Lesley Abravanel, Alternet

Trump megadonor and billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin isn't afraid to criticize President Donald Trump or those who enable him.

In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published Sunday, the founder/CEO of investment behemoth Citadel criticized Trump's attacks on the Federal Reserve and challenged the credibility of economic data used by the administration to justify the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And the Murdoch-owned WSJ did a deep dive Monday into Griffin's resistance to Trump, calling him "the most outspoken critique from a business leader in Trump’s second term." The outlet noted that "other prominent executives haven’t seen upside in going against a president who singles out people or companies for retribution over alleged slights."

In his Sunday op-ed, which Griffin co-authored with University of Chicago professor Anil Kashyap, the Republican donor wrote that Trump's actions "raise inflation expectations, increase market risk premiums and weaken investor confidence in U.S. institutions."

Griffin also defended the targets of Trump's attacks, with the Journal reporting that the wealthy investor "came to the defense of Walmart CEO Doug McMillon after Trump attacked him for raising prices in response to higher tariff costs."

"Shame on the administration for criticizing an American CEO, who has done an extraordinary job of helping to have people get more for their dollar, more for the hours they work, for just being honest,” said Griffin, who once called Trump a "three-time loser" at a June conference.

The Citadel billionaire donated over $100 million to conservative candidates — a third of what Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave — in the 2024 election cycle, but never directly contributed to Trump, saying he voted for him, but "not with a smile on my face," eventually plunking down $1 million to Trump's inaugural committee. It remains unclear whether Trump will set his sights on Griffin, given his reputation as a reliable donor to his party's candidates for Congress.

"Trump has reason to be diplomatic in his approach with Griffin as the GOP looks to the midterm elections," the WSJ said.

Click here to read the WSJ's report in full (subscription required).

In President Donald Trump's latest public appearance, he appeared to minimize domestic violence while speaking at the Museum of the Bible, where he was said to be defending his administration's "defense of religious liberty."

Speaking about crime in Washington D.C., which he claimed is "virtually nothing" after flooding the city with National Guard who are largely planting mulch and blowing leaves, Trump weighed in on domestic violence, saying: "Things that take place in the home they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this is a crime." He then pivoted to saying he wanted to "bring back religion in America."

Trump was immediately schooled on social media over the seriousness of domestic violence. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) chimed in, saying on X, "Yes, Mr. President, domestic violence is a crime."

Politico senior columnist Jonathan Martin offered his own Biblical take on Trump's address, writing on X, "Coming spin: Look he was on the Old Testament section of the speech."

"Flashing a green light to all those MAGA guys filled with anger who take it out on their wives," wrote journalist John Harwood on X.

Progressive influencer JoJoFromJerz added, "The dude who bragged about sexual assault and was found liable of sexual abuse says domestic violence isn’t really a crime, does he?"

Attorney John Oleske weighed in on the shocking statement, saying, "The way he talks about DV victims wrecking his stats makes it sound like he thinks they deserve another round when he gets home. The President of the United States is a deranged psychopath."

Author Shannon Watts pointed out Trump's past alleged issues with first wife Ivana, saying, "Man accused of raping his first wife says domestic violence shouldn’t be considered a crime."

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