Toyota said on Thursday that it would stop contributing to members of Congress who contested the certification of the 2020 election results, following a backlash that included a new ad from the Lin…
said, characterizing the automaker as the larger corporate donor to politicians who “voted to overturn the election results.”
This week, Democratic strategist Joe Trippi announced that he was joining the group, with a goal of defeating Republican attempts to retake Congress in 2022, citing what he characterized as the party’s move toward authoritarianism. The Lincoln Project said that it was informed that the spot was rejected because it violated a prohibition on spots “of a personal nature, a direct attack on an individual business or comment on a private dispute. Advertisements may be accepted if the attack is on a business that is in the public forum or the issue is one of public concern.”
In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection, Comcast, along with other media companies, said that they would suspend donations to politicians who voted against certifying the results. Since then, Comcast has not given to those lawmakers but has supported the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Congressional Campaign Committee.
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