Gone are the days of corporate tut-tutting at President-elect Donald Trump’s support for white supremacists, Muslim bans or insurrection attempts. Big business is down to deal this time.

America’s richest businesses, big banks, Silicon Valley, and car manufacturers are hoping to buy goodwill with an incoming administration through massive donations to Trump’s inauguration fund.

When Trump takes the podium in front of the Capitol – the very building his supporters’ desecration of drew C-suite scorn – he will be standing on a stage funded by America’s wealthiest corporations.

At least 11 companies are reversing course, donating to the inaugural fund despite pledges to rethink donations to PACs in the wake of the January 6 attack, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Per the WSJ report, Ford, Intuit, Toyota, and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America have all pledged $1 million, reversing previous vows. AT&T, General Motors, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs have similarly given support despite condemnation.

-Griffin Eckstein in Salon.com