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erpowers

(9,350 posts)
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 06:20 PM Dec 2016

Linda McMahon and Her Husband Donated $11 Millions to Donald Trump

Linda McMahon, co-founder of the professional wrestling franchise WWE and a former Republican Senate candidate from Connecticut, infused a super PAC supporting Donald Trump with $6 million in August and September, new campaign finance filings show.

The donations from McMahon made up nearly one-third of the nearly $18 million that Rebuilding America Now pulled in during the last quarter. She made five separate contributions, giving a final $1 million on Sept. 22.

McMahon's support for the super PAC marks the second occasion in which she has stepped up with major financial support for Trump. Between 2007 and 2009, she and her husband Vince gave $5 million to Trump's charitable foundation.

The latest donations make Linda McMahon one of the GOP presidential nominee's biggest outside benefactors — a somewhat surprising development, since she has been critical of his rhetoric in the past. During the GOP primary contest, she told Yahoo's Katie Couric that she was offended by Trump's disparaging comments of women, calling them “deplorable.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/16/wwe-co-founder-linda-mcmahon-gave-6-million-to-pro-trump-super-pac/?utm_term=.5b7875b35d03

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Linda McMahon and Her Husband Donated $11 Millions to Donald Trump (Original Post) erpowers Dec 2016 OP
just more pay-to-play Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #1
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #2
The Busters, the Purity folk and the Stein voters should be pleased as punch with this appointment. LonePirate Dec 2016 #3
The new establishment is a peach isn't it.. JHan Dec 2016 #4
Pretty sure the deplorables are yelling ... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #6
Trump got the Stone Cold Stunner Rex Dec 2016 #5
She's our new head of the small business admin Johnny2X2X Dec 2016 #7

JHan

(10,173 posts)
4. The new establishment is a peach isn't it..
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 06:29 PM
Dec 2016

they wanted their establishment change, so here it is.

LenaBaby61

(6,979 posts)
6. Pretty sure the deplorables are yelling ...
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 07:03 PM
Dec 2016

But, but, but..

Hillary's emails, Benghazi and pay to play with the CGI .....

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