DoomsdaysCWJanuary 2021: Trump's #Billionaire Enablers: The 63 Billionaires Worth $243 Billion Who Bankrolled Trumps Re-Election Bid
"IPS found that as of January 8, 2021, these 63 billionaire #Trump Victory Fund donors have combined wealth of $243.7 billion dollars (using real-time estimates from Wealth-X and Forbes). This is more than the wealth of the bottom half of all U.S. households combined, an estimated 159 million people.
"The top ten billionaire donors to the Trump Victory Fund, with combined wealth of $82.6 billion, are:
- #Gas pipeline magnate Kelcy Lee Warren, worth $2.9 billion, gave eight donations totaling $2,248,906.
- Retired CEO of #Marvel Entertainment, Isaac Perlmutter, is worth $5.8 billion and donated $1,871,200.
- Telecommunications mogul Kenny Troutt, worth $1.5 billion, donated $1,849,000.
- Biotech investor Robert Duggan, worth $2.6 billion, donated $1,638,200 to the Trump Victory Fund. In the final days of the campaign, Duggan gave $4.6 million to various Trump campaign groups, according to Forbes.
- #Casino magnate Steve Wynn, worth $3 billion, contributed over $1,523,500.
- Casino owner, Phillip Gene Ruffin, worth $2.3 billion, donated $1,375,000.
- Owner of #ABCSupply, the giant home supplier, Diane Hendricks $8 billion (Forbes), donated $1,175,000.
- Casino megadonor #SheldonAdelson, and his wife Miriam Adelson, worth over $35.9 billion (Forbes), contributed $1.16 million, along with massive donations to other Republican PACs and candidates.
- #Texas #Banker Daniel Andrew Beal, worth $7.5 billion, gave $1,161,200.
- Software entrepreneur David Duffield, worth $13.3 billion, donated $1,151,600.
Other notable billionaires to the Trump Victory Fund include:
- #Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, worth $20.9 billion, who gave $355,000.
- #JohnsonAndJohnson heir Robert Wood Johnson IV, worth $2.5 billion, contributed $575,000.
- Hedge fund manager John Paulson, worth $4.2 billion, donated $831,372.
- Heir to the cosmetic fortune, Ronald Steven #Lauder, worth $5.2 billion, gave $100,000."
