The disgraceful Citizens United decision by the Republican-run Supreme Court has allowed wealthy people to spend millions of dollars on elections.
Meet the megadonors pumping over $2.5 billion into the election
Billionaires own about 4% of US wealth, but contributed 1/3 of the money raised by Trump, a billionaire himself. The triumph of plutocracy, in real time https://t.co/7sDFueRgkP
— Gabriel Zucman (@gabriel_zucman) October 27, 2024
Fully a third of Trump's funding comes from billionaires, many of whom he's promised to appoint to powerful government jobs. Even by the lax standards of American politics, this is corruption on a massive scale.https://t.co/5UN9XjetUu
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) October 28, 2024
For my latest in @VanityFair, I wrote about the endorsement drama and why financial giants like Jamie Dimon and Bill Gates are hedging against a Trump winhttps://t.co/inmMtAAncE
— Jon Skolnik (@jonsskolnik) October 29, 2024
No American billionaire has played politics like Elon Musk.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 29, 2024
The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO, and owner of X, has interjected himself into a presidential race like no other titan before him. https://t.co/rAotWngheb
Column: Here are the billionaires in thrall to Trump, and why https://t.co/sp5M7uxnjk
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 29, 2024
With a tight presidential race, some billionaires, CEOs and business elites are hedging their bets as Trump vows retribution and are toning down past criticism of the former president, @JStein_WaPo @JaxAlemany and @jdawsey1 report. https://t.co/tJGJ1PDvdl
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) October 28, 2024
NEW – Some billionaires who Trump targeted are now hedging their bets, as the former president vows retribution against enemies if elected
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) October 28, 2024
Bezos blocks WaPo endorsement. Zuckerberg promises neutrality. Buffett stays out. Google chief reportedly calls Trump to praise McDonalds…
Turns out it's not just Republican billionaires who've decided to bow down to Trump but the sentiment reported from GOP investor Nelson Peltz applies: I still think Trump's a terrrible person but we've got to support him anyway https://t.co/kdh0IkQuam
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) October 25, 2024
This is so reminiscent of German industrialists getting behind Hitler. https://t.co/R0LLJXcAGS
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 24, 2024
.@crampell: "Those who would trade democracy for financial gain are likely to get neither. Tax cuts aren’t the only thing that matters for personal or nationwide prosperity; rule of law is critical, too." https://t.co/VJHQBXFh1R
— Milan Vaishnav (@MilanV) October 29, 2024
Sad! 