White House Maintains Naughty-Or-Nice List Of 553 Companies: Report

The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies and trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a senior White House official tells Axios.

Trump works transactionally, and companies have rushed to pay demonstrative homage. Now, senior aides will have data to consult when considering corporate requests.

• The unusual spreadsheet fits this administration’s proclivity for micromanaging companies and administering loyalty tests.

Factors in the rating include social media posts, press releases, video testimonials, ads, attendance at White House events, and other engagement related to “OB3,” as the megabill is known internally.

• The organizations’ support is ranked as strong, moderate or low.
• Axios has learned that “examples of good partners” on the White House list include Uber, DoorDash, United, Delta, AT&T, Cisco, Airlines for America and the Steel Manufacturers Association.

The data, which is being circulated to White House senior staff, will be used as a reality check when someone from K Street calls and says, for instance, that they’d “love to catch up — was so great working with you to pass the big, beautiful bill.”

• The ranking “helps us see who really goes out and helps vs. those who just come in and pay lip service,” the official said.
• Separately, a running list on the White House website tracks announcements of “Trump Effect” investments in U.S. manufacturing, production, and innovation.