- Trump confronted reported a Republican Party megadonor about his support for his election campaign.
- In a phone call last week, Trump asked Sheldon Adelson why he had no more legs, Politico reports.
- Adelson is the billionaire owner of the world’s largest casino company, Las Vegas Sands.
- He is expected to contribute more than $ 100 million to Trump’s re-election bid this year.
- In fact, however, Trump asked for his support over the phone, panicking Republican Party officials.
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Donald Trump lashed out at one of the Republican Party’s biggest donors in a recent phone call, accusing him of not spending enough money on his election campaign, according to reports.
Panicked Republican Party officials tried to deconstruct the situation after learning that President Trump asked casino mogul Sheldon Adelson why he had not pumped more money into his bid to become one again in November, Politico reports.
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire CEO and chairman of casino company Las Vegas Sands, has donated several tens of thousands of dollars to Trump in recent years and is expected to contribute well over $ 100 million to Trump by 2020.
The Guardian newspaper reported earlier this year a source said Adelson could spend up to $ 200 million.
Despite Adelson’s huge financial support, Trump last week turned a phone call about his economic policies in a confrontation over the mega-donor’s support for his campaign, three sources familiar with the call told Politico.
Adelson, 87, decided not to take revenge, according to the Politico report, but allies said it was unclear whether he would retain his full financial support from Trump after their conversation.
Adelson, whose company runs the Venetian in Las Vegas, the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, is rumored to be worth only $ 30 billion and has bankrolled several Republican candidates. He made at least $ 17 million in political contributions to Newt Gingrich during his 2012 presidential campaign, according to The New York Times.
He has been a key backer of Trump, thanks in part to the president’s pro-Israel foreign policy such as the relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the Obama nuclear deal. administration closes with Iran.
His support for Trump has earned him the nickname, “Patron-in-Chief of Trump.”
