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Donald Trump deserted by corporate funders now regulations are gutted and tax breaks banked
Andrew Liveris, known in Australia as the head of Scott Morrison’s National Covid-19 Commission manufacturing taskforce, called the scenes at the US Capitol tragic. The former CEO of Dow Chemical said they brought back “memories of my lived experiences in emerging economies with coups, brawls in parliament and street violence”.
In 2017, before Liveris retired from Dow Chemical, he donated $100,000 to the dark money organisation America First Policies, created by Trump allies and former campaign officials to promote Trump’s agenda. Southern Company donated $1 million and CVS Health donated $500,000. America First Policies has been criticised for racist, sexist, homophobic and anti-Muslim sentiments expressed by its staff. The…
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