I hadn’t heard of this but it looks like snopes has an acceptable write up. They do state that no one has come out and said it was a quid pro quo, but no other reason was given. Just leaving the link here in case other people are interested.
ETA: to be clear Trump and his admin are obviously corrupt. I just wasn’t aware of the particulars of this situation.
I’ve noticed Snopes seems very eager to sane wash Trump in general. They’ll do things like weasel their way around the allegations related to his child sexual abuse especially.
Honestly, Snopes really fell off in the past ten years.
Appreciate you doing the research. I cannot stand Trump and his cronies, but there’s been so much rage bait and sensationalist headlines over the past year that it’s hard to paint a coherent picture of what the hell is actually going on.
I hadn’t heard of this but it looks like snopes has an acceptable write up. They do state that no one has come out and said it was a quid pro quo, but no other reason was given. Just leaving the link here in case other people are interested.
ETA: to be clear Trump and his admin are obviously corrupt. I just wasn’t aware of the particulars of this situation.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/05/02/trump-wells-fargo-inauguration-donation/
I’ve noticed Snopes seems very eager to sane wash Trump in general. They’ll do things like weasel their way around the allegations related to his child sexual abuse especially.
Honestly, Snopes really fell off in the past ten years.
Appreciate you doing the research. I cannot stand Trump and his cronies, but there’s been so much rage bait and sensationalist headlines over the past year that it’s hard to paint a coherent picture of what the hell is actually going on.