Target donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration, a first for the retailer that imports about half of its merchandise

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : " The same week Trump was inaugurated, the company said it was rolling back its DEI initiatives, such as its DEI goals, investments in Black-owned businesses, and an end to all external diversity surveys.
58% : Aside from oil companies that donated heavily to Trump's inauguration, large Silicon Valley companies like Google, Meta, and Uber also each contributed $1 million, and individual tech CEOs like Apple's Tim Cook and Uber's Dara Khosrowshahi also made personal donations of similar sums.
51% : Based on FEC filings, the Trump-Vance inaugural committee raised more than $239 million, a figure that more than doubles what Trump received for inauguration in 2016 and far exceeds the $62 million Biden received in 2020.
41% : Walmart and Target's respective CEOs also met with Trump last week to discuss the impact of tariffs on consumer prices and on retail supply chains that could lead to product shortages.
40% : It joined a list of other companies that did away with their DEI initiatives after Trump ordered the end of DEI programs at federal agencies.

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