Scoop: DeSantis dines with Miriam Adelson, other major GOP donors in Israel

[Mr. Sparkle]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dined with Miriam Adelson -former President Trump's top financial backer in 2020 - and other major GOP donors in Jerusalem on Wednesday, according to two sources who attended the dinner. Why it matters: DeSantis, considered Trump's top rival for the GOP nomination, is expected to announce his presidential exploratory committee in the coming weeks. Politico reported in October 2022 that Adelson, widow to the late billionaire Sheldon Adelson, told several possible Republican candidates that she plans stay neutral in the 2024 primary. Representatives for Adelson did not respond to a request for comment. DeSantis' campaign declined to comment.

Driving the news: DeSantis arrived in Israel on Wednesday as part of a four-leg trip that could help the likely presidential candidate boost his foreign policy credentials. DeSantis met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog before attending a dinner at the Museum of Tolerance, where he was the guest of honor, according to sources in the room. The dinner was hosted by Larry Mizel, a Denver-based business executive and philanthropist who founded the museum. In 2016, Mizel was the finance chairman for the Trump campaign in Colorado. Mizel did not respond to Axios' request for comment.

Behind the scenes: DeSantis sat in between Adelson and Mizel during the dinner in Jerusalem, which lasted for about two hours, according to sources in the room. The Adelsons were early backers of DeSantis when he ran for governor in 2018, contributing at least $500,000 to the Friends of Ron DeSantis PAC. Sheldon and Miriam Adelson were also Trump's biggest donors. In the 2020 election, $90 million of the more than $200 million they contributed to Republican groups and candidates went to Trump's presidential campaign. Trump awarded Miriam Adelson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018. Sheldon Adelson died in 2021. Mizel, meanwhile, has been one of the biggest donors to Trump and Republican groups in Colorado.

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/27/desantis-adelson-gop-donors-israel-dinner

[2naSalit]

1. He'll need to watch out for those fancy dinners...

His table manners seems to be missing, he could gross them all out.

[JT45242]

2. Museum of tolerance...the hypocrisy knows no end

While being completely intolerant to LBBTQ+, threatening a superintendent with revoking his license for standing up to him, banning books, and going after Disney for having a black fictional mermaid, etc.

Going off on a reporter... Yeah tolerance...

Going full on neonazi he goes to a tolerance museum.

Courting the Jews will not replace us crowd.

These donors make me even sicker than DeSantis does.

To quote the rabbi from Fiddler...may the Lord bless and keep DeSantis and these billionaires far away from us.

[Lovie777]

5. Scratches head on donors where their families endured such................

intolerance in history.

[GoCubsGo]

3. Meanwhile, back home, his state is being blown apart and flooded out.

Governor AWOL strikes again. Wake the fuck up, Florida.

[FloridaBlues]

4. That's why he went to Israel.

[pwb]

6. Adelson money no different than Soros money eh?

Are there Adelson backed District attorneys too? Media Ha?

[canuckledragger]

7. And now you know why they lied so much about Soros.

It's ALWAYS projection on the conservatives part.

In this case the projection is all the dirty dealings they did with Adelson.

[Carlitos Brigante]

8. At least they get to suffer a bit, watching him eating and chewing. If it's any consolation. nt

[niyad]

9. Thank you. I will be skipping breakfast now.

[Carlitos Brigante]

10. .

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[Kid Berwyn]

11. She's the billionaire wife who dropped her purse into Congreff.

Literally AND figuratively.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2015/03/03/the-time-sheldon-adelsons-wife-dropped-her-purse-on-a-congressman-from-the-house-gallery/

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. Adelson seems to be more interesting her phone than DeathSantis

Link to tweet

[ZonkerHarris]

13. Did not know the Museum of Tolerance was embracing a leader of anti-semitic followers

interesting twist

[Behind the Aegis]

14. I am sure this pleases people...for all the wrong reasons.

Of course, there is also this:

Link to tweet