Two months ago, Kamala Harris and her cheerleading squad of surrogates were busy screeching that Donald Trump was channeling his inner Hitler. They were trying to get America to believe Trump was itching to sic the military on Americans, fantasizing about locking up dissenters, and presumably planning his own line of dictator-chic uniforms.

Fast forward to today, and the narrative is crumbling faster than a stale cookie. Trump has steamrolled his way to an undeniable Electoral College win and nabbed the popular vote for good measure. Clearly, the man is such an existential threat to democracy that—wait for it—corporations are lining up to throw money at his inauguration like it’s Coachella for capitalists.

Let’s start with Toyota. The supposedly neutral, non-American automaker pledged a $1 million to the inauguration fund. This comes after Ford and GM tossed in a million each and sweetened the pot by donating vehicles.

And then there’s Big Tech. Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Sam Altman—yes, that Mark Zuckerberg, who spent years being the digital thorn in Team Trump’s side—all decided to join the $1 million club. Suddenly, the same Zuck who probably had “block Trump” on speed dial was gushing about Trump’s resilience after a literal bullet grazed him during the campaign. Talk about a pivot.

But why the sudden corporate love fest for someone Harris likened to a tyrant? Because they know better. This whole “Trump is Hitler 2.0” shtick was a desperate ploy to scare voters. Democrats needed a boogeyman to distract from their own dumpster fire of a record.

If corporations genuinely believed Trump was the autocrat Harris claimed, their millions would be funding resistance movements, not lavish inaugural celebrations. Instead, their cash is helping make Trump’s inauguration a spectacle for the ages.

The lesson? Even the most opportunistic CEOs know propaganda when they see it—and they’re not about to waste good money on a bad lie.