President Trump
Donald John TrumpJoe Arpaio loses bid for his old position as Sheriff Trump blames opinion that Russia denigrates Biden: ‘No one is harder on Russia than I am’ Trump truncates executive orders over economy but will not yet report reported happened with GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson during a phone call last week, according to Politico.
The casino magnate contacted the president to discuss legislation on coronavirus release and the economy.
However, the president focused the conversation on his campaign and asked Adelson why he did not do more to support his reelection, reported the outlet, and named three people with immediate knowledge of the call.
Adelson and his wife donated $ 10 million to a super PAC that Trump supports in 2018, and they have each donated nearly $ 600,000 in this cycle, reports The New York Times.
The Times first reported Trump’s call with Adelson.
After the interaction, Republican officials sought to contact the megadonor and smooth things over with the 87-year-old businessman, according to Politico.
The news source notes that outside groups that support Biden have outbid pro-Trump groups 3-on-1 since the spring. Pro-Biden groups have reserved more than $ 70 million for the country’s airwaves ads ahead of the election, while groups hoping to increase the president’s have booked $ 42 million.
The call with Adelson comes at a precarious time for the Trump re-election campaign. The president has seen his numbers of approvals and his general election polls lag behind presumptive Democratic nominees Joe Biden
Joe BidenDemocratic convention line-up to include Ocasio-Cortez, Clinton, Warren: reports Whitmer met with Biden days before VP announcement: Maxine Waters reports that Biden ‘can not go home without a Black woman VP’ MORE is in recent months amid widespread unemployment, millions of infections and more than 160,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus.
The Hill has reached out to the White House and the Trump campaign for comment.
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