Trump to headline $580,600-per-couple fundraiser, the most expensive of his reelection bid

[left-of-center2012]

Source: Seattle Times

President Donald Trump will be the guest of honor at a Saturday fundraiser at the palatial Palm Beach estate of billionaire Nelson Peltz. Trump’s fellow guests: donors who gave $580,600 per couple to support the president’s reelection, making it the most expensive such fundraising event since Trump took office.

The dinner, taking place a few miles from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club, shows how enthusiastically the president has embraced big-dollar fundraising in his bid for a second term — a dramatic about-face from 2016, when he criticized the influence of wealthy donors on the politicians who court them.

It also shows the special access enjoyed by many of Trump’s wealthiest donors, including business executives and lobbyists, who get the chance to air their grievances with the president’s tariffs or promote their pet projects, often while dining on Trump’s favorite foods.

“President Trump is the most accessible president in history, both with the press and with supporters,” said Mike Reed, a spokesman for the RNC. “These roundtables, which previous presidents attended as well, are an opportunity for our supporters to get an update on the campaign and his record as president, all things the president discusses publicly all the time.”

Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-to-headline-580600-per-couple-fundraiser-the-most-expensive-of-his-reelection-bid/

[CatMor]

1. So trump is the ...

most (fill in the blank) in the HISTORY of the country and world. Don't know how any of the repubs can say that with a straight face.

[LiberalFighter]

2. We need a hacker to hack into the account and send the money someplace else.

[DENVERPOPS]

9. that hacker might be surprised

to find there is no money in the account because Ivanka had already transferred it to a personal account of Trumps......Seriously, I wouldn't doubt anything done by him or his spawn at this point........

[LiberalFighter]

13. Well maybe the hacker can track the movement of the money.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Peltz' company owns big blocks of lots of companies

do you buy from them?

[lordsummerisle]

4. I didn't know donors could give that much at a time

is that considered a dark money or super pac donation?

[PatrickforO]

5. So...the donation is $500,000 but the $80,600 goes to what?

Trump hotels? Trump charities?

[TeamPooka]

11. My guess is that is the total max out to every Republican campaign in the country for 2020

[KPN]

6. Wonder how many Saudi princes and Russian oligarchs will be there?

[hamsterjill]

17. Yes, we need a list.

The list needs to be made public.

I live in San Antonio and Joaquin Castro is my representative. He published a list of companies that had supported Trump and at the time, I happened to work for one. The only real kickback was from the LGBTQ community, but there WAS kickback. This happened to be a real estate company, and several clients who were LGBTQ - or agents who were - cancelled contracts, etc.

The owner of the company was, of course, scandalized that her support of Trump was made public, but hey, if you're going to support a candidate, shouldn't you be PROUD of supporting that candidate?

[RussBLib]

24. the guy is firkin president, on our dime

Why should a list of donors be kept secret?

We should be allowed to know who is supporting our president at this level.

[Scurrilous]

20. ....

Link to tweet

[RussBLib]

25. I suppose they are laying the groundwork

for Ivanka 2032!

after Don Jr of course

Someone call Terminix!

[Scurrilous]

28. LOL

[LuvNewcastle]

30. Concubine Barbie!

[Scurrilous]

31. Yep.

And today it's her turn!

[BigmanPigman]

7. That seems like an odd figure to come up with.

Where did they get this number from? Why don't they "round up"?

[Totally Tunsie]

8. Follow the money, Baby!

[maxrandb]

10. We need a list of who these fucksticks are

and the businesses they run, or have investments in.

And I don't want one damn DUer telling me that boycotts will hurt the people who work at those businesses.

It's way past time we asked; "what price freedom"?

[MissMillie]

23. Yeah, that kind of transparency would be very useful

Can't afford to pay a living wage, but they'll pay more than 1/2 mil for a Big Mac

[not_the_one]

12. He says he is going to have a billion to run on. He'll spend a lot less, lose and keep the rest.

He sees the writing on the wall and is lining up all the $$ he can. Which also why he is defrauding the tax payers to the max with his stays at his own properties.

[PSPS]

14. Pay $580K to trump and get billions of taxpayer dollars in return.

[denem]

15. If I had the money, I'd pay 500K

not to spend two hours in the same room as MF45.

[packman]

16. Hey, the cost of getting into the circus keeps going up

Why anyone would pay $580K to listen to him must be desperate for entertainment.

[BlueIdaho]

18. We need campaign finance reform

Now!

[area51]

19. "[Dementia Donnie] is the most acce$$ible president in history."

There, fixed it for ya, Mike Reed.

[MrsCheaplaugh]

21. Holy Moly

"often while dining on Trump’s favorite foods."

These people are paying 580,000 to eat McDonalds and KFC?

The rich really are different from you or me.

[MissMillie]

22. You'd have to pay me to listen to him over dinner

And it'd have to be a lot more than $580,600 dollars

[marble falls]

26. Its nice to know the common folk can get together and meet and greet the candidates.

[SWBTATTReg]

27. What a bunch of BS, the most accessible president in history, with the press and supporters?

I threw up when I read this. What rump is, is clearly for sale to the highest bidder, period.

He doesn't give a wit's end about anybody but himself.

One point, if he's such a billionaire, then why is he fundraising so much? I thought he had money out the wazoo?

[helpisontheway]

29. I would not pay one penny to eat with that a-____nt