Trump’s Inauguration Shatters Records with $239 Million Raised This Year

Here’s the scoop. Trump’s latest inauguration? Huge. Like, record-breaking huge.

We’re talking about cold, hard cash. A whopping $239 million. Yes, you read that right.

Double the Previous Record?

Think about that for a second. $239 million. That’s more than double what he raised for his 2017 inauguration. Remember that one? A mere $107 million back then.

And Biden’s inauguration? A totally different story. He raised $62 million. Of course, that was during the pandemic. Still, quite a difference.

Who Opened Their Wallets?

Who coughed up all this dough? Good question.

Pilgrim’s Pride, the chicken people, wrote a check for $5 million. Crypto company Ripple Labs chipped in almost $5 million. Robinhood tossed in $2 million. Investment guru Warren Stephens donated $4 million. Big names, for sure.

Tech Giants Jumped In

And get this: Big Tech got involved, too.

Meta, Amazon, and Google each ponied up $1 million. Tim Cook from Apple and Sam Altman from OpenAI? Each gave a million as well.

Million-Dollar Club

Turns out, most of the money came from big donors. Over half of the funds came from 130 people or groups who gave at least $1 million. Talk about high rollers!

Where Did the Money Go?

Here’s the million-dollar question: What did they do with all that money?

We don’t know exactly how much was spent. Leftover cash? Probably going to other Trump projects. Maybe a presidential library? Time will tell.