Donald Trump’s Republican Party is seeing a split with corporations across the country, including in the key state of Texas where business is booming.
The Republican Party of Texas' convention has long featured lucrative corporate sponsorships by Fortune 500 companies.The Texas state party is among portions of the larger Republican Party led by former President Donald Trump that's embracing an anti-corporate, anti-elite populist agenda.started Thursday in San Antonio, and culminated with TKTK's election as party chair. The event has long featured lucrative corporate sponsorships by Fortune 500 companies.
As for the lack of corporate sponsorship this year, Perry blamed the leadership team that was replaced on Friday. This team"wears that as a badge of honor," he said, before the new chair of the state party was elected.Indeed, James Wesolek, the communications director for the RPT, told CNBC"the Republican Party is the party of hard working Americans, not woke corporations seeking to destroy the America we love.
This year, the sponsor list is almost entirely made up of political action committees and campaigns, and nearly devoid of corporate sponsors.But it's not just the Texas GOP's state convention that is losing corporate sponsorships. Verizon and Union Pacific have each given at least $5,000 to the Texas Republican Party this year, however, according to campaign finance records.
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