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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Jul 6, 2021, 08:24 PM Jul 2021

GOP megadonor bankrolling super PAC for Eric Greitens

Disgraced former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is receiving a major boost for his 2022 Senate bid from one of the Republican Party’s biggest megadonors.

Richard Uihlein, a billionaire shipping and industrial supply company executive, is donating $2.5 million to a newly formed, pro-Greitens super PAC. The cash infusion will give Greitens a financial lift as many of the party’s contributors shun the former governor, who resigned from office in 2018 amid allegations that he sexually assaulted his hairstylist.

Uihlein is one of the party’s most sought-after givers. During the 2020 election, Uihlein and his wife, Elizabeth, donated more than $4.7 million to outfits that backed former President Donald Trump’s reelection bid. Uihlein, who has a long history of bankrolling conservative causes, is a past donor to Greitens, giving more than $300,00 to his successful 2016 gubernatorial bid.

The contribution to the pro-Greitens super PAC was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter. The organization, Team PAC, describes itself as “committed to electing proven conservatives and veterans to federal offices,” a reference to the former governor’s service as a Navy SEAL.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-megadonor-bankrolling-super-pac-for-eric-greitens/ar-AALQwzG

Uihlein sounds like he has more dollars than sense.

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GOP megadonor bankrolling super PAC for Eric Greitens (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP
Start by boycotting his company ULINE unc70 Jul 2021 #1
Wife Liz expressing her support for Trump on the ULINE website: tanyev Jul 2021 #3
Uihlein political donations 🤮 Budi Jul 2021 #2

tanyev

(42,554 posts)
3. Wife Liz expressing her support for Trump on the ULINE website:
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 08:34 PM
Jul 2021
America First" was President Trump's policy. He made his moves to lower taxes, increase tariffs, renegotiate new trade deals, support immigration laws, stop endless wars and stop America from paying the lion's share for everything, especially NATO. I am a believer in these policies, but they take time.

Then Trump lost.

Now we have the Democrats coming in and, surely, they will have a different policy than "America First." The problem is, how are we going to compete? We need a clearly defined policy and time to make it work.

https://www.uline.com/Corporate/About_President
 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
2. Uihlein political donations 🤮
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 08:30 PM
Jul 2021
"He has supported conservative groups and candidates including Ted Cruz, Roy Moore, The Club for Growth, and the Illinois Policy Institute. Uihlein is also a major donor to Liberty Principles PAC, Americas PAC, and Scott Walker."
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