Walmart, Disney halt political donations to lawmakers who opposed Biden's win

Walmart and Disney have become latest companies that have announced to halt any donations to lawmakers who h objected certification of Electoral College results last week declaring President-elect Joe Biden winner. rebukes of two giants marked latest move of corporate America against politicians that attempted to hinder integrity of democratic process. Several or firms including Amazon, Marriott International, Morgan Stanley, Dow, Airbnb, and AT&T and even Google, Facebook, JPMorgan, and Microsoft are eir suspending all donations or pausing m for both Republicans and Democrats.

A Walmart spokesperson told New York Times that firm will indefinitely suspend political donations to Congressional lawmakers who h “voted against lawful certification of state electoral college votes”. Furr, retail giant Amazon h also said a day ago that it will suspend similar donations. announcements have come after US Capitol siege when outgoing US President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed US Capitol building. 

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Meanwhile, entertainment company Disney said in a statement that in “immediate aftermath of that appalling siege, members of Congress h an opportunity to unite - an opportunity that some sly refused to embrace. In light of se events, we have decided we will not make political contributions in 2021 to lawmakers who voted to reject certification of Electoral College votes”. se firms followed suit of or several firms to halt political donations. This came after a mob fueled by reports of voter fraud for several weeks, storming US Capitol just during Congress convened to certify results of US presidential election. riot that took place on January 7 killed at least five people, including a police officer and dozens have been arrested. Ultimately, Congress voted on certifying Biden’s victory but eight Republicans and 139 representatives voted against it.

Investigation is unprecedented in scope

Meanwhile, US Federal investigators are following thousands of les to not only prevent any potential eruption of violence but also to prosecute rioters involved in last week’s Capitol siege that took nation by surprise. According to CNN report, FBI has opened at least 160 case files in just a matter of six days since Trump’s supporters breached building. However, officials have now revealed that evidence gared till not is “just tip of iceberg”.

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