Trump makes appearance at Mar-a-Lago dog rescue fundraiser

[DonViejo]

BY LEXI LONAS - 03/13/21 10:43 AM EST

Former President Trump on Friday made an appearance at a dog rescue fundraiser his daughter-in-law Lara Trump was involved with at the former president's private Mar-a-Lago club.

Trump gave an impromptu speech at the Big Dog Ranch Rescue event, which aimed to raise $500,000 to bring 500 dogs from China to the U.S., the group's founder and president told a local NBC affiliate.

"I'm with you 100 percent. We had many meetings in the White House and the Oval Office having to do with saving and helping dogs!" Trump said on stage while sporting a red "Make America Great Again" hat.

Link to tweet

Along with speaking about the dogs, Trump remarked on stage about Lara Trump possibly running for Senate.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/news/543060-trump-makes-appearance-at-mar-a-lago-dog-rescue-fundraise

[soothsayer]

1. Related

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215223654

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Thanks! I was just about to look for that!

[PatSeg]

21. Holy crap

There is nothing these monsters won't exploit.

[TheBlackAdder]

28. Raise $500K and half of that goes to Trump for the venue, not including other expenses or gifts.

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If done right, $750 will be left over for the dogs.

In Florida, the worst charity has an overhead of 99%.

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[PatSeg]

29. What is mindboggling to me

is the whole family is being scrutinized and investigated right now, yet they are still pulling the same old crap for the whole world to see. They truly live in a bubble where they believe no one and nothing can ever touch them.

[lame54]

32. Trump has every reason to believe it...

So do I

[soothsayer]

34. Yeah they just push boundaries like putin

Shameless

[PatSeg]

36. It is just bizarre to me

I guess when people have never been held accountable, they aren't hindered by caution and constraints. Then some of them will have the bloody gall to actually run for political office, like it is just one big game of vanity for them.

[soothsayer]

37. Yeah it's why you have to slap people like drumpf and putin down

Otherwise they just keep testing the boundaries

[PatSeg]

38. Exactly

They will never set any kind of limits on themselves. This is why societies have to have laws and regulations. Not everyone can be trusted to do the right thing.

[TheBlackAdder]

26. She'll make a perfect Senator, probably just as grifty as Princess.

[Me.]

33. He Looks Like A Big Fat Mess

couldn't even put on a decent shirt

[mainer]

2. The man who hates dogs? Whose biggest insult is comparing you to a dog?

Now he's all about rescuing dogs.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Not exactly:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215223654

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. Helping dogs from China?

I am a dog lover, but dogs from China?

This seems scammy, somehow.

[Botany]

13. "This seems scammy, somehow."

It is not like he stole money from the widows of our troops w/a fake university or took money
from children's cancer fund or .... never mind

[magicarpet]

16. China dogs first,... American dogs last.

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. He may hate dogs,

and animals. And they hate him.

But he'll talk about them when he can grift something. See this thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215223654

[FM123]

6. Oh no. This just made me sick to my stomach.

I thought this was a wonderful animal rescue organization and I recently adopted a dog from them that was rescued from the streets of Puerto Rico. Was even thinking of getting a second rescue dog from them. Had no idea there could even be some relationship to the trumps. Seriously, I just want to throw up.

[GopherGal]

30. If it's any solace...

you rescued a dog from the clutches of TFG's family.

[Edwcraig]

7. Maybe he can be elected Dog Catcher of Mar a Lago.

[Walleye]

9. Just had to have that jumbo screen. Pathetic

[Rorey]

10. We know it's another scam

But if it wasn't, bringing dogs here from China is futile. Sure, we'd "save" those dogs, but they're easily replaced in China by others. I saw a film years ago about the dog industry in China. It was disgusting.

[MissMillie]

11. Did someone adopt him? (n/t)

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[Diamond_Dog]

12. ...

