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TexasTowelie

(111,912 posts)
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 05:16 AM Jan 2021

Uihleins, owners of Wisconsin company, gave millions to group sponsoring the Jan. 6 March for Trump

Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, owners of Uline shipping supply company located in Pleasant Prairie, WI, and major donors to Republican candidates including President Donald Trump, contributed more than $4 million to the Tea Party Patriots.

The group participated in the rally before the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. While the organizers have taken down their website, and many tweets, since the rally led to the mob takeover of the Capitol, Mother Jones and others have reported on the March to Save America, AKA the March for Trump, sponsors.

That contribution of $4.3 million, reported by Chicago’s public radio station WBEZ, has led the Democratic Attorney General Association (DAGA) to call on attorneys general and its counterpart the Republican Attorney General Association (RAGA) and Republican attorneys general and candidates to refuse any future contributions from the Uihleins.

“This declaration and other corrections to their association are necessary actions on the only path forward for those who claim to believe in the rule of law and protecting our democracy,” said Sean Rankin, executive director of DAGA in a statement. “Republican AGs or candidates who choose to accept Uihlein money moving forward will be turning their backs on our country and ignoring the deadly attack on Congress on January 6th.”

Read more: https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/uihleins-owners-of-wisconsin-company-gave-millions-to-group-sponsoring-the-jan-6-march-for-trump/

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Uihleins, owners of Wisconsin company, gave millions to group sponsoring the Jan. 6 March for Trump (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2021 OP
They sell tchotchke. Won't buy their stuff. Ever. Period. eom sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #1
They sell shipping/receiving supplies, packaging supplies ms liberty Jan 2021 #3
Wow...this couple is something else, alright. DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #2
Arrest them they funded the riot. Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #4
They are not nice people. Tech Jan 2021 #5

ms liberty

(8,550 posts)
3. They sell shipping/receiving supplies, packaging supplies
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:31 AM
Jan 2021

And warehouse/factory type supplies. The company I work for purchases some products from them.

Bluethroughu

(5,140 posts)
4. Arrest them they funded the riot.
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:51 AM
Jan 2021

This was a planned and orchestrated event. They contributed that kind of money to a failed candidate for a rally on the day of certification. If you fund terrorism are you not held responsible?

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