Posted on 02/23/2016 6:19:28 AM PST by reaganaut1
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[T]he Ricketts family, have come under fire from Donald Trump on Twitter, for their contributions to Our Principles PAC - a Team Romney-led effort designed to handicap Trump in primary states. Marlene Ricketts, wife of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, has contributed around $3 million, so far, to help air ads attacking Trump in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. And Trump is none too happy about it.
"I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago Cubs, are secretly spending $'s against me," Trump tweeted. "They better be careful, they have a lot to hide!"
For starters, the money spending isn't exactly secret - it's available for Trump's viewing pleasure on Open Secrets, and in the Our Principles PAC SEC filings. It's also no secret that the Ricketts are conservative. Prior to financing the campaign to depose the self-proclaimed Republican frontrunner, the Ricketts financed Gov. Scott Walker's short-lived campaign, and have contributed to everyone from Texas Gov. Rick Perry, to Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, to Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and former Gov. Jeb Bush. They are one of the few large donor families making big spends against Trump this cycle - at least, so far. And while there isn't much data on whether the ads were successful, they appear to have at least gotten under Trump's skin (which is, admittedly, not that hard to do).
But what's really strange here is what Donald Trump is threatening to do should Ricketts resist his social media plea for satisfaction: according to Trump himself, the Ricketts family should prepare to be publicly smeared, all for the petty crime of being the political opposition. Donald Trump isn't owed a coronation, or the unqualified allegiance of the GOP's feudal lords.
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by writing large, it seems he is winning large
When did they lose the right to contribute to whomever they wish?
If only we could pass a law where people who donate to their political groups or candidates of their choices would have to be revealed by those collecting their donations. Then this activity would not be secret.
That’s already the law? Then it isn’t a secret, is it?
Trump must be tired. He didn’t write LIAR 10 times with lots of exclamation points.
Trump should behave like a good Christian conservative is expected to.
Sit down, shut up, turn the other cheek, take it up the rear, and lament at how awful it all is.
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For starters, the money spending isn't exactly secret - it's available for Trump's viewing pleasure on Open Secrets, and in the Our Principles PAC SEC filings.
So when did Americans lose the right to support whomever they wish?
Yes we know he’s just following the footsteps Ronald Wilson Reagan who threatened frivolous lawsuits at every turn ... wait no that wasn’t Reagan was it
Lol!
Winning large? By suppressing others right to support whomever they wish?
They haven't. They should be proud of their choices, even put their names on the ads they pay for. When did Trump lose the right to apply the principle of "actions have consequences"?
And if a single wealthy powerful family is funding causes to which they claim to object, let’s shine a little light on them
Blakmail is a criminal charge, not civil.
Trump should start an “enemies list” just to be sure he doesn’t forget anyone deserving of retribution.
Most everything bothers him. It just does.
Show me where they've hidden anything?
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For starters, the money spending isn't exactly secret - it's available for Trump's viewing pleasure on Open Secrets, and in the Our Principles PAC SEC filings.
Their giving is public record.
When did Trump lose the right to apply the principle of "actions have consequences"?
Do you really want a President that punishes people for opposing him? Don't we already have that?
Threatening to stop campaign speech when it is against him today and yesterday saying the federal government should absolutely keep control of 80% of Nevada’s land mass. “If its turned over to the states no telling what the citizens would do to wreck their land.” DT 2-22-16
Read the article. Their giving is on public record.
You do realize that Our Principles PAC wants to take out Cruz, too, don’t you?
Read what Katie Packer says about both Cruz and Trump. They are just trying to take out Trump first.
“The enemy of your enemy is not your friend this time”
“He might sue??”
Trump was not the one who said that. Are you THAT suggestible?
Stunning! And his supporters will make excuses for why the peasants are dangerous when free.
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