Posted on 08/15/2015 11:30:28 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
However, of the nearly $420,000 Trump has donated to committees, the largest recipient has been the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee with $116,000 — or more than one fourth of his total contributions to all party and political action committees.
February 2011:
REPUBLICAN DONALD TRUMP’S PAST AND CURRENT GENEROSITY TO DEMOCRATS: Billionaire real estate tycoon Donald Trump’s recent speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference excited a number of Republicans, many of whom applauded his statement that Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has “zero chance” of winning.
It also fueled speculation that the mogul would run for president. Cries of “you’re hired!” to a Draft Trump 2012 website added to a growing sense of support among Republicans.
But that GOP support has not always been reciprocated by Trump.
According to a Center for Responsive Politics analysis of Trump’s federal campaign contribution history, The Donald has been a prolific donor to both Democrats and Republicans during the past two decades.
In all, Trump has contributed to 96 candidates running for federal political office since the 1990 election cycle, the Center finds. Only 48 of the recipients — exactly half — were Republicans at the time they received their contribution, including ex-Gov. Charlie Crist (I-Fla.) and ex-Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), who both of whom received their Trump contributions as Republicans.
Since the 1990 election cycle, the top 10 recipients of Trump’s political contributions number six Democrats and four Republicans. Embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), who was censured last year by his U.S. House colleagues, has received the most Trump money, totaling $24,750. The most recent contribution from Trump to Rangel was a $10,000 gift during the 2006 election cycle. In the most recent election cycle, Trump doled out $22,500 to political candidates, of which $16,200 benefited Democrats.
The top Republican recipient of Trump’s money is Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) who has collected $13,600 from the billionaire magnate, the second most of any politician. Trump did not contribute to McCain during the 2010 election cycle, during which the former presidential candidate was facing re-election.
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) is the recipient of $12,000 in Trump contributions, including $10,000 for his 2006 re-election campaign.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has received the fourth-largest amount of Trump’s contributions, including $4,800 in the successful 2010 campaign against Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle. In total Trump has contributed $10,400 to Reid.
In 2010, Trump also contributed $4,000 to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who easily won re-election. Schumer has received $8,900 from Trump since the 1996 election cycle. Trump has also been generous to New York’s other Democratic U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, who’s received $5,850 in Trump money.
After McCain, the Republican with the largest amount of Trump’s contributions is former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), who left office in disgrace in 2006 when his online solicitation of male House pages became known. Trump contributed $9,500 to Foley between the 1996 and 2006 election cycles.
Trump has also supported other notable politicians, including:
• $7,000 to former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), the “liberal lion of the Senate”
• $7,500 to former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R)
• $5,500 to Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) including $2,000 during his 2004 presidential run
• $5,000 to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.)
• $4,000 to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.)
• $2,000 to former President George W. Bush (R)
• $1,000 to then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.)
Trump’s donations to various political action committees and 527 groups also demonstrate his bipartisan checkbook.
During the most recent election cycle, Trump contributed $170,000 to the Republican Governor’s Association, $50,000 to the ultra-conservative American Crossroads PAC, $30,400 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and $10,000 to the Democratic Party of New York.
However, of the nearly $420,000 Trump has donated to committees, the largest recipient has been the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee with $116,000 — or more than one fourth of his total contributions to all party and political action committees.
So Trump pays the bribes, the politicians take the bribes.
Look at all the big money donors in the other campaigns. What kind of access to the candidate are they going to get?
I’m ready to go with Donald Trump who had to pay, rather than the politicians who demand the bribes.
“What kind of “deals” will Trump make with world leaders?
Good ones. He doesn’t need to take bribes. He is not bought and paid for.
That’s why I love Trump, he’s not owned by anyone, if anyone is owned where Trump is concerned, the people that he gave money to is owned by him....
Go Trump/Cruz 2016!!!
New Fox Poll first - Trump 25% and second - Carson 12%
Trump/Carson 2016
Just read through your link. It does make you wonder what Walker is thinking, hiring the anti-conservative dirty tricks expert. It’s going to hurt Walker in the long run. He has to get conservatives on board first and this will push them away.
That can be a good ticket also...
Ben would lead by example, something obuma should have done, but was to busy ‘important to themselves’ to think about how great they ‘could’ have been ....
Doesn’t take much to “influence” a elected official or wanna be elected official.
Then again, they have lots of people trying to “influence” them. All that “influencing” adds up.
Boehner and McConnel must have really been “influenced” because they are so influence they think they don’t know which party they belong,too?
The manchurian will end up very wealthy from all the “influencing” he got. As he enjoys his new home in Cuba.
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Doesn’t take much to “influence” a elected official or wanna be elected official, does it?
Then again, they have lots of people trying to “influence” them. All that “influencing” adds up.
Boehner and McConnel must have really been “influenced” because they are so “influenced” they they don’t know which party they belong,too?
The manchurian will end up very wealthy from all the “influencing” he got. As he enjoys his new home in Cuba.
And I expect this opportunisitc political chameleon to change his colors when the time is right. There are going to be a lot of embarrassed Freepers when that happens. I hope someone is taking names.
“And I expect this opportunisitc political chameleon to change his colors when the time is right. There are going to be a lot of embarrassed Freepers when that happens. I hope someone is taking names.”
The only embarrassment I have is believing in the Republican party for so long. We are at the crisis stage. The Republicans and Dems have been in control so long and taking, taking, taking from this country, that they don’t even realize they are bankrupting it. We are at least 18 trillion in debt with no change in spending in sight. The world is breaking out in radical Islam, killing off as many Christians as possible and the Republicans are in bed with the Dems.
Give me a break. You can take my name all you want. I just hope it isn’t too late for someone like Donald to help fix this country for our children and grandchildren.
I actually copied it from a pretty good guy.
“When is this crap about Trumps donations. It is good business to donate to the powers that be. “
You’re right.. it kept Solyndra afloat for awhile, didn’t it? Of course, back then, we called it “crony capitalism.” But because the beloved Trump engages in it, it’s “good business.”
Trump supported Senator Harry Reid over the Republican Tea Party candidate.
That was a close race.
Reid could have been retired if he had supported our side !
The Clinton’s love to play dirty.
They like to triangulate.
They used Billionaire Ross Perot to get into office the first two times.
Perot ran to the right of the Republicans and pulled votes away.
Did you not see his fantastic speech outside by his copter in the Iowa field yesterday? He laid out how he was a big killer donor, a puppeteer. He knows the donor game from the other side, which is why he is not accepting donations. It was excellent.
Correct. Our best leaders are those who were once on the other side of the fence and understand just how corrupt things really are.
in 1992 Perot pulled close to 20 million votes to secure the election of Clinton.
All 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout 55.2%[1]
44 Bill Clinton 3x4.jpg 43 George H.W. Bush 3x4.jpg RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee Bill Clinton George H. W. Bush Ross Perot
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Home state Arkansas Texas Texas
Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale
Electoral vote 370 168 0
States carried 32 + DC 18 0
Popular vote 44,909,806 39,104,550 19,743,821
Percentage 43.0% 37.5% 18.9%
Did you not see his fantastic speech outside by his copter in the Iowa field yesterday? He laid out how he was a big killer donor, a puppeteer. He knows the donor game from the other side, which is why he is not accepting donations. It was excellent.
He has gone way over explaining his donations.
Trump is the one person who WONT be a puppet.
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