This Tobacco Giant Was The Biggest Corporate Donor To The 2024 Presidential Race

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Harris netted donations from figures like Larsen and Andreessen Horowitz's Ben Horowitz, while Trump drew most of the support from crypto leaders, taking in donations from people including Horowitz's business partner Marc Andreesen, Kraken exchange founder Jesse Powell and Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
58% : Hendricks, who runs ABC Supply, also gave more than $15 million in support of Trump.
55% : While Fairshake and crypto companies did not wade into the presidential race directly, both Harris and Trump also received big donations from major crypto players.
54% : Other companies that gave $1 million to Make America Great Again, Inc. are Florida Crystals, a sugar cane company controlled by a wealthy family that's a major player in Florida real estate; Extremity Care, a Pennsylvania-based medical company that's spent thousands lobbying federal health agencies; and M8 Enterprises LLC, a consulting company run by Emil Michael, a former Uber executive whom Trump named as the Department of Defense's under secretary for research and engineering.
53% : That doesn't come as a surprise, as Trump courted oil executives for donations during the election -- reportedly with Hamm serving as his main point person -- and has put a heavy emphasis on ramping up oil and gas drilling in the U.S. and curbing climate change mitigation efforts.
51% : FEC filings show corporate donations made up only a small fraction of donations to Trump and his affiliated PACs, though companies in some significant industries helped support his election.
50% : Billionaire Elon Musk, the CEO of companies including Tesla and SpaceX, spent more than $200 million helping Trump, largely through Musk's America PAC.

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