Trump transition trying to raise $100,000

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Donald Trump's transition team is trying to raise money from Beltway insiders, even as the Republican nominee's chances to win the White House fade and he’s stopped sending money to the party.

Ed Feulner, a former president of conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation, is asking $5,000 a person to attend an information session with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie next week at the Metropolitan Club, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO.

At Christie’s request, Feulner is trying to raise $100,000 for transition costs that aren’t covered by federal funding, he wrote in an email to supporters on Tuesday. Feulner said he's volunteering to help the transition on issues including government regulation, school choice, health care reform, energy deregulation, welfare and food stamp reforms.

The Trump transition team, under Christie’s leadership, has grown to more than 100 people as it compensates for the campaign’s lack of policy staff. The effort has brought on Cam Henderson, who had been the finance director for a super PAC supporting Christie’s own presidential bid, to help supplement the government funding.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-transition-raising-money-christie-230403

[left-of-center2012]

1. Trump doesn't have a spare $100,000 ? n/t

[PSPS]

7. He will if they can still find enough fools to fleece this way.

[Maeve]

14. He just spent it on polling!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141608636

[Roland99]

2. Christie is REALLY desperate to hang onto Don the Con's coattails

[forest444]

4. The image of Otis trying to climb onto Lex Luthor's getaway balloon in Superman II comes to mind.

With apologies to Ned Beatty.

[Roland99]

10. +a brazillion!

[forest444]

16. Thanks!

It is what it is.

[texasleo]

3. Transition where?

His next marriage?

[christx30]

15. An ego like that takes a lot to move him from

"Presidential candidate Donald Trump" to "Failed presidential hopeful Donald Trump". Going to take a good, qualified therapist and a lot of meds to help him put his mind back together, looking at all of those blue states on the map.
Seeing "Clinton transition team" is going to turn the screws in his brain. So I can see the need for transition there.

[DesertRat]

5. Transition? To TV huckster?

[beachbum bob]

6. Trump has more books to unload

[FSogol]

8. LOL, "Christie’s leadership" is an oxymoron. Grifters Gotta Grift.

[riversedge]

9. Have a Sell a Hat stand. "Make Me Great Again"

[progressoid]

11. I thought he didn't need any donations?

He was gonna fund this all by himself.

[jmowreader]

12. What rich person doesn't love spending OPM?

[BigRig]

13. If trump really has 10b...

him spending 100k is like a person making 50k per year spending 50 cents.
hmmm

[BumRushDaShow]

17. 100 people & $100,000

So that's $1,000 each for the 1 week after this event when they will supposedly look like they are working on "transition", through to election day when they lose.

Not bad to make $1,000/week for basically showing up.

[jmowreader]

18. "Fleeing the country" never is covered by federal funding

Trump ties his plane down at LaGuardia. Jet fuel is $6.50 per gallon there; you can get 15,290 gallons of it for $100,000 - which is more than Trump's plane holds, but...well, you know, he might want to buy some groceries or something before he leaves.

Countries he can run to that won't throw him back:
http://www.wsfa.com/story/22665099/countries-with-no-extradition-treaty-with-us

Yes, Russia is on the list.