Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman will back Trump
Posted By: JoElla Bee, 5/25/2024 1:07:03 AM
Blackstone Group CEO Steve Schwarzman announced on Friday that he will back Donald Trump in the 2024 election, giving the former president the support of one of the biggest names on Wall Street. Schwarzman, the billionaire co-founder and chair of the world’s largest private equity firm and a GOP megadonor, said in a statement that the “dramatic rise of antisemitism has led me to focus on the consequences of upcoming elections with greater urgency.”[Snip] His decision to endorse Trump comes amid signs that some major donors to the former president are returning to the fold. Trump is also finding fresh support from leaders in the technology and financial industries.
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Blackstone Group CEO Steve Schwarzman announced on Friday that he will back Donald Trump in the 2024 election, giving the former president the support of one of the biggest names on Wall Street. Schwarzman, the billionaire co-founder and chair of the world’s largest private equity firm and a GOP megadonor, said in a statement that the “dramatic rise of antisemitism has led me to focus on the consequences of upcoming elections with greater urgency.”[Snip] His decision to endorse Trump comes amid signs that some major donors to the former president are returning to the fold. Trump is also finding fresh support from leaders in the technology and financial industries.
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Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson,
the Black airman killed in his home by
a Florida deputy 12 replies
the Black airman killed in his home by
a Florida deputy 12 replies
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Israel security bill includes relief aid
4 times the size of Gaza's GDP: 'We are
funding Hamas' 8 replies
4 times the size of Gaza's GDP: 'We are
funding Hamas' 8 replies
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Biden Admin Wants To Send American Tax
Dollars To Train Army Of Transgender Activists
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Dollars To Train Army Of Transgender Activists
In India 22 replies
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That’s not constituent service. A Minnesota state senator was arrested early Monday on suspicion of first-degree burglary — hundreds of miles from her home turf. Nicole Mitchell, a 49-year-old first-term Democrat who reps the Twin Cities suburbs of Woodbury and Maplewood, was taken into custody after a homeowner called police in Detroit Lakes — 220 miles to the northwest — to report an intruder, according to local reports.
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Redesigning Social Security
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CNN Sounds Alarm on 'Troubling Sign' for
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Has More Than Doubled 21 replies
Biden Campaign: Trump's Black Support
Has More Than Doubled 21 replies
CNN's data reporter is sounding the alarm on a "very troubling" sign for the Biden campaign: Donald Trump's support among black voters has more than doubled.
"Look, if you look at 2024, Biden still leads among black voters over Donald Trump, 69% in an average of polls," CNN's Harry Enten said. "But look at this number for Donald Trump: 22%. Where was Donald Trump at this point? Four years ago in the poll, he was just at 9% of the vote."
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