Toyota said it would halt donations to Republicans who tried to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory after a weeks-long public pressure campaign forced the carmaker to perform an abrupt U-turn.
The company had been under fire after figures showed its corporate political action committee (PAC) had donated more money to Republican lawmakers who voted against certifying Biden’s electoral college victory than any other.
Toyota’s political giving arm donated $56,000 to 38 Republican members of Congress who voted to throw out the results in January, according to an analysis of fundraising data compiled last month by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group.