More US companies announced on Monday that they will suspend donations to Republican lawmakers who this week attempted to delay Joe Biden’s confirmation as the next president or generally paralyze them following the attack on the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters.
The Marriott hotel chain, medical insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield and banking group Commerce Bancshares, which announced the measure this weekend, were joined today by others such as Dow, Morgan Stanley or Boston Scientific, who will stop providing funds to congressmen and senators who voted against the certification of the results of the presidential election in November.
Similar measures were also announced on Monday by AT&T, Mastercard or American Express, according to Forbes magazine.
Meanwhile, other big companies – including the banks Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs – have decided to temporarily give up all their political contributions in response to the situation in the country.
According to The New York Times, Ford, Coca-Cola or BlackRock will do the same, as will internet giants Facebook and Microsoft.
Meanwhile, others, such as Bank of America, FedEx, and Wells Fargo, have said they are analyzing what to do.
In recent hours, there has been a steady stream of companies who have chosen to stop contributing to political campaigns in view of the Capitol attack, some of which have harshly condemned what happened and against them, such as outgoing president, Donald Trump, has provoked protests over alleged electoral fraud of which there is no evidence.
Numerous business leaders, including some close to Trump himself and who have supported him in recent years, today criticize the president’s stance.
Business donations to political candidates are very common in the United States, and in general companies try to promote their interests by supporting options that they believe can defend positions that will benefit them.
Most are channeled through the so-called Political Action Committees (PAC), groups organized to raise and spend funds in support of candidates.