sident Nicolas Maduro may be struggling
to feed Venezuela but his socialist administration still managed to make a
$500,000 donation to Donald Trump's inauguration, records released Wednesday
show. Inaugural committee records filed with the Federal Election Commission
show Citgo Petroleum, a U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA,
was one of the biggest corporate donors to events surrounding the swearing-in
ceremony. The donation topped that of some U.S. corporate giants including
Pepsi ($250,000), Walmart ($150,000) and Verizon ($100,000) and was on par with
the likes of JP Morgan Chase and Exxon, which each donated $500,000. It came in
under Bank of America's $1 million contribution. More… 
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Cash-strapped Venezuela a major funder of Trump inauguration
sident Nicolas Maduro may be struggling
to feed Venezuela but his socialist administration still managed to make a
$500,000 donation to Donald Trump's inauguration, records released Wednesday
show. Inaugural committee records filed with the Federal Election Commission
show Citgo Petroleum, a U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA,
was one of the biggest corporate donors to events surrounding the swearing-in
ceremony. The donation topped that of some U.S. corporate giants including
Pepsi ($250,000), Walmart ($150,000) and Verizon ($100,000) and was on par with
the likes of JP Morgan Chase and Exxon, which each donated $500,000. It came in
under Bank of America's $1 million contribution. More… 
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