Posted on 08/07/2015 4:34:55 PM PDT by entropy12
Trump’s donations reveal a typical businessman looking out for his interests -- and what politicians can do to help him -- more than an ideologue backing like-minded candidates. He’s given money to New York-area politicians of both parties, for instance, including both of New York’s Democratic senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as local Republicans such as New York Congressman Peter King. Trump gave a token $2,500 to the Romney presidential campaign during the 2012 election.
Scott Walker. Trump gave the Wisconsin governor $10,000 last year, when Walker was running for a second term. It seems to have helped, since Walker won. Still, it’s a tiny fraction of the $70 million or so Walker has raised during his five years as governor.
Mike Huckabee. In 2012, Trump gave $2,500 to the former Arkansas governor’s political-action committee, known as Huck PAC. As donations go, that’s a fairly small one.
Jeb Bush. Trump gave a mere $500 to Bush’s campaign in 2002, when Bush was governor of Florida. That’s not the kind of sum that gets you invited to the governor’s mansion.
Hillary Clinton. It’s certainly unusual that a presidential candidate of one party has donated money to a leading candidate of the other party. But Trump’s contributions to Clinton only total a modest $8,500. All of those donations came during Clinton’s tenure as senator from Trump’s home state of New York, from 2000 to 2009.
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Why is this on Yahoo ‘finance’ ?
It is pure politics.
To successfully navigate in finance and investments, one can not ignore politics and politicians.
Well here is the transcript from last night. Trump says he gives to politicians (even politicians be apparently believes are bad for the country) so he can personally benefit from the donations.
TRUMP: I gave to many people, before this, before two months ago, I was a businessman. I give to everybody. When they call, I give. And do you know what? When I need something from them two years later, three years later, I call them, they are there for me.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So what did you get?
TRUMP: And that’s a broken system.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What did you get from Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi?
TRUMP: Well, I’ll tell you what, with Hillary Clinton, I said be at my wedding and she came to my wedding.
You know why?
She didn’t have a choice because I gave. I gave to a foundation that, frankly, that foundation is supposed to do good. I didn’t know her money would be used on private jets going all over the world. It was.
I did not post this article as a negative for Trump, the businessman. When I read the whole article, it actually justifies Trump donations as perfectly normal and routine.
Looks like many posters think this article is bashing Trump donations. If you read the whole article hwever, it actually concludes that Trump’s political donations were normal and routine for any large businessman.
Yup. Ain’t nothin’ but gangsterism.
These people don’t eat if they aren’t in government. They have no idea how to make things other people want - cars, houses, motorcycles, bad movies - so they gotta put the squeeze on the producer class.
The original Constitution did away with all that crap because everyone remembered the rapacity and greed of the British aristocracy who can politely be described as psychopathic muggers.
We had no income tax, ridiculously low property taxes (no Manor Lord to pay!), non-existent excise taxes and mainly import duties...which protected American domestic trade.
Then the Taker class reasserted itself, with the usual protection racket crap (give us money! we’ll hire security guys to watch...er...Protect you!) and then the social welfare nonsense which has one real goal...employ their supporters in the government.
All for the best of reasons, of course. Of course...they only have our Best Interests at heart, right? A noble class of Altruists! Given by Heaven to us!
Lucky us.
So yeah...he told it like it is. The donations are protection money, demanded by the high class mobsters known as Our Rulers.
Exactly. He was/is a business man before a candidate.
They left out the $50,000 that he gave to everyone’s favorite mayor, Rahm Emmanuel or the $25,000 he spread around Chicago in the same year.
Of all of the criticism of Trump, this one shouldn’t surprise anyone. Not only is the a businessman, his business is real estate. And as a man who has spoken so highly of the Kelo decision and his love of eminent domain, he has to pay bribes to politicians. If he didn’t, they’d be less likely to violate the property rights of individuals to steal land to give to him.
Wait til Carly’s in the mix. Trump can ask her if HP never lobbied/donated/bribed politicians.
Bingo! Wouldn’t it be fun to watch Hillary squirm when Trump reminds her she came to his wedding because she wanted more money.
I like Scott Walker. But I start yawning listening to his speeches. Can he jazz up his speaking style? And after every sentence he bob his head up and down 5 times. That looks ridiculous.
You must NEVER FORGET 95% of voters are not informed on issues. The politician who connects and resonates wins elections, not the policy wonks.
Hard to see how it wouldn't be all over the place if anyone had any dirt on him from his contributions. But, alas, some will ignore other harsh realities in order to pick at scabs to try to find if some "possibilities" might come true....
Sometimes God uses atheists to accomplish His will.
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