Taco Bell's CEO Mark King has gone on record to say he has not donated to President Trump's re-election campaign, denying social media rumors that circulated last week. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/fact-check-no-wendys-ceo-didnt-give-
According to the Federal Elections Commission, corporations are unable to donate to political campaigns. In several cases, the affiliates donated more to former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders than to Trump.A previous fact check looked at this claim regarding Wendy's, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell and found it to be false.Campaign donations tracked by OpenSecrets show fast-food chains donating millions of dollars in the 2020 election cycle.
Food & Wine, "A Taco Bell PAC Maxed Out Its Giving to the Trump Campaign," Aug. 13, 2019 Instagram post , Aug. 8, 2019 Interview with Jackie Jags, spokeswoman for Chick-Fil-A, Aug. 22, 2019 Posts on social media have circulated with long lists of companies that purportedly have donated to the Trump reelection campaign.Fundraising and donations are a critical component of political campaigns.As the U.S. gets closer to the November election, claims regarding both President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee former Vice President Joe Biden are ramping up.One post claims that In-N-Out, Taco Bell, Wendy's, Pizza Hut, Waffle House, Carl's Jr., White Castle, Chick-Fil-A, McDonald's, KFC, Olive Garden, IHOP and Papa John's all support Trump's re-election campaign. Some of the restaurants in question do have affiliates that have donated to President Donald Trump and other Republican efforts, but the restaurants themselves have not. A previous fact check looked at this claim regarding Wendy's, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell and found it to be false. King continued his statement by denouncing racism and reaffirming that Taco Bell is an apolitical company overall. "While some news outlets have correctly reported that it was a franchisee who independently contributed to President Trump's re-election campaign, others have brought the brand into this conversation and erroneously attributed this contribution to me."The company has hundreds of franchisees operating Taco Bell locations across the globe.Fox Business Flash top headlines are here.
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That includes donations to PACs and outside groups from the corporation and from unions; and donations to campaigns from individuals like owners and employees, along with those individuals' immediate family members.Claims that fast-food chains have donated to presidential campaigns are PARTLY FALSE. Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com.While serving as an executive at Adidas' former golf company TaylorMade, King made select donations to the Republican Party of California, Invest in a Strong & Secure America PAC and Republican politicians such as Mitt Romney and Darrell Issa.King, who is married to Teresa, is an honorary chair of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad alongside his wife.
$5,000) to the Trump campaign. McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, and more chains were forced to deny viral claims on social media that they are donating to President Trump's reelection.
He said the brand is aiming to be a "safe space" and is "standing with those who have experienced injustices in our society because of the color of their skin.""As Americans, our franchisees may personally support the political candidates they wish, but I want to be clear that Taco Bell Corp. does not make donations to presidential political campaigns," King wrote in the release. Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut are facing turbulence on social media from an assertion that their CEO has donated $400,000 to the re-election campaign of President Donald Trump. Taco Bell's CEO Mark King has gone on record to say neither he nor the company has donated to President Trump's re-election campaign, denying social media rumors that circulated last week. The TACO PAC did donate $5,000 to Trump in 2016.