The Republican National Committee set a goal of raising 64 million dollars for its convention set to take place in Cleveland, Ohio in July. However, while the RNC says they are well on their way to reaching their goal, they are not receiving help from many companies who funded the convention in years past.
This doesn’t come as a major surprise, being that most companies are lead by very liberal leaders, and Donald Trump is not a favorite in many peoples opinion.
Donald Trump hopes to accept the Republican nomination for president next month at what he expects will be a “monumentally magnificent” convention in Cleveland, one that is chock-full of well-known entertainers and professional athletes speaking on his behalf.
But there may be just one small hitch with his plans.
A number of companies that had previously made pledges to donate to the quadrennial convention are now scaling back their donations or pulling out altogether — and Trump’s nomination is rumored to be at the center of their decisions. Apple has stated it will not fund the Republican convention and will not provide any support. The move may come as no surprise to some as Trump called for an Apple boycott after Apple CEO Tim Cook refused to work with the FBI in unlocking the iPhone belonging to one of the terrorists in the San Bernardino shooting.
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The list of companies foregoing funding the Republican Party’s convention goes on, including but not limited to JPMorganChase, Metlife, Microsoft, Motorola, Walgreens, Wells Fargo, and UPS. It seems Trump’s campaign to “Make America Great Again” will go on without the support of many of America’s greatest corporations.
H/T: IJreview