GOP megadonor: 'I'm not writing one penny to any of them' until DACA is resolved

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Politico


By NATASHA KORECKI
06/05/2018 08:33 PM EDT

A billionaire Florida healthcare mogul and Republican megadonor says he will cut off contributions to elected officials and candidates who refuse to fix immigration laws.

Mike Fernandez, long at odds with President Donald Trump over deportations, told POLITICO in a phone interview he’s behind a broadening strategy among donors to punish politicians who will not sign a discharge petition in the House that would trigger a congressional showdown over the fate of hundreds of thousands of so-called Dreamers.

“Over the last 10 years, the Republican Party has received $47 million from me, in state, gubernatorial and party contributions,” Fernandez said. “I’m not writing one penny to any of them anymore.”

The Cuban-born Fernandez is one of a growing number of GOP donors who are demanding Congress take action on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which Trump canceled last year. Last week, former Exelon chairman John Rowe and Weather Tech CEO David MacNeil told POLITICO they would curb resources to Republicans over the issue.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/05/daca-dreamers-republican-donors-627698

[beachbum bob]

1. What he should say he is giving money to democrats who support

A permanent DACA solution...unless he says this, the GOP doesn't care

[BigmanPigman]

3. Good idea!

[beachbum bob]

4. GOP is a racist party...and GOP donors better realize it.

It is what it is

[Stuart G]

5. You are correct...."It is what it is." GOP is truly the most racist party in recent history....and

GOP donors better realize it.."

[beachbum bob]

7. The rest of America needs to remind them

[DBoon]

9. Racist to a point that they alienate a wealthy conservative Hispanic donor

Q. What do you call a wealthy conservative Hispanic republican party donor

A. Just another <redacted>

[riversedge]

11. You are probably correct.

[Stuart G]

2. Thank You for this post....Let the Republicans fight it out...

So, some Republicans have some feelings for ...."the fate of hundreds of thousands of so-called...Dreamers.".
Well that is ok..but guess what? The Republican Party doesn't give a sh** about the Dreamers whether they are young or old, rich or poor or whatever.

Cuban-born Fernandez is in the wrong party. Too stupid to realize for the last 50 years (or more) the Republican party only cares about the rich and themselves. Many of the "..Dreamers ."..are poor and too new to even vote. Guess who cares about the "poor and young people?" Well Cuban born Fernandez needs to read up on the last 50 years of politics. About the "poor, young and disadvantaged" Who cares about "newcomers"?..............We do the Democrats .............next question

Who put the children in ...terrible confinement away from their parents?...taken away from family?...Just about in jail?..And will allow no one to inspect those places. Who was it?

.................It was Trump and the Republicans.................................

..............that is who locked up the children in prisons, and allows no one to inspect those places..

[underpants]

6. That article took long enough to get to him being for DACA

Just saying

[Uncle Joe]

8. Kicked and recommended

Thanks for the thread Judi Lynn

[SergeStorms]

10. Well, since all of Trump's campaigns are self-funded....

Just kidding! I couldn't resist. Remember when that was Trump's "hook" though? He was going to run spending his own money so he wouldn't be beholden to anyone. At that time Putin already had Trumpty-Dumpty sewn up and on the payroll.

Just another of the classic Trump lies throughout his campaign and "presidency".