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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump scrambles at damage control after being caught grifting MAGA supporters with phony 'contest'
By Bob Brigham
Published March 12, 2022
Donald Trump released a statement on Saturday attempting damage control after being caught fundraising off of a phony contest.
"Former president Donald Trumps political group sent at least 15 emails in recent weeks offering small-dollar donors the chance to win a coveted prize if they gave money: dinner with Trump in New Orleans last Saturday," The Washington Post reported Friday. "But no such winner was flown to New Orleans last weekend, according to four people familiar with the matter. No flight or very nice hotel was booked. Trump had no individual meeting with a small-dollar donor, instead only privately greeting a handful of Republican Party donors who gave large checks, taking pictures with some of the partys most well-heeled members and speaking to a larger group of donors who each gave tens of thousands of dollars."
Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich admitted that no prize was every awarded.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-grift-2656941542/
I guess they never had the tickets or the box full of tickets at the event so that he could put his stubby little hand in and draw out the winning ticket.....like a bingo card number.....and they were going to bring them to Florida to have eat and greet......
Lettuce Be
(2,336 posts)but guess not if he does it
Mariana
(14,847 posts)Rebl2
(13,303 posts)aggiesal
(8,864 posts)I'm not an expert, but I have to believe this violated one of these laws.
PatSeg
(46,789 posts)but we all know what Trump thinks of laws. Compliance is optional and he apparently just didn't feel like awarding the promised prize. Laws are for suckers and losers.
SledDriver
(2,049 posts)cold McDonald's hamberders on a silver tray?
PSPS
(13,512 posts)Biophilic
(3,477 posts)PatSeg
(46,789 posts)of that table very proudly. He is like the Beverly Hills Hillbillies, minus the class.
marie999
(3,334 posts)PatSeg
(46,789 posts)Yeah, she would have put more effort into it.
OneBro
(1,159 posts)Cha
(295,899 posts)pandr32
(11,446 posts)Jim__
(14,045 posts)But it's happened too many times. They will accept any bullshit he feeds them.
XacerbatedDem
(511 posts)Marius25
(3,213 posts)and his dumb supporters are just eating it up.
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)maybe they will have there drawing on the person going down to Florida and have a dinner with the big cheese.....and get there gift.....that was suppose to happen in Louisiana,.....
tenderfoot
(8,424 posts)so there's that.
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)I 'm with the traitor "guy"....for charity.....POS
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)which is more than the contest "winner" is doing!
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)And #FailedCoupGuy gets to face federal mail fraud charges.
spanone
(135,632 posts)kacekwl
(6,993 posts)he can do whatever he wants because he never fucking suffers any consequence. Why not cheat and steal he's been doing it his whole life. I'm sick of the United States law system.
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)Kaleva
(36,146 posts)But since you are still here in the country, it's not if an annoyance to you. Something to post about every once in awhile.
kacekwl
(6,993 posts)in America I should leave the country. Makes sense.
Kaleva
(36,146 posts)One can tell how strongly s person feels about an issue by what they do in response to it. Doing nothing suggests you accept it and it's not a big deal.
kacekwl
(6,993 posts)by phone. I've left messages at the White House contract line. I vote every election. Short of a citizens arrest what would you like me to do. Have a suggestion ?
multigraincracker
(32,527 posts)NYC Con-man. You'd have to Archie Bunker to buy into his shit. Next contest will be for a "Rollex" watch.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)"I promise I won't pull it away this time!"
How many times do these people have to be made fools of before they wake up?
Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)"...and I'll come back for more!!"
3Hotdogs
(12,207 posts)I won't get fooled again."
Quote from a great 20th century orator, statesman and philosopher --- but I forget who it was.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,119 posts)The least he could do is send the "winner" an autographed used Big Mac box. I'm sure he's got plenty of them.
struggle4progress
(118,034 posts)onethatcares
(16,131 posts)make that 70 million born every minute.zvb
Initech
(99,912 posts)madinmaryland
(64,920 posts)tosh
(4,422 posts)Who'd've imagined THAT!!