Metahas announcedit will donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trumps inaugural fund.
The fund is used to finance the festivities that accompany the president-elects inauguration day celebrations.
For whatever reason,Trump seems to presume that these donations underminedhis electoral chances that year.
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These donations arebroadly viewedas an attempt to curry favor with the incoming administration.
The rules of inaugural donations can be changed from presidency to presidency.
For instance, in 2009, in a show of populist solidarity, Obamabanned corporate contributionsto his inaugural celebrations.
For comparison, Obamas 2013 inaugurationraised about $43 million,while his 2009 inauguration raised $55 million.
In 2016, Trumps only cap was on contributions from lobbyists.
Again, the single biggest contributor was AT&T, with a donation of some $2 million.
Notably, Trumps first inauguration was not without controversy.
Trump said at the time that the payment was not an admission of guilt or culpability.
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