Exclusive — Donald Trump Jr.: Never Trump Billionaire Donor Movement Largely Behind DeSantis Bid

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Exclusive — Donald Trump Jr.: Never Trump Billionaire Donor Movement Largely Behind DeSantis Bid

Hannah Bleau 18 Jul 2023

The Never Trump billionaire donor movement is largely behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid because they want a president they can “control,” Donald Trump Jr. told Breitbart News during an exclusive interview at the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida.

When asked why DeSantis did not attend the event taking place in his home state despite being invited, Don Jr. made it clear that the event was an “America First” event, despite DeSantis influencers deeming it a “MAGA” event. Further, Donald Trump Jr. pointed to a pattern.

“I live here. I live right up the road and Gov. DeSantis hasn’t been here seemingly in months. You had flooding a couple months ago in Fort Lauderdale. And he was on his perpetual book tour that was, you know, the three-month long book tour,” he said, adding, “I have two best sellers, and I’ve never seen a book tour go that long in my life.”

Don Jr. reacted to the latest news of the DeSantis team laying off staff due to money issues and added that his small-dollar donors are “almost non-existent, making up 15 percent of his take.” Further, Don Jr. said most of the money from DeSantis’s Super PAC is coming from Jeff Roe entities.

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[Kamaji]

Perhaps what they really want is a president with a modicum of self-control.

[mountaineer]

Good grief.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

We've been told that one of Trump's greatest assets is his independent wealth, and that you can't trust other politicians because they have to raise money.

So I guess we need to re-interpret Lincoln's "government by the people", to mean "government by the billionaires", because none of us ordinary folk can be trusted.