Trump’s White House renovation ‘funded’ by corporate giants like Amazon

“This is Trump’s Washington,” lamented NBC’s former host Chuck Todd Meet the press. “None of this helps the reputation of the news organizations these companies own because it puts everyone at risk.”

One of the biggest questions is the exact amount that corporate donors like Comcast have contributed. While a $22 million donation from Google has been made public, the rest remains shrouded in ambiguity. When questioned, Comcast declined to elaborate on the motivations behind its support, prompting some MSNBC hosts to fill in the gaps with their own speculation.

“Those public companies need to know that there is a cost to their reputation with the American people,” Rachel Maddow stated on her show this week, mentioning Comcast. “There may be a cost if they do things that go against American values… because they want to please Trump or buy him off.”

NBCs Nightly news led the broadcast with the demolition story, pointing out that the “East Wing was paid for by private donors, including Comcast, the parent company of NBC.” But despite the coverage, it spent only five minutes on the piece, significantly less than ABC’s World news tonight.