt, the pre-Barra turnaround, the acquisition of de Nysschen, and the great victory of the “Car Guys” over the “Bean Counters”, were all way better for GM than your uneducated guessing btl comments on a tiny little website amongst the series of tubes
Trump – owes the American people over $900 million, never made a thing with his own hands in his entire life.
Lutz – made millions for himself, billions for America, and made prototypes, body forms, reciprocating and jet engine maintenance, with his own hands.
What’s more ‘American’? A big mouth? Or hands that make things and a brain that can make money?
Think about this –
Lutz made enough money and then had to pay enough tax, to actually pay the government debts on the very Marine Reserve Jet that he used to protect America in the 1960’s.
Get that? He paid enough tax to pay for the Jetfighter that he used to protect us.
Thanks Bob Lutz!!!
Trump? Made a building with his name on top, that he still owes on.
Hey idiot you really have shown your lack of knowledge now.
For you information the jet fighter Lutz owns is a Russian L39 that was used in training the Pilots Mr Lutz defended us from.
Because he did his duty it came a time the adversary began to sell off their jets cheap to make money because of the failure of socialism.
Get that capitalism won and socialism lost to where capitalist could buy the weapons of Russian war for pleasure flying in a free country.
I find that a true case of clarity of what being free and a American really means.
Now he has to pay a lot of sales tax to support deadbeats like you Boner and you kind and that is really sad.
By the way Boner you ignorance just makes this way too easy. I assume you are just a moron and have not had some sort of brain injury. If you did have an injury at least there would be an excuse.
Er, read my post again. I didn’t say he bought the jet he uses for fun now (although it’s true, he did).
No, I said he paid back the debt on the MARINE RESERVE jet he was assigned by the government in the 1960’s.
He bought TWO jets (at least). An AMERICAN one to protect us, which he paid for over his future years as a top-earner and top-taxpayer. The Russian one is, as everybody knows, a toy. He paid the dealer for that up front.
So what you have given us is proof of your lack of knowledge. You haven’t checked a single fact in your guessfull brain.
BTW, not a single cent of taxpayers money has come my way in the form of social security, healthcare, a government job, unemployment relief, I don’t participate in a religion which collects state funds, I don’t work for a company that accepts state inducements. I haven’t got any of your tax dollars in my pocket. I have paid over US$100,000 in taxes to America, in only a few years.
And America owes me nothing for it. I just hope it helps.
“By the way Boner you ignorance” … ?
Stay classy, my friend.
How about check mate.
Check mate says you win. What actually happened is you threw the pieces all over the floor and then ‘said’ you won.
How is it that all these bribes are legal?