I keep seeing this characterization of inauguration donations as "kissing the ring", and I don't understand it. This is a routine practice for presidential inau

I keep seeing this characterization of inauguration donations as "kissing the ring", and I don't understand it. This is a routine practice for presidential inaugurations. Don't get me wrong, I agree it's bad, but the phrase implies a level of fealty that I really don't think is present. Nobody argued that Pfizer or Boeing or J.Lo were kissing Biden's ring in 2020.