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Leghorn21

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Tue Nov 14, 2017, 12:41 AM Nov 2017

GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson breaks with Bannon

By ALEX ISENSTADT and JOSH DAWSEY 11/13/2017 08:34 PM EST

Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, the GOP’s most prominent megadonor, is publicly breaking with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon over his efforts to oust Republican incumbents in 2018.

“The Adelsons will not be supporting Steve Bannon’s efforts,” said Andy Abboud, an Adelson spokesman. “They are supporting Mitch McConnell 100 percent. For anyone to infer anything otherwise is wrong.”

The public pronouncement comes about a month after Adelson met with Bannon in Washington.

Bannon has been huddling with major Republican contributors across the country in hopes of building a war chest to take on party lawmakers. Bannon aides said they were not surprised by the news, given that Adelson has a long track record of generously backing establishment causes. They said they never expected Adelson’s financial support.

more:
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/13/adelson-bannon-republicans-midterms-244866

...things that make me go, "Well, this I can live with!"

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GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson breaks with Bannon (Original Post) Leghorn21 Nov 2017 OP
Is this not even a day after Bannon called Jewish people to join his movement. applegrove Nov 2017 #1
"Jews will not replace us" lapfog_1 Nov 2017 #2
"They won't fund you either." Too phunny! TheDebbieDee Nov 2017 #3
Yeah cozying up with actual Nazis wasn't an issue but not supporting Republicans? Beyond the pale! Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2017 #4
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