The Trumps Have Donated To An Awful Lot Of 2020 Democratic Contenders

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - FEBRUARY 08: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during a campaign stop at the African American Museum of Iowa on February 08, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Booker, whose has family from Iowa,... CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - FEBRUARY 08: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during a campaign stop at the African American Museum of Iowa on February 08, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Booker, whose has family from Iowa, is in the state campaigning for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) MORE LESS

March 8, 2019 3:58 p.m.

President Donald Trump has a storied political history, having identified as a Democrat, Republican and “no party affiliation” before ultimately switching back to the GOP in 2012.

He and his children have donated to both sides of the aisle, setting up a potentially awkward situation as some of the Trumps’ favored candidates of yesteryear fight for the Oval Office in 2020.

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