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Suburban Warrior

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 06:46 PM Aug 2020

Just 6 of Trump's top donors in 2016 and 2018 have given to his reelection

The White House is worried that just 6 of Trump's top donors in 2016 and 2018 have given to his reelection bid, according to a new report

President Donald Trump is failing to attract support from most of the mega-donors who bankrolled his 2016 campaign and continued to give to him in 2018, The New York Times reported.

Just six of the top 38 donors to Trump-aligned super PACs over the past two cycles have donated to America First, the super PAC created to gather all the biggest donations to Trump's 2020 campaign, The Times reported.

Sources told The Times that many donors were concerned about the president's reelection chances and that some were redirecting their money to groups working to secure the Republican Senate majority, which is increasingly in play.

Sheldon and Miriam Adelson are among the most prominent examples. The Adelsons gave $20 million to Trump in 2016 and $10 million in 2018. They haven't sent any cash to the president this cycle — reportedly angering him — but they donated $25 million this year to a PAC supporting Senate Republicans. The Times noted that Sheldon Adelson had expressed concerns about publicly supporting Trump's anti-China rhetoric given the casino magnate's major business interests in Asia.


https://www.businessinsider.com/just-6-trumps-top-donors-have-given-2020-reelection-bid-2020-8

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Just 6 of Trump's top donors in 2016 and 2018 have given to his reelection (Original Post) Suburban Warrior Aug 2020 OP
This is HILARIOUS. qwlauren35 Aug 2020 #1
HAHAHAHAHA... Isn't he funding his own campaign? Zoonart Aug 2020 #2
No. We're paying for it Generic Brad Aug 2020 #6
No question. Zoonart Aug 2020 #7
Throw in when you back a loser you have no access to the winner beachbumbob Aug 2020 #3
Finally figured out most of that money would end up in Trump private accounts? tanyev Aug 2020 #4
King of Orange is damaged goods,... like buying a ten pack of light bulbs and every bulb is broke. magicarpet Aug 2020 #5
Maybe they don't want to buy Brad Pascale another sports car. n/t Yavin4 Aug 2020 #8
Too bad, so sad Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 #9
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