Corporate America shelled out millions for Trump’s inauguration. Now he’s upending many of their businesses
By Gabrielle Fonrouge, Annika Kim Constantino, Leslie Josephs, Ari Levy, Amelia Lucas,
Melissa Repko, Hugh Son, Michael Wayland, at CNBC
America’s richest and most powerful companies shelled out millions to fund President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities.
Three months later, some may be asking whether the famously transactional president has their backs. Many of those corporations have had their businesses roiled by Trump’s tariff policy and resulting consumer caution, dampening the optimism much of the business and finance community felt when he was reelected.
