Posted on 02/16/2025 1:00:12 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
The demoralization and fear gripping blue America in the early weeks of President Trump’s administration have left liberal groups and their allies struggling for cash, hurting their ability to effectively combat the right-wing transformation of the federal government.
The small-dollar online spigot that powered opposition to the first Trump administration has slowed to a trickle as shaken liberal voters withhold their donations.
Charitable foundations that have long supported causes like voting rights, L.G.B.T.Q. equality and immigrants’ rights are pulling back, devoting time to prepare for expected investigations from the Republican-led Congress. And some of the country’s biggest liberal donors have paused giving, frustrated with what they see as Democrats’ lack of vision and worried about retaliation from a vengeful president. Some Democrats say a few of their reliable donors are now openly supporting Mr. Trump, or at least looking to curry favor with him.
Fund-raising slowdowns are common after a presidential defeat and before marquee midterm races fully begin. But interviews with more than 50 donors, strategists and leaders of activist organizations show that many Democrats believe this year is different.
While Mr. Trump has not taken action against any liberal groups or lawmakers, Democrats worry his frequent threats of retribution during the campaign have led to a chilling effect on the charitable foundations and nonprofit advocacy groups that have long been pillars of the country’s civil society. Jeff Skoll, a Silicon Valley billionaire and a longtime friend of Elon Musk’s, said there was “an awful lot of pressure” to side with Mr. Trump.
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That is chump change compared to what is getting cut off from being funneled by the government fraud machine.
Don’t acknowledge the elephant in the room;
Donors such as Soros and NGOs who were laundering USAID grants back to Democrats are cut back.
“The small-dollar online spigot that powered opposition to the first Trump administration has slowed to a trickle..”
The NYT is lying again The “small-dollar spigot” was funded by Act Blue parceling out funds from big donors (and the govt) under the names of people who didn’t even know they had donated.
I wonder how much of the waste DoGE is finding went, illegally into campaign coffers?
Did Kamala raise enough cash to cover her campaign deficit? No? Probably just going to screw her vendors. That’s what they do.
There are no small donations, they are all ways of laundering money from the corrupt agencies.
That’s right.
I thought President Trump kept disavowing talk of retribution, saying that success will be his retribution.
-PJ
Could be they’re more afraid of being out-ed.
Charitable foundations got their money from the US TAXPAYERS! Charitable my ASS.
The biggest problem for the rode is is losing the list of donors NOT the money that they gave but the fact that the names on the list were used to launder the corrupt money.
The “Charitable” foundations are pulling back because their money spickets are being cut off too. Even the really big ones (Billionaire funded) are building up their reserves to weather Hurrican Trump.
The lower level ones who are dependent on annual grant money are probably in a full blown panic.
More winning!
Because it is now a no gain and look out for the pain.
Cause, the payback spigot is shut.
We now have the president that walks through the White House doors and does what he said he’d do. Drain that swamp spend the people’s money wisely and most importantly legally, no more quid pro joe.
That free bubbleup and rainbow stew about killed this Country.
We all will enjoy drinking and eating the benefits of righting the lopsidedlynesses that has been so blatantly forced on us by brandon and his facilitator puppeteer cast of predecessor supporting cast past shenanigans.
*What is best in life?
The Demonicrat leadership (including those in the House and Senate) should be in jail awaiting trials for giving aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States.
Why does this whole article sound like “Pay to play”?
It’s not an election year, or even CLOSE to one, and yet if you want your elected officials to stand up to Trump, you have to make donations?
Nothing more than a cover story to try and hide the fact all the corrupt stolen money from the tax payers has dried up and the liberal elite is finding it hard to fund their propaganda and perverted programs
I donate 1 million, I expect 2 in laundered kickbacks.
Where’s my 2 million?
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