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United Airlines donates $1 million to Trump inaugural fund
Jan 17, 2025United Airlines said on Friday it is donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee and said CEO Scott Kirby plans to attend various events over the long holiday weekend.
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Friday, January 6, 2023 marks the second anniversary of what historian Michael Beschloss has described as one of the darkest days in United States history: the January 6, 2021 insurrection. That day, a violent mob of MAGA Republicans and Donald Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol Building in the hope of preventing the certification of now-President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
As violent as that attack was, Beschloss has emphasized that it could have been much worse and escalated into “assassinations and/or hostage-taking” if the insurrectionists had been able to get to either members of Congress or then-Vice President Mike Pence. Some of the insurrectionists were calling for Pence’s murder that day, chanting, “Hang Mike Pence, hang Mike Pence.” And a hangman’s gallows was set up outside the Capitol.
Two years ago, Corporate America was quick to condemn the Capitol insurrection. But in an in-depth report published by Mother Jones on January 5, journalist Tim Murphy laments that some companies have since made campaign contributions to “Stop the Steal” Republicans who tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
READ MORE: **Law professor’s Jan. 6 takeaway: the 'threat of political violence' is 'far from over'**
“Two years after President Donald Trump incited a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol and halt the certification of the Electoral College results, the January 6 insurrection is still a live wire in American politics,” Murphy explains. “Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy last month for his role in the riot. Advocates of Trump’s election lies received such an intense electoral rebuke in the midterm election that Democrats actually expanded their majority in the Senate…. But many of America’s largest companies have long since moved on.”
Murphy adds, “In the first national election since a sitting president tried to overturn the popular will, some of the country’s biggest brands showered election deniers with millions of dollars in donations via their political action committees.”
The Mother Jones reporter goes on to cite specific examples of companies that condemned “Stop the Steal” Republicans and election denialists two years ago but have since given them donations.
“In the days after the insurrection,” Murphy recalls, “dozens of companies told Popular Information and other outlets that they were pausing or reconsidering their political donations.Hallmark, which had donated to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in the past, singled him out by name in its statement condemning the attack. Big-pocketed corporations such as Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Comcast, PricewaterhouseCoopers and AT&T promised to suspend all contributions to members of Congress who voted against certifying the results either temporarily or for the entire 2022 cycle.”
READ MORE:**January 6th 'fake elector scheme' offers a clear 'path to prosecuting Trump': attorney**
Murphy continues, “But not only did each of those six companies eventually turn the spigot back on, they all ended up writing checks to help reelectRep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) —a leading opponent of certification whose own chief of staff attempted to distribute a fake slate of electors on the day of the insurrection, according to the January 6 Committee. Kelly, a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee from a heavily Republican district, was a major recipient of corporate cash. Other contributors included PACs belonging toIntel and Verizon, both of which had told Popular Information they were suspending donations to the election-rejecters; Aflac, which had said it would be pausing all its political donations for an unspecified amount of time;Johnson & Johnson; FedEx; and the spirits-producing Sazerac Company.”
The Mother Jones reporter points out that during the “2022 cycle,” Anheuser-Busch “gave $139,500 to election-denying members of Congress” in addition to giving a “maximum contribution” to the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
“Among the dozens of recipients: Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), who tweeted that the election was ‘RIGGED’ for Biden in the run-up to January 6 and afterwards shared misinformation alleging that ‘Antifa thugs’ were responsible for the riot,” Murphy reports. “Airlines were major supporters of Stop the Steal candidates. Delta Airlines gave $225,000 to election-denying members of Congress, according to ProPublica‘s searchable database. Southwest Airlines’ ‘Freedom Fund’ gave $39,500 to election-rejecting candidates, including Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), who tweeted on January 3, 2021 that he’d just met ‘with folks from Stop the Steal’ at our nation’s Capitol’ and ‘encouraged them to keep fighting.’”
Murphy adds, “American Airlines, which told Popular Information that it was pausing all political contributions for three months, eventually funneled $165,000 to dozens of Republicans who voted not to certify the election results, including Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), who asked Trump for a pardon after helping to organize congressional opposition to certification.”
READ MORE:**Highlights from the latest batch of January 6th Select Committee transcripts**
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'A horrible liar': Ted Cruz torched for spreading lies about Southwest Air pilots and the COVID vaccine
Meaghan Ellis October 12, 2021
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to social media to attack President Joe Biden while attempting to escalate the Southwest Airlines protest over the airline's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. However, his attempt quickly backfired when he was called out for spreading misinformation.
On Sunday, October 10, the Texas senator tweeted a link to CNBC report about the airline's mass flight cancellations as he targeted Biden over his vaccine mandate. He tweeted, "Joe Biden's illegal vaccine mandate at work! Suddenly, we're short on pilots & air traffic controllers. #ThanksJoe."
However, Cruz's tweet prompted backlash on Twitter. Shortly after Cruz's remarks, CNBC airline reporter Leslie Roberts asked Cruz for clarity tweeting, "Where did you hear that there is a shortage due to the vaccine mandate?"
