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Billionaire T. Boone Pickens Backs Donald Trump, Muslim Ban
WSJ ^ | 05/11/16 | Rebecca Ballhaus

Posted on 05/11/2016 12:54:47 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper

LAS VEGAS—Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who previously backed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign, on Wednesday endorsed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and said he supports the candidate’s proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S.

Mr. Pickens, who donated $100,000 to the super PAC backing Mr. Bush last February, said he would welcome a president with no elected experience.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; newyork; supportstrump; tboonepickens; trump
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1 posted on 05/11/2016 12:54:47 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper
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To: winoneforthegipper

Like Trump a lot, but Pickens is about Pickens. Nothing else.


2 posted on 05/11/2016 12:55:52 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: winoneforthegipper

Guess Donald will be dropping out by the end of the week with such little support. When will the evil kock bros come over?


3 posted on 05/11/2016 12:56:27 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: winoneforthegipper

Just the beginning... Trump will raise billion$ without breaking a sweat. They’ll be turning away more than Hillary will raise.


4 posted on 05/11/2016 12:58:01 PM PDT by Gargantua ("President Trump... nice ring to it..." ;^)
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To: DesertRhino

Yaaa the man who back wind energy as the next power source is backing you.... oh well, his money is still green!


5 posted on 05/11/2016 12:58:01 PM PDT by 11th Commandment ("THOSE WHO TIRE LOSE")
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To: winoneforthegipper

Is this the same T. Boone that wanted us to switch to Natural Gas automobiles?


6 posted on 05/11/2016 12:58:52 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: winoneforthegipper

Didn’t Pickens have a plan to team up with Pelosi to fleece the taxpayer for more win farms?


7 posted on 05/11/2016 12:59:05 PM PDT by yuleeyahoo (There's no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit - R. Reagan)
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To: 11th Commandment

Lol, dang let it heal.


8 posted on 05/11/2016 1:01:01 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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...Is this the same T. Boone that wanted us to switch to Natural Gas automobiles.

It’s the same T. Boone Pickens who pioneered cracking.


9 posted on 05/11/2016 1:02:29 PM PDT by Sasparilla (Hillary for Prison 2016)
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To: Yo-Yo

He’s a free man entitled to promote his gas business. Did you buy one ?


10 posted on 05/11/2016 1:05:36 PM PDT by major-pelham
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To: winoneforthegipper

Huh. Can you clarify, I’m a little confused. When all of Bush’s donors moved to Cruz, that just meant that Cruz was obviously GOPe all along. But when those same guys switch to Trump, they’re just falling in line with Trump?


11 posted on 05/11/2016 4:59:23 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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