NEW: BIDEN's inaugural is forgoing fossil fuel $, but liberal groups want the ban expanded to "all major corporate sectors" to prevent them "from wielding undue influence."
The BIDEN inaugural committee's "drive to raise so much $ without a clear use for it is perplexing & the appearance of doing so is disconcerting, as we must strive to stamp out the unfettered corruption that has defined the TRUMP era," wrote liberal groups s3.amazonaws.com/demandprogress…
JPMORGAN CHASE, which has donated to past inaugurations, said that instead of giving $ to BIDEN's inaugural committee, it would be donating to food banks in Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Del. & Oakland, Calif. “to help those impacted by the pandemic.” nytimes.com/2020/12/16/us/…
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➡️Venture capital executive (@RonaldKlain).
➡️Former pharmaceutical, insurance lobbyist (Steve Ricchetti).
➡️Top Dem recipient of Big Oil $ (@CedricRichmond).
➡️Co-founder of firm that represents pharma & private equity (@jomalleydillon).
MORE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PICKS:
➡️Co-founder of firm that represents big defense & tech companies (@ABlinken).
➡️Ex-consultant for data-miner @PalantirTech (Avril Haines).
➡️Senior VP (on leave) of firm that represented embattled Swiss-based mining giant Glencore (@LindaT_G).
BIDEN ECONOMIC TEAM PICKS:
➡️Managing director for massive NY financial firm (@BrianCDeese).
➡️ex-senior advisor for massive NY financial firm (@wallyadeyemo).
➡️CEO of DC think tank that has raised millions from Wall St, big banks, big tech & defense contractors (@neeratanden).
FIRST ANSWER: @KamalaHarris comes out, guns blazing, no acknowledgement of @Mike_Pence, calls the TRUMP administration's Covid response a failure.
PENCE, by contrast, thanks Susan Page & the debate commission, & acknowledges HARRIS, saying "it's a privilege to be on the stage with you."
Then pivots to calling out BIDEN for opposing Chinese travel suspension.
SHOTS FIRED: Pence says that the Biden Covid response plan "looks a little bit like plagiarism, which is something Joe Biden knows a little bit about." telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…
NEW: On Fri. 9/25, TRUMP attended a funder at @TrumpDC hotel with RONNA McDANIEL, TOMMY HICKS, TODD RICKETTS & Trump family.
The next day, McDANIEL went home to Mich.
But others who attended the 9/29 funder (Hicks, Ricketts, DJT Jr) went to @TrumpDC on Tues. 9/28 for this event
.@GOPChairwoman RONNA McDANIEL had tested negative on Fri., 9/25, but began experiencing symptoms early this week & received a positive test result on Wed., 9/30.
The RNC says that @TommyHicksGOP tested negative yesterday, & is not experiencing symptoms, but is working from home
MEANWHILE: TRUMP VICTORY emailed donors who attended the Fri., 9/25 fundraiser at @TrumpDC hotel with @POTUS & McDANIEL, urging them to "contact your medical provider if you or any of your loved ones is ill or develops a fever, shortness of breath, or other respiratory symptoms."
NEW: MARK ZUCKERBERG gave $250M to help local governments administer elections during Covid-19.
But a TRUMP-allied group is suing to block the money from cities in four swing states, arguing they "have demographics with overwhelmingly progressive voters." nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/…
The lawyers trying to block Democratic cities in Minnesota & Wisconsin from receiving private grants to help administer their elections say it's not about partisan politics.
The group trying to block private $ from elections in Dem cities, @ThomasMoreSoc, includes TRUMP atty @JennaEllisEsq (tho she doesn't seem to be involved in these suits).
The group had sued to overturn Covid rules (decried by TRUMP) restricting churches. nytimes.com/2020/04/29/us/…