Posted on 06/17/2015 12:05:50 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
For being a true conservative, Donald Trump sure has funneled a lot of cash to prominent liberal Democrats over the years.
The billionaire media mogul has flirted with presidential politics before. But this time, he’s finally going for it. Yesterday, Donald Trump officially announced that he’s running for president.
During a press conference at Trump Tower, the Donald declared that the nation needs someone to “take the brand of the United States and make it great again.” Mr. Trump knows something about rebranding. He’s done a lot of it over the past few years.
On the conservative speaking circuit, Trump has stumped for the support of the base. Railing against the Obama administration, he has styled himself as a foreign policy hawk with social conservative sensibilities.
But a closer look at his history reveals that Trump has been more politically promiscuous than his recent rhetoric would suggest.
Here are 23 Democrats who have handsomely profited from Trump dollars over the last two decades.
1. Hillary Clinton
Trump wanted New York to hire Clinton when she was running for The senate. He personally donated $15,500 to his potential Democratic presidential rival.
2. Charlie Rangel
Censured by the House Ethics Committee, Harlem’s Charles Rangel still secured $20,350 over the years from Donald Trump.
3. Chuck Schumer
New York’s Charles Schumer raked in $9,900 in Trump cash.
4. Harry Reid
For several years, Trump has supported the senator most responsible for the passage of ObamaCare. Harry Reid has collected $9,400 from Trump.
5. John Kerry
Until Senator Kerry launched his campaign for president in 2004, Trump regularly bankrolled the Massachusetts senator’s campaigns to the tune of$5,500.
6. Anthony Weiner
Before the Twitter selfies, Trump pumped up Weiner’s political ambitions with $4,300 in campaign contributions.
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Trump said he wii build a wall on our Southern border and make Mexico pay for it. If he convinces me he can do that I will vote for him in a heart beat.
Sorry, the GOP-e made a farce out of the party long before Trump came along.
Bush gave hillary the “outstanding public service award” !! He is on videos with her when he gave it to her last year. He is also for amnesty for illegal aliens.
Cruz is for obamatrade with its TAX INCREASE on small business!!and its contitutional violations!!
Limpy Graham voted to fund obama care 4 times!!!
Chritie is a political butt brother of obama and shut down a freeway to punish his opponants, in my opinion.
And on and on and on.
Political contributions are good business. SO WHAT?
I was kinda thinking the same thing!
What has he said NEGATIVE about HILLARY????
As I said yesterday. A hand full of bills will get me the hottest looking women in Vegas proclaiming me a sex god. Doesn’t mean they actually believe what they say for pay anymore than what trump says for political pay.
Not unless he goes in as an independent, which so far he is not doing.
He has not given one penny to conservative because he’s a DEMOCRAT!!!
Hey Newbie....are you Melani or Ivanka????
Trump would stick it to you and not only without shame but with pleasure. I can’t believe people don’t know his M.O. by now. He enjoys screwing people.
What the Trump haters won’t tell you is that in a 21 year period from 1989 til 2010 Trump donated a whopping $314,000 to the Dems and about $290,000 to the Republicrats. So out of $9 billion that’s like what? 3 cents? LOL!
All big business people donate to both sides. You would have to indict every business person in the US for this kind of chump change.
If he came out as an Independent, I wouldn’t be SCREAMING that he’s a DEMOCRAT.....he’s a DEMOCRAT....pure and simple....he’s EVOLVING.......geesh.
Yea he will take it out of the financial aid America sends there and call that “Mexico paying for it”.
It’s your throat. Go ahead and slit it.
The fear that Trump will gain traction is palpable.
How Ironic. We told you the same thing about Romney. It was true then and it’s true now.
I’m on your side of the Trump fiasco BTW. But before you get too upset over this, just remember when some of us told you, correctly, the very things you are all-capping now.
Trojan Horse.
And that will be viewed and declared total love and support by FR’s liberals.
She’s back,and in CAPS.I wonder if her hands are all scorched from holding Mitch and Johnboy’s feet to the fire.
Must be. I mean she promised.
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