All posts tagged "Donors"

Former Republican strategist Tim Miller is bashing some of the large GOP donors who helped fight Donald Trump in 2016 but are buying into him now.

It was reported this week that a top Trump aide told donors of Nikki Haley's that they shouldn't worry about the threats coming from the former president about their donations. Trump had said on Truth Social that if Haley donors think they can just waltz into his donor pool and expect access and favors, they had another thing coming.

Miller said he knew many of these donors from the Never Trump PAC efforts in 2016. ...

Give with your heart, not your ears.

Susie Wiles, a top GOP adviser to former President Donald Trump's third bid for the White House, made such a pitch to deep-pocketed mega donors at a ritzy and hush-hush mixer at Palm Beach, Florida's Four Seasons on Tuesday, according to CNBC. It reported she told people not to take the ex-president's words too seriously.

Her message to the powerful one-percenters huddling as part of the Paul Singer-led American Opportunity Alliance? Tune out Trump's divisive rhetoric.
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Donald Trump on Wednesday evening drew a line in the sand, saying anyone from this moment forth who contributes to Nikki Haley is barred from the MAGA camp.

Trump beat Haley in the New Hampshire GOP primary, and then told reporters he didn't "care" that she said she was sticking around in the race. On Wednesday, however, it appeared something changed.

"Nikki 'Birdbrain' Haley is very bad for the Republican Party and, indeed, our Country. Her False Statements, Derogatory Comments, and Humiliating Public Loss, is demeaning to True American Patriots," Trump wrote on his on social network, Truth Social....

A group of watchdogs distributed a letter to 2024 presidential campaigns Tuesday asking candidates "to regularly and meaningfully release information about" their donors during the upcoming election cycle, Politico reports.

Per the report, over 12 campaign finance and government watchdog groups are requesting "greater transparency from almost every major presidential candidate about their campaigns' biggest fundraisers" — also called "campaign bundlers."

Politico reports:...

Donors who support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in his 2024 presidential bid are growing increasingly worried about his prospects in light of recent poor polling and campaign blunders, CNBC reported.

Despite raking in $20 million in fundraising, DeSantis' poor polling numbers compared to Donald Trump's, coupled with the recent declaration from the Murdoch family that they're losing faith in his ability to challenge Trump, has some donors voicing their concerns.

Billionaire Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is one of those donors. According to a spokesperson, he's continuing "to assess the field" in regards to GOP prospects for 2024. ...