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riversedge

(70,186 posts)
Thu Jul 21, 2016, 08:36 PM Jul 2016

Trump reverses his opposition to super PACs and is now willing to headline events for a big-money g

Source: washington post








By Matea Gold July 21 at 6:40 PM


CLEVELAND — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence have indicated that they are open to appearing at events for a super PAC seeking to raise at least $100 million, a reversal of Trump's staunch opposition to big-money groups throughout the GOP primaries...............................


..........Such a nod amounts to a dramatic change in position for Trump, who made disdain of big-money politics a central part of his pitch during the primary contest, railing against super PACs that can accept unlimited contributions from individuals and corporations. He called them horrible and corrupting.

"I have disavowed all Super PACs, requested the return of all donations made to said PACs, and I am calling on all presidential candidates to do the same," Trump said in a statement in October, distancing himself from a super PAC that had connections to his campaign. "The character of our country is only as strong as our leaders."

Trump campaign officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment...............

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/21/trump-reverses-his-opposition-to-super-pacs-and-is-now-willing-to-headline-events-for-a-big-money-group/?postshare=3681469135682646&tid=ss_tw



oh Donald--didn't you sell enough of those goofy hats??--you hypocrit!
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Trump reverses his opposition to super PACs and is now willing to headline events for a big-money g (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2016 OP
Whoops. Won't phase his double thinking followers at all, though. rec, nt. Mc Mike Jul 2016 #1
Your right! He could shoot someone dead on 5th Avenue and they would still support him! Dustlawyer Jul 2016 #2
He already brought Goldman Sachs' Mnuchin in as his campaign finance chair. Mc Mike Jul 2016 #3

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
2. Your right! He could shoot someone dead on 5th Avenue and they would still support him!
Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:10 PM
Jul 2016

Now where have I heard that before? Oh yea, because I wrote it, well with as little help as possible.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
3. He already brought Goldman Sachs' Mnuchin in as his campaign finance chair.
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 10:53 AM
Jul 2016

His followers hear him state some 'principle' he has, they don't understand it, it sounds good to them, but they don't care if he sticks by it or dumps it as long as he presented it as hatefully and aggressively as possible in the first place.

Pure nazi.

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