Sen. Raphael Warnock raked in thousands in campaign donations from the controversial CEO who called his employees "Dumb dolphins," just days after the businessman went viral for abruptly firing 900 employees over a pre-Christmas Zoom call.
Better.com CEO Vishal Garg gave a total of $8,700 to Warnock, including the maximum $2,900 donation to the senator's campaign committee on Dec. 31, according to campaign finance records.
Garg-who has been accused by investors of misappropriating millions and once berated his employees as a "Bunch of DUMB DOLPHINS"-made the donations to Warnock while he took a month-long leave of absence to deal with public backlash from the mass layoffs on Dec. 1.
The contributions from a man who has been dubbed the "Poster child for bad bosses" could undercut Warnock's attempt to portray himself as a champion of workers' rights and opponent of corporate greed.
Warnock has campaigned in support of "Equitable employment practices" and blamed inflation on "Greedy corporations" that are "Taking advantage of the pandemic's economic pressures to rake in unbelievable profits at the expense of Georgia families."
The Georgia Republican Party said Garg's donation shows that Warnock is "So desperate to hold on to power, no money is too dirty."
Warnock's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
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