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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:03 PM May 2017

GOP mega-donor Adelson 'furious' over Tillerson's Israel comments: report

Source: The Hill

GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson is reportedly furious at Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for comments he made about the U.S. embassy in Israel, according to a new report.

Sources tell Axios that Adelson, who contributed $5 million to President Trump’s inauguration and has donated tens of millions to GOP candidates, was unhappy with comments Tillerson made on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. Tillerson said Trump is being “very careful” in weighing his campaign promise to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

"As you know, the president has recently expressed his view that he wants to put a lot of effort into seeing if we cannot advance a peace initiative between Israel and Palestine," Tillerson said. "And so I think in large measure the president is being very careful to understand how such a decision would impact a peace process."

During his presidential campaign, Trump told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at its conference that the U.S. "will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/333375-gop-mega-donor-furious-with-tillerson-over-comments-on-us



Does Trump pander to his Neo-Nazi supporters or to the Adelson/Netenyahu crowd?
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GOP mega-donor Adelson 'furious' over Tillerson's Israel comments: report (Original Post) TomCADem May 2017 OP
Be interesting to find out! burrowowl May 2017 #1
What kind of world do we live in which a politician a billionaire buys doesn't stay bought? LudwigPastorius May 2017 #2
First a nfl team backstabs him now Trump is there no honor among thieves MattP May 2017 #3
Whichever throws the bigger tantrum? elleng May 2017 #4
Finally, someone who's opinion really matters weighs in! CanonRay May 2017 #5
Trump panders to all of them. SergeStorms May 2017 #6
hey adelson DonCoquixote May 2017 #7
Gee Sheldon, you'd think you'd realize by now that liars aren't a good investment. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #8
it's not the neo nazis . it's the Muslim/Arab areas where he has business JI7 May 2017 #9
So the product he bought is defective..can Sheldon return it for a refund? dembotoz May 2017 #10
Hey Sheldie. Your mega-donor check's been cashed! Zambero May 2017 #11
For a guy who has made bllions of dollars DFW May 2017 #12
Sheldon's $5M contribution won't move the embassy, but will keep him out of jail. Marcuse May 2017 #13
Aww...don't feel bad,Trump CONNED coal workers out of their money too.... Bengus81 May 2017 #14
Anyone who believed one word leftynyc May 2017 #15
Whoever flatters him the most and gives him the biggest bribes wins. lark May 2017 #16
tRump* panders to ANYONE that will believe his bullshit... Raster May 2017 #17
adelson is on crack. nt Javaman May 2017 #18
it's gotta be tough to say "Trump is being careful" instead of "He doesn't know or think about what yurbud May 2017 #19

LudwigPastorius

(9,178 posts)
2. What kind of world do we live in which a politician a billionaire buys doesn't stay bought?
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:31 PM
May 2017

Pro tip for Adelson: Consider the money you invested in an amoral, narcissistic, ignorant, man-baby to be the cost of an object lesson for yourself.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
6. Trump panders to all of them.
Sun May 14, 2017, 11:10 PM
May 2017

It depends who's talking to him at the moment. I hope none of them actually expects him to tell the truth!

Trump doesn't tell his family the truth. Why would perfect strangers expect him to be square with them? Trump lies. It's what he does best.

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)
7. hey adelson
Sun May 14, 2017, 11:17 PM
May 2017

this is what happens when you make deals with the Devil. Just think about what happens if he gets Steve Bannon close again.

JI7

(89,274 posts)
9. it's not the neo nazis . it's the Muslim/Arab areas where he has business
Sun May 14, 2017, 11:23 PM
May 2017

which is why he hasn't been so pro israel.

same reason he said to netanyahu in public and to his face to hold back on the settlements.

the neo nazis come into play more in that it wont hurt trump with his base to do this.

Zambero

(8,971 posts)
11. Hey Sheldie. Your mega-donor check's been cashed!
Mon May 15, 2017, 12:16 AM
May 2017

And the Jerusalem campaign sound byte has gone past its use-by date. Now, back to the business-as-usual world of flippidy-floppidy!

DFW

(54,443 posts)
12. For a guy who has made bllions of dollars
Mon May 15, 2017, 03:09 AM
May 2017

Adelson hasn't exactly been making the shrewdest of investments with his political donations. Gingrich, Romney. Even when his clown, Trump, wins, he STILL turns out to be a lousy investment for Adelson.

Marcuse

(7,508 posts)
13. Sheldon's $5M contribution won't move the embassy, but will keep him out of jail.
Mon May 15, 2017, 08:34 AM
May 2017

Sheldon merely had to pay a paltry $9M SEC penalty for having paid $50M in bribes in relation to his casinos in Hong Kong and Macau. The AG has stopped the criminal investigation. Just the cost of doing business.

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/04/sheldon-adelsons-casino-agreed-pay-9-million-foreign-corruption-case

Bengus81

(6,933 posts)
14. Aww...don't feel bad,Trump CONNED coal workers out of their money too....
Mon May 15, 2017, 08:42 AM
May 2017

Money that they truly NEED in their pockets,not in Trumps. This clown will make $5M in interest in a day or so on his billions.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
15. Anyone who believed one word
Mon May 15, 2017, 09:07 AM
May 2017

that came out degenerate donnie's mouth is getting what they deserve.

lark

(23,158 posts)
16. Whoever flatters him the most and gives him the biggest bribes wins.
Mon May 15, 2017, 10:06 AM
May 2017

That's all he cares about, himself, his wealth and his image.

Raster

(20,998 posts)
17. tRump* panders to ANYONE that will believe his bullshit...
Mon May 15, 2017, 10:30 AM
May 2017

...that is tRump*s true vocation: PROFESSIONAL BULLSHITER, and it's served him quite well throughout the years. Quite well.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
19. it's gotta be tough to say "Trump is being careful" instead of "He doesn't know or think about what
Tue May 16, 2017, 08:46 AM
May 2017

he's saying."

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