Report: Trump courted GOP mega-donors Adelson, Singer, and Koch
The whole point of Trump’s candidacy, in theory, is that he doesn’t need mega-donors. He’s the only truly independent person running on either side, which means he’s the only one who’s truly free to work for the middle class without having to worry about the rich snapping their checkbooks shut. And yet, according to Politico, he’s reached out sporadically over the past year to all of the biggest cheeses at the top of the GOP money pyramid. How come?
He could play this one of two ways. One: Deny, deny, deny. It never happened. Ultimately it’s their word against his. Two: Shrug it off. Why shouldn’t he give fellow billionaires a chance to help him make America great again? If nothing else, every dollar donated to him is a dollar that’s not going to amnesty fans Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio. Remember, the core objection to Super PACs and mega-donors is that a candidate will feel beholden to those donors and their interests once in office. Trump, a billionaire himself, won’t. The worst that can happen if the Kochs cut him a check for $10 million now and then get screwed by President Trump later is that they won’t cut him another check in 2020, in which case he’ll simply cut the check himself. So what’s the harm in asking them for money?
On MSNBC this morning he chose option one — denial. For good reason.
Trump’s courtship of Adelson, a Las Vegas casino mogul and ardent Zionist, involved “a very clear ask for money,” said a source close to Adelson, who noted the request came even as Trump was publicly declaring that he didn’t need donors’ money. “It was an odd ask.”
Trump personally called Adelson and had his staff attempt to set up a meeting in Vegas…
A similar pattern unfolded with Singer, a politically influential New York hedge fund billionaire who also is an ardent Israel hawk. Back in March, when Trump was still publicly toying with running for president, Kushner reached out to one of Singer’s representatives to try to broker a meeting between the representative and Trump, according to a source familiar with the interaction. Kushner indicated that Trump was laying the groundwork for a campaign and suggested Singer’s representative might want to hear about the plans, according to the source…
The Trump campaign sought access to the political and public policy network helmed by the Koch brothers. Trump’s aides detailed his policy positions for the Kochs and their donors in a survey put together by Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the group that coordinates the Koch network and hosts its twice-a-year donor gatherings.
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He could play this one of two ways. One: Deny, deny, deny. It never happened. Ultimately it’s their word against his. Two: Shrug it off. Why shouldn’t he give fellow billionaires a chance to help him make America great again? If nothing else, every dollar donated to him is a dollar that’s not going to amnesty fans Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio. Remember, the core objection to Super PACs and mega-donors is that a candidate will feel beholden to those donors and their interests once in office. Trump, a billionaire himself, won’t. The worst that can happen if the Kochs cut him a check for $10 million now and then get screwed by President Trump later is that they won’t cut him another check in 2020, in which case he’ll simply cut the check himself. So what’s the harm in asking them for money?
On MSNBC this morning he chose option one — denial. For good reason.
Trump’s courtship of Adelson, a Las Vegas casino mogul and ardent Zionist, involved “a very clear ask for money,” said a source close to Adelson, who noted the request came even as Trump was publicly declaring that he didn’t need donors’ money. “It was an odd ask.”
Trump personally called Adelson and had his staff attempt to set up a meeting in Vegas…
A similar pattern unfolded with Singer, a politically influential New York hedge fund billionaire who also is an ardent Israel hawk. Back in March, when Trump was still publicly toying with running for president, Kushner reached out to one of Singer’s representatives to try to broker a meeting between the representative and Trump, according to a source familiar with the interaction. Kushner indicated that Trump was laying the groundwork for a campaign and suggested Singer’s representative might want to hear about the plans, according to the source…
The Trump campaign sought access to the political and public policy network helmed by the Koch brothers. Trump’s aides detailed his policy positions for the Kochs and their donors in a survey put together by Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the group that coordinates the Koch network and hosts its twice-a-year donor gatherings.
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Adelson is getting ready to buy a politician and that politicians name is TRUMP.