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Trump Gave $50k to McConnell to Defeat Tea Partier Bevin
The Pundit Press ^ | 1/17/2016 | Thomas

Posted on 01/17/2016 11:50:31 AM PST by therightliveswithus

Donald Trump has been trying to burnish his conservative credentials in his recent attacks on other Republican candidates. Despite his normal attacks on Lindsey Graham and Jeb Bush, he has now taken to attacking Ted Cruz, calling him an "ultimate hypocrite" and implying that he is ineligible to run for the Presidency.

Now it is revealed that Trump attacked current Kentucky Governor and former Senate candidate Matt Bevin. Before Bevin's victory last November he attempted to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the 2014 Senate primary.

(Excerpt) Read more at punditpress.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: bevin; dsj02; fakestory; ky; mattbevin; mcconnell; tds; trump
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To: kjam22

Agree and I contend that ‘most’ are not and never have been conservative. You cannot call yourself conservative and back a guy that has such radically leftist views, even when he touts closing the border. There’s no evidence whatsoever, that he will have the Constitution’s back.


21 posted on 01/17/2016 12:11:00 PM PST by spacejunkie2001
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To: HoosierDammit

When I clicked on the link, the only thing that came up was the home page of FEC...what does that prove?


22 posted on 01/17/2016 12:11:42 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: therightliveswithus

Donald...the “Art of the con” Trump...phony conservative is in this race to destroy the GOP and give Hillary the best chance she’ll ever have.

Trump is self-destructing though so that’s good.


23 posted on 01/17/2016 12:13:40 PM PST by gwgn02
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To: hoosiermama; HarleyLady27; DoughtyOne; Whenifhow; All

This is another flat out lying, Trump hit piece.

Trump made his donation to McConnell’s PAC (Trump had been complementary to the SENATE GOP LEADER, previously) on 5/21/13. (Per link, at linked ‘article’)

http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/458/13941663458/13941663458.pdf#navpanes=0

One BIG problem, folks.....Bevin didn’t even announce his candidacy for Senate, against McConnell, until JULY 27, 2013.

http://archive.courier-journal.com/article/20130728/COLUMNISTS12/307280021/Al-Cross-Matt-Bevin-passes-early-test-Sen-Mitch-McConnell-s-primary-opponent

Also, there’s no way to specify that a particular donation go towards “defeating so and so”....so, even if Trump would’ve made this donation AFTER Bevin announced, it still couldn’t be LEGALLY tagged as a donation to ‘defeat’ anyone.

But, he didn’t. Just another trash piece.

Wow...some of these so called ‘conservative’ groups are growing more and more desperate, by the minute. They are really showing us who they fear will upset their cushy apple carts.

Go Trump!!


24 posted on 01/17/2016 12:14:23 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: HarleyLady27

See post #24 to see what it ‘proves’. Nothing, except that this is another Trump hit piece FAIL.


25 posted on 01/17/2016 12:15:20 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: therightliveswithus

Trump goes for winners. Clearly he was right. Irregardless of the thoughts of McConnell, Bevin’s was not strong enough to win in conservative Kentucky. So what does that say about Bevin’s? I think the Tea Party title is overused. Some say that Toomey is Tea Party.......Good Lord now that is a joke.


26 posted on 01/17/2016 12:15:58 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: kjam22
Liberal Donald Trump uses bribing politicians as an excuse for supporting their liberal causes.

He supported and contributed to the campaign of Clintonista Terry McAuliffe over Republican Ken Cuccinelli.

27 posted on 01/17/2016 12:16:34 PM PST by South40 (Ted Cruz = the only conservative in the race)
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To: spacejunkie2001

In the old days freepers were discerning. It’s a new breed these days....


28 posted on 01/17/2016 12:16:41 PM PST by kjam22
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To: Jane Long

Yep that is why I posted I wanted to see proof of this and was told there was an FEC link there, it proved nothing....I just sent you a private mail...let me know what you think, private mail....


29 posted on 01/17/2016 12:16:46 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: HarleyLady27

These Cruzanees are getting ridiculous with their fake stories and fake links. smh.


30 posted on 01/17/2016 12:18:20 PM PST by conservative98
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To: Jane Long
Here's a link... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/06/03/mitch-mcconnell-visited-donald-trump/

You think McConnell didn't know he was going to be challenged by the Tparty until Bevin officially announced? Really?

31 posted on 01/17/2016 12:22:42 PM PST by kjam22
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To: therightliveswithus
Kentuckians for Strong Leadership (KSL) is a Section 527 Super PAC supporting the reelection of U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell. Media inquiries should be directed to Scott Jennings, who can be reached at scott@runswitchpr.com.

Trump gave 50,000.

Of course McConnell is a true conservative and Matt Bevin is a RINO in the Trumpverse.

32 posted on 01/17/2016 12:22:54 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: conservative98; Jane Long; HarleyLady27

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-attacks-mitch-mcconnell-rival-senate-article-1.1431929

shame on trump and mcconnell for fabricating a lie and then running with it.

trump is a dirty dog


33 posted on 01/17/2016 12:23:10 PM PST by spacejunkie2001
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To: HarleyLady27

Go look for yourself. The link to the Federal Election Commission is embedded in the article. Take your time, we want to make sure you have the time to come up with some lame excuse why this practically the greatest thing trump ever did.


34 posted on 01/17/2016 12:23:52 PM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: spacejunkie2001; HarleyLady27

Yeah, I’d like to hear an answer to that, too.


35 posted on 01/17/2016 12:24:06 PM PST by SuzyQue
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To: conservative98

I’m bloody sick of them. They’ve taken over FR. You can’t get any news beyond Trump is the Devil posts. What a waste of time.


36 posted on 01/17/2016 12:24:13 PM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard then Third: I like to destroy the Turks (Moslims))
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To: kjam22
You think that's why CRuz's PAC donated $250,000, AFTER Bevin announced, to NRSC??? To help McConnell's run against Bevin?
37 posted on 01/17/2016 12:24:24 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: therightliveswithus

Cruz was Vice Chair of the NRSC at the time. Wow. Cruz of all people helped McConnell defeat Bevin.


38 posted on 01/17/2016 12:24:30 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Jane Long

The only thing that matters is that Trump donated 50,000 to Mitch McConnell. Mitch McConnell was universally acclaimed a RINO pos here of FR in May 2013. True or not?


39 posted on 01/17/2016 12:25:26 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: napscoordinator

Winners, huh? Like 0bama, Reid, Pelosi, McConnell, Ryan and on and on. They’re all winners.


40 posted on 01/17/2016 12:25:35 PM PST by SuzyQue
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