Trump’s Win Prompts Spike in Demand for Lobbyists With Ties to the President-Elect NYT | Top Stories Kenneth P. Vogel and Kate Kelly 8 November 2024 at 00:14 Corporations and foreign governments are offering to pay steep prices for help dealing with the unpredictable president-elect. © Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesDonald J. Trump has remained something of an enigma to the deep-pocketed interests whose fates depend on staying in Washington’s good graces.