The senator replied, "Because I read your article…. All of these challenges have led to an added distraction in the cockpit," he said. "This week's COVID-19 vaccine mandate announcement by the Company only exacerbates the situation."
New Jersey-based historian Kevin Kruse quickly fired back at Cruz as he highlighted the senator's blunder. "By the company," Kruse said as he clarified, "It's not Joe Biden's vaccine mandate, it's Southwest Airlines. Biden's vaccine mandate hasn't even been implemented yet and is still under review at OSHA. But you're blaming it? You're a horrible liar, and by that, I mean you're horrible at lying."
Although Cruz's remarks were not entirely true, other right-wingers and anti-vaxxers also began echoing the claims. In fact, according to The Daily Beast, Fox News' Tucker Carlson also said, "We've spoken to several people with direct knowledge of what actually did happen. We can tell you the shutdown of Southwest Airlines over the weekend was a direct consequence, it was a reaction to Joe Biden's vaccine mandates."
The Republican senator's lies came shortly after reports circulated about Southwest Airlines' cancellation of approximately 1,800 files nationwide. Initially, the airline claimed the cancellations, which stranded thousands of passengers, were the result of "[air traffic control issues] and disruptive weather."
On Monday, October, 11, the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) released a statement saying, "None of the information from Southwest, its pilots union, or the FAA indicates that this weekend's cancellations were related to vaccine mandates."
However, the airline's claim raised speculation because no other airline had cancellations despite facing the same weather. Like multiple other airlines, Southwest recently announced that the COVID-19 vaccine was a requirement to maintain employment.
The Beast also noted: "The same day that flight cancellations began, Southwest's pilots union filed a motion in federal court to block the company's employee vaccine mandate which they say 'unlawfully imposes new conditions of employment.'"
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airline bailout loophole: Three companies received $338 million in relief money for workers — and laid workers off anyway
Justin Elliott, Jeff Ernsthausen / Pro Publica July 8, 2020
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Three airline industry companies slated to receive…
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Brazen abuse of taxpayer dollars’: Rep. Katie Porter accuses airlines of using COVID-19 bailout funds to fight consumer protections
Rep. Katie Porter is accusing major U.S. airline companies of violating the law by spending Covid-19 bailout funds on a lobbying campaign.
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Trump administration on Tuesday reached a deal with major airlines to give $25 billion in relief to help the crippled industry. 420 ew
British political parties and individual politicians have received more than £9 million worth of donations from the aviation industry, with the vast majority going to the Brexit Party and the Conservatives, DeSmog can reveal.
The top four incumbent politicians to have taken donations are all Conservative MPs, with former International Trade Secretary Liam Fox receiving the most. Two other Tory MPs, three Labour MPs and the leader of Plaid Cymru, Adam Price, are joint fourth, and another Tory MP is also in the top 10.
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Driverless cars are going to disrupt the airline industry
Stephen Rice, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Scott Winter, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Skipping the hassle of flying – and the different headache of driving – gives self-driving cars a leg up when people are choosing how to travel.
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/george-lieutenant-governor-casey-cagle-threatens-delta-over-nra
Conservatives are growing increasingly furious over companies like Delta Air Lines distancing themselves from the National Rifle Association. On Monday, one particular Republican official vowed to "kill" any legislation that would benefit Delta as far as tax breaks are concerned. Georgia's lieutenant governor Casey Cagle threatened Delta by saying he would nix a tax break for the airline company for its position on the NRA. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, such a fuel tax exemption could save Delta at least $40 million.
Shortly after the horrific school shooting that hit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Valentine's Day, Delta said that it was "reaching out to the NRA to let them know we will be ending their contract for discounted rates through our group travel program." The company declared this decision on Twitter on Saturday and added that it would request the association to "remove our information from their website." In the wake of the shooting that claimed the lives of 17 people, the Los Angeles Times reported that Delta had received significant pressure from gun control activists who demanded the company reconsider its discount contract with NRA members.
On Monday, Cagle tweeted that he “will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA. Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back." In a previous tweet, Cagle called for more focus on mental health programs in the country as opposed to ending discount programs with NRA members. "I'm a lifelong member of the NRA and a strong supporter of the law-abiding citizens' Second Amendment rights,” the Georgian legislator said.
“Like all Americans, I'm horrified by the mass shootings we've witnessed,” the conservative lawmaker went on. “If corporate America wants to make a positive difference on gun violence, it should donate a portion of its profits to mental health treatments and school safety initiatives. They should put their money where their mouth is instead of engaging in viewpoint discrimination against conservatives and law-abiding gun owners." Ironically enough, Cagle failed to realize that Delta was indeed putting its money where its mouth was by striking out its discount program with NRA members.
Delta isn’t alone in cutting corporate cords with the NRA. The company is joined by other massive business entities like MetLife, Symantec, United Airlines, Allied, and others in stepping away from affiliate and discount programs with the NRA. A list created by CNN Money actually shows how, at this moment, at least 15 companies have disassociated themselves with America’s most potent gun lobby.
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