The Toyota Sedition
It’s highly unsurprising to see numerous corporations backing away from pledges that they were unwilling to support treason just to get some tax cuts and deregulation. But nobody loves the 1/6 traitors in Congress more than Toyota:
Why it matters: Following Jan. 6, huge segments of corporate America rethought their political-giving programs. The new numbers suggest some large companies have decided to maintain support — even for members of Congress deeply enmeshed in the pro-Trump conspiracy theories that fueled the Capitol attack.Some prominent GOP objectors also have found they can replace any lost corporate support with small-dollar, grassroots donations driven by their reputations as pro-Trump hardliners.
By the numbers: Data compiled by the left-leaning watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington show Toyota gave $55,000 to 37 GOP objectors this year.That equates to a quarter of the bloc that voted to nullify President Biden’s win after the Capitol siege.
Toyota gave more than twice as much — and to nearly five times as many members of Congress — as the No. 2 company on the list, Cubic Corp., a San Diego-based defense contractor.
The Japanese automaker’s donations this year included a February contribution to Rep. Andy Biggs, an Arizona Republican who has been one of Congress’ most vocal election conspiracy theorists. According to an organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rally prior to the Capitol attack, Biggs also helped put on that event, a charge Biggs has denied.
What they’re saying: “We do not believe it is appropriate to judge members of Congress solely based on their votes on the electoral certification,” a Toyota spokesperson said in a statement emailed to Axios.
“Rep. Biggs fucks one goat and you want to call him a goatfucker,” the spokesman continued. “OK, yes is was 20. The same principle applies.”
I would suggest taking one’s auto buying needs elsewhere.