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2024-06-02 Home Front: Politix

Miriam Adelson among the major GOP donors to back Trump after felony conviction

[IsrelTimes] Israeli-American casino billionaire to reportedly help fund super PAC that she and her late husband Sheldon Adelson gave $90 million in 2020; Bill Ackman also weighing endorsement.

Even some who strongly dislike The Donald are emptying their wallets because he was screwed. Names reported include:

hotelier Robert Bigelow gave anadditional $5 million

Don Tapia, a former Trump ambassador to Jamaica, formed a network of family and friends who increased their give from $250,000 to $1 million

oil businessman Dan Eberhart

In the last few weeks, Trump has hit the fundraising trail hard, hosting high-end events from Texas to New York. He is due to host three fundraisers in California next month, according to invitations seen by Reuters, including one in left-wing San Francisco hosted by tech venture capitalist.

“Every event that I’m involved with is exceeding budget,” said George Glass, a Trump fundraiser and his former ambassador to Portugal. “Most donors feel like the ‘fix’ is in,” Glass said about legal proceedings against Trump.

Posted by trailing wife 2024-06-02 2024-06-02 02:43|| || Front Page|| [11143 views ] Top

#1 "If they can do it to former POTUS, what they can do to you?"?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-06-02 02:49|| 2024-06-02 02:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Americans have been serfs since the introduction of the federal income tax.

We're just not nearly as old school feudal as the beltway crowd desires.

Yet.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-02 06:23|| 2024-06-02 06:23|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ It began innocently enough, "only the very wealthy will pay income taxes."

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-02 06:25|| 2024-06-02 06:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Half the population pays none. Many of that cohort actually receive gummint checks.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-02 06:26|| 2024-06-02 06:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Crowd goes wild when Trump shows up to UFC fight mere miles from NYC courthouse

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-02 10:42|| 2024-06-02 10:42|| Front Page Top

#6 How many payoffs did Bill Clinton do?
Just heifers, not killers.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-02 10:43|| 2024-06-02 10:43|| Front Page Top

#7 not just how much is raised

how it is spent will matter a lot

Republicans in many States do not know how to 'get out the vote (GOTV).

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-06-02 17:13|| 2024-06-02 17:13|| Front Page Top