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★ Private Action

Shell USA donates $500K to Trump-Vance inaugural

Trump-Vance Inaugural Fund

Filed January 2025$500,000

★ The Brief

What happened

Shell USA, the Houston-headquartered U.S. subsidiary of the British oil major Shell plc, which operates across oil and natural-gas production, LNG marketing, fuel marketing, and petrochemical manufacturing, donated $500,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee in connection with the 2025 presidential inauguration.

Who enabled it

Who benefits

Deal or steal?

Shell USA was among the seven winning bidders on Trump's record-setting Alaska oil lease sale, and his restart of LNG export approvals plus elimination of vehicle emission standards extend the benefit across Shell's LNG and refining operations.

Shell USA donated $500,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee in connection with the 2025 presidential inauguration. Shell USA operates in the major (multinational) oil & gas producers industry.

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Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.

  • Shell USA
    Shell USA

    Donated $500,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.

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Who stood to gain.

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