Trump is rewarding big political donors with speaking time at his coronavirus briefings, and they're thanking God for his leadership

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• President Donald Trump has lavished praise on American businesses that are partnering with his administration to produce needed medical equipment to fight the coronavirus. 
• The president has also given these businesses, some of which are run by GOP donors, a platform to advertise.
• Ethics experts told Insider that while Trump's engagement with the donors likely doesn't violate ethics laws, it reeks of cronyism. 
• "While it's nice that these business owners want to help the government fight coronavirus, it confirms that cronyism is at the root of practically every decision President Trump makes," Donald Sherman, deputy director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, told Insider.
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President Donald Trump has developed a mutually beneficial relationship with some of his top donors in the business world: they support him financially and he rewards them with access and, in some cases, favorable policy. 

This dynamic extends to the coronavirus pandemic response. 

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