[captain queeg]

19. Has his tucker face on, thought it was him for a second.

[Arkansas Granny]

14. It has been reported that they are spending $225,000 this weekend at Mar a Lago.

this weekend and have spent 1.9M in the past.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_604becaac5b636ed337a6886/amp

[blm]

15. Bullshyt.

He hates dogs and sees having pets as something low class people do.....he’s the lowest class person I’ve ever observed.

[LakeArenal]

17. He has a pet Lindsey and a McCarthy.

They can shed on his bed and lick his butt.

[Bayard]

18. You have got to be kidding me!!

The man who would eat a Beagle if you put cheese on it?

You know--The Man Who Would Be President--dogs from China carry the China virus--Stay away!

[Buns_of_Fire]

20. He thought they said "HOT dog rescue".

Not that it matters. If an organization is willing to stuff a couple hundred grand in his pockets, he'll support anything you want him to.

[Vinca]

22. What utter BS. Best example - Baron's dog. WTF happened to it?

The jerk promises his kid a dog and doesn't follow through. Trump cares about dogs about as much as I care about Trump. But what a nice act for a grift.

[Blue Owl]

23. The beauty part is, t***p couldn't fool any dog

Sure are a lot of gullible humans, however

[dalton99a]

24. "In Trump's tiny mind, dogs are venal, treacherous creatures"

When Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died following a raid by American special forces in his Syrian bolthole, Donald Trump was delighted to report, in October, that the Islamic State leader had “died like a dog”. ...

Trump observed that Republican senator Marco Rubio was “sweating like a dog” at a 2016 debate. He compared former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman to a dog when she published her book Unhinged: An Insider’s Account Of The Trump White House. Trump noted that Republican nominee Mitt Romney “choked like a dog” against Obama in the 2012 election. At various times, NBC’s David Gregory, Fox News’ Glenn Beck and Ted Cruz’s communications directors were all, Trump leered, “fired like a dog”.

In Trump’s tiny mind, dogs are venal, treacherous creatures. Vanity Fair suggested, “To the president, dogs are capable of many things, none of which are particularly dog-like. Begging for money, for example. Getting dumped. Feeling ungrateful... Trump never compared anything to a dog that draws on how the animal famously is. It’s never ‘He’s loyal like a dog’... The creatures have never done much good in the Trumpian universe.”

“Donald was not a dog fan,” ex-wife Ivana confirmed in her memoir Raising Trump, recalling his hostility to her poodle, Chappy, who would “bark at him territorially”.

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/politics/article/donald-trump-dogs

[Azathoth]

25. Wonder how much he charged nt

[spanone]

27. from tweeting to the world to speaking at animal fundraisers....

I'll bet dogs were NEVER mentioned in the white house. He's a natural liar.

[peggysue2]

31. Trump claimed that having pets was 'low-class'

Except when you're fund-raising or promoting your daughter-in-law's political future.

So sincere!

He cares about dogs in the same way he cares about his fellow human beings.

As in, not at all.

[no_hypocrisy]

35. Lara Trump Is Being Compared To Cruella De Vil After Reportedly Funneling Money From A Dog Charity

To Line Her Father-In-Law’s Pockets

Internal Revenue Service filings show that the group has spent as much as $1,883,160 on fundraising costs at Mar-a-Lago and Trump’s golf course 18 miles north in Jupiter starting in 2014. Lara Trump, the wife of Eric Trump, started being listed as a chairwoman for charity events in 2018, and the group’s president, Lauren Simmons, visited the White House in 2019 for the signing of a bill addressing animal cruelty.

https://uproxx.com/viral/lara-trump-dog-rescue-charity-mar-a-lago-twitter-reactions/


Dog Rescue Charity Linked To Lara Trump Funneling Money Into Donald Trump’s Pocket
The Big Dog Ranch Rescue has spent as much as $1.9 million at his properties in recent years and is spending $225,000 more at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lara-trump-mar-a-lago-dog-rescue-charity_n_604becaac5b636ed337a6886

[JI7]

39. Bringing dogs from China ? Is this a real thing people do to help animals ?