Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that it will suspend all political contributions following the raid on the Federal Capitol last week by a crowd of supporters of President Donald Trump, joining a wave of companies reconsidering their lobbying efforts. in Washington.
“In view of the unprecedented events in the United States Chapter last week, MLB will suspend the contributions of its Political Action Committee pending a review of our political contribution policy in the future,” the league noted in a statement to The Associated Press.
After last week’s Trump insurgency, as Congress tried to certify the results of the presidential election, many companies said they would avoid making donations to House and Senate members who voted to reverse Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over Trump.
Others, such as MLB, have completely postponed their political contributions to both political parties. MLB is the first professional sports league in the nation to announce that it will change its lobbying strategy following the Capitol riots.