GOP megadoner Sheldon Adelson might spend as much as $100 million to support Donald Trump’s bid for the White House, according to a New York Times report, while pulling back his funding for down-the-ballot races and other Republican efforts. The casino mogul told Trump he would financially back his campaign at a closed-door meeting last week, two Republicans close to Adelson told the Times, and the amount pledged would exceed Adelson’s spending on previous campaigns.
The move comes as other major Republican donors, including the Koch brothers, have balked at supporting Trump. Trump bragged about being self-financed throughout the primary race (though he was receiving some contributions). He has now said he intends to fundraise for his general election battle with likely Dem nominee Hillary Clinton.
According to the New York Times report, Adelson and his advisors are still weighing which pro-Trump super PAC is best suited for his financial backing. Adelson officially declared his support of Trump in a Washington Post op-ed Friday.
“If Republicans do not come together in support of Trump, Obama will essentially be granted something the Constitution does not allow — a third term in the name of Hillary Clinton,” Adelson said.
Perfect. That plan will work out just great. For Dems.
“If Republicans do not come together in support of Trump, Obama will essentially be granted something the Constitution does not allow — a third term in the name of Hillary Clinton,” Adelson said.
Great. I knew Repugs’ fantasy Obama extra-Constitution excess and imagined tyranny would find its way into an election he does not even take part.
I guess Donald must have told him how much he loves Israel during their closed door meeting. I’m just a bit surprised a billionaire would be so gullible.
So, they will attempt to see if, with a near infinite amount of money, one can fool just enough of the people for just a long enough period of time to capture an election by “just enough”.
I like how he ties Obama with Clinton in the last sentence, that’s cute.
And, isn’t Trump rich enough to float his own boat?
Someone needs to ask him about this very serious matter.