President Donald Trump’s inauguration committee raised $239 million, more than double the $109 million raised for his first inauguration in 2017. Major contributions came from corporations and business executives, particularly in the oil, financial, technology, and transportation sectors. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. donated $5 million, while Ripple Labs gave nearly $4.9 million. Energy companies like Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and Occidental Petroleum contributed at least $500,000 each. Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency firms also made significant donations. Amazon and Meta each donated $1 million, with their CEOs attending the inauguration. Computing companies such as Micron, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Microsoft, along with healthcare firms like Hims, Johnson and Johnson, Merck, Pfizer, and Amgen, made six-figure donations. Prominent Republican donors, including those tied to the Trump administration, also contributed significantly. — new from NBC News
