{"id":47366,"date":"2021-01-13T06:55:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T10:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=47366"},"modified":"2021-01-13T06:55:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T10:55:27","slug":"these-are-the-major-anti-trump-companies-to-stop-patronizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=47366","title":{"rendered":"These are the major anti-Trump companies to STOP patronizing."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Marriott, AT&amp;T, Airbnb\u2026Here\u2019s The List Of Corporations Announcing They Won\u2019t Donate To GOP Lawmakers Who Objected To Electoral Votes From Contested States<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By Patty McMurray<br \/>\nGateway Pundit<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>GOP lawmakers faced growing backlash on Monday from companies that said they would cut off campaign contributions to those who voted last week to challenge electoral votes from contested states.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/100percentfedup.com\/heres-the-list-of-corporations-announcing-they-wont-donate-to-gop-lawmakers-who-objected-to-electoral-votes-from-contested-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 Percent Fed Up<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The announcements by\u00a0<a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon.com<\/a>\u00a0Inc, General Electric Co, Dow Inc, AT&amp;T Inc, Comcast Corp, Verizon Communications Inc, American Express Co, Airbnb Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Best Buy Co Inc, and Mastercard Inc, among others, threaten to throttle fundraising resources for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">AT&amp;T and Comcast, for example, are among the biggest corporate donors in Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Greeting-card giant Hallmark Company Ltd said it had asked senators Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall\u00a0<strong>to return its contributions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=100percFEDUP&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1348656675599822855&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fmarriott-att-airbnb-list-corporations-announcing-wont-donate-gop-lawmakers-objected-electoral-votes-contested-states%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1348656675599822855\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It is unclear whether their decisions will have a lasting impact. Fundraising activity is currently at a post-election lull in Washington, giving businesses and trade groups some time to figure out their approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\"><strong>Few companies have gone as far as Dow Inc, which said it would withhold donations for the Republican lawmakers\u2019 entire terms in office \u2013 up to six years for those in the Senate.<\/strong> Others said they would withhold donations temporarily, or suspend giving to Republicans and Democrats alike.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1348863378039726081?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1348863378039726081?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">GE\u2019s suspension will last through the end of 2022 and then the employee board that oversees its political action committee will consider requests for support for those lawmakers who opposed certification \u201con a case-by-case basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon said it would discuss concerns \u201cdirectly with those members we have previously supported\u201d before deciding whether to resume contributions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A growing list of companies, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Copper giant Freeport-McMoRan Inc, Ford Motor Co, Microsoft Corp, American Airlines, Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google, Facebook Inc, Goldman Sachs, BP Plc, Smithfield Foods Inc and Union Pacific Corp said they would temporarily suspend donations to Democrats and Republicans alike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Late Monday, Northrop Grumman became the first major defense contractor to temporarily halt all donations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\"><em>\u201cWe are pausing political action committee giving and evaluating the way forward,\u201d a spokesman said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Trade associations, which are among the biggest donors in Washington, are moving more slowly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The National Association of Beer Wholesalers, the National Association of Auto Dealers, and the American Bankers Association said they would re-assess their contribution strategy. Other top donors, including the National Association of Homebuilders and the National Association of Realtors, said \u201cthey have yet to make a decision\u201d, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-election-corporate\/republicans-face-growing-corporate-backlash-after-capitol-assault-idUSKBN29G1WH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"IC3-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC3\">\n<div id=\"IC3\" class=\"fixed-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=100percFEDUP&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1348754632210669568&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fmarriott-att-airbnb-list-corporations-announcing-wont-donate-gop-lawmakers-objected-electoral-votes-contested-states%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1348754632210669568\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What companies will follow suit?\u00a0<\/strong>Stay tuned to 100% FED UP for live updates and breaking news.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2021\/01\/marriott-att-airbnb-list-corporations-announcing-wont-donate-gop-lawmakers-objected-electoral-votes-contested-states\/\">https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2021\/01\/marriott-att-airbnb-list-corporations-announcing-wont-donate-gop-lawmakers-objected-electoral-votes-contested-states\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marriott, AT&amp;T, Airbnb\u2026Here\u2019s The List Of Corporations Announcing They Won\u2019t Donate To GOP Lawmakers Who Objected To Electoral Votes From Contested States<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47366\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}