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applegrove

(118,659 posts)
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 04:07 PM Jun 2020

Chinese Political Donors Gained Access to Trump

Chinese Political Donors Gained Access to Trump

June 23, 2020 at 3:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 32 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/23/donors-linked-to-china-won-access-to-trump/

"SNIP......

“Soon after Donald Trump took office, people with ties to the Chinese state poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into his re-election bid to get close to and potentially influence the new president,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The effort had early success in gaining access for those involved, helping them meet the president or top Republicans at fundraisers or at an internal GOP leadership meeting. It reveals how China seeks to build inroads into U.S. politics, gather information on U.S. leaders and if possible affect policy-making.”

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Chinese Political Donors Gained Access to Trump (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2020 OP
Grump... Newest Reality Jun 2020 #1
My guess is, Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #2
GOP talking point: "Nobody cares if the President is the stooge of foreign powers!" struggle4progress Jun 2020 #3
They got there through McConnell's wife. BComplex Jun 2020 #4
My first thought exactly. I'm sure her family are generous donors. Midnight Writer Jun 2020 #6
Oh don't worry! Mitch has paid back that $24 Million several times over. BComplex Jun 2020 #7
This should incinerate the Trump campaign's attempts to insinuate Mike 03 Jun 2020 #5

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
1. Grump...
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 04:13 PM
Jun 2020

Grump is such a political prostitute, but he is an exclusive one who panders and grovels to other countries while putting a wall up against the American people. How befitting.

Such an obvious traitor. What a strange place--the White House--to have one, too. Usually, treason and President are not synonymous. Only Grump could make it so.

BComplex

(8,051 posts)
4. They got there through McConnell's wife.
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 05:11 PM
Jun 2020

McConnel needs to go, and his wife will go with him, as soon as we have Biden in office.

Midnight Writer

(21,765 posts)
6. My first thought exactly. I'm sure her family are generous donors.
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 07:44 PM
Jun 2020

They gave Mitch a $24 million wedding present.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
5. This should incinerate the Trump campaign's attempts to insinuate
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 05:16 PM
Jun 2020

Biden is soft on China.

We now have a mountain of evidence Trump has groveled, begged and solicited funds from the Chinese.

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