Trump Fund-Raiser Rakes In More Than $50.5 Million, Campaign Says

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: New York Times

Trump Fund-Raiser Rakes In More Than $50.5 Million, Campaign Says

The event, hosted at the Palm Beach home of the hedge-fund billionaire John Paulson, follows a concerted effort by the Trump campaign to close the money gap with Democrats.



Former President Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania, in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday. Lynne Sladky/Associated Press

By Michael Gold
Reporting from Palm Beach, Fla.
April 6, 2024

For several hours on Saturday evening, drivers on a typically scenic stretch of Palm Beach, Fla., had their views of the coast obscured by a line of luxury vehicles whose owners were mingling inside a mansion across the road.

The shoreline-blocking Range Rovers, Aston Martins and Bentleys hinted at the deep-pocketed donors attending a fund-raising dinner for former President Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign, which it and the Republican National Committee said had raised more than $50.5 million.

The event, hosted by the billionaire John Paulson at his home, followed a concerted push by the Trump campaign to address a longstanding financial disparity with President Biden and Democrats as both parties gear up for the general election.

The reported total, which cannot be independently verified ahead of campaign finance filings in the coming months, is nearly double the $26 million that President Biden’s campaign said it raised last month at a celebrity-studded event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/us/politics/trump-fund-raiser-palm-beach.html

[sueh]

1. Hmmm, I look forward to seeing the FEC filing.

[unblock]

2. "cannot be independently verified ahead of campaign finance filings"

First, obviously they could be exaggerating

Second, afaik, campaign finance filings aren't audited or otherwise "independently verified". They're merely official filings from the campaigns. I assume it would be perjury or some other crime to knowingly file false campaign finance filings, but that doesn't count as "independently verified"

[ificandream]

18. We KNOW they're exaggerating.

Given the "names" at this trash dump event, it makes no sense to make that much money ... unless the rich dogs who attended just wanted to get some face time (and influence) with Trump.

Just remember, Republicans, HE'S NOT LIKE YOU!! (no matter how much he says he is).

[calimary]

3. Doesn't matter. I STILL won't vote for him. Not EVER.

[niyad]

4. So malaria finally surfaced, and what a scowl. And one would think,

wuth all that money supposedly pouring in, that TRAITOR** could look slightly less constipated.

[SamKnause]

5. Prove it.

[mpcamb]

13. And tell us how much was in U S Ds, how much in rubles.

[Dem2theMax]

6. He isn't going to spend it on his campaign.

Legal bills, yes.

Campaign? Nope.

[Roy Rolling]

7. Did the checks clear yet?

They shouldn’t publicly post a total until the cash is transferred. I’d look closely at pledges from “Dick Hertz”, “Patrick Starfish”, and “Seymour Butts”..

[NanaCat]

8. TSF off-kilter in his heels, Malaria wearing her bathrobe

Yeah. Just the kind of company I'd want to hold me in high esteem.

[agingdem]

10. bathrobe?...no.....shower curtain

and don't they look the happy couple!!!

[agingdem]

9. so "nearly double" the Biden $26 million, unverified...

and I'm guessing if the Biden/Obama/Clinton event had raised $100 million, the Trump campaign would have gone with "nearly double" that amount, unverified...right!!

[EarthFirst]

11. In other words: the TSF legal defense fund received a sizable boost to its coffers...

50 million ought to buy several more weeks of appeals…

[maxrandb]

12. Hey New York Slimes! Maxrandb just won $1.3B in the Powerball

unverified, of course.

Where's my Headline Breaking News?

I mean, I said it, therefore it must be true, right?

[SouthernDem4ever]

14. Didn't know we had so many anti-democratic rich assholes

They are too stupid to think they will be protected from the new Hitler if he gains power again.

[Javaman]

15. Big deal. How much will go right into the oranges assholes pocket?

Yeah yeah illegal schmegel. That hasn’t stopped him so far.

And if this is getting routed through the RNC, you can bet your ass he’s getting a chunk of it

[PatSeg]

16. Melania does not look happy to be there

I wonder what he had to do to get her to go.

$50 million sounds like a lot, but with all his legal expenses, it won't go far at all.

[cstanleytech]

17. Notice the separation between them? I'm thinking that she isn't happy with him at all.

[4lbs]

19. $50.5 million huh? How much of that will really go to the election campaign.

Lemme take a guess at the numbers.

$25 million to the billionaire that is hosting this "fundraiser".

$5 million to rent Melania for the night.

$15 million to ongoing legal fees.

$4 million to pay interest on already accrued foreign debt.

$1 million to the RNC (to be used by Lara for Botox and plastic surgery? )

$500K ($0.5 million) to the actual campaign fund.

There's your $50.5 million.