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sabra

(30,404 posts)
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 04:40 PM Sep 2020

Billionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden

Source: The Hill

Jennifer Pritzker, a billionaire who donated to President Trump in 2016, made a $2,000 donation to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in August.

The donation pales in comparison to the $250,000 she donated to Trump in 2016, though it underscores Biden’s effort to court supporters from the other side of the aisle.

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In a July 2017 opinion piece in the Chicago Sun-Times, Pritzker said Trump’s decision to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military “hurts our armed forces and shows a callous disregard for the rights of American citizens.”

Pritzker is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and the world’s only known transgender billionaire.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/518074-billionaire-who-donated-to-trump-in-2016-donates-to-biden

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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
1. She Donated $250K to Trump, But a $2,000 Donation to Biden Makes It Okay?
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 04:44 PM
Sep 2020

I think that is just embarrassing for the billionaire, because it just draws attention to the prior Trump donation.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
3. Here's a little bit more about her political views:
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 04:49 PM
Sep 2020
Political causes
Pritzker is a lifelong Republican,[2] and major donor to candidates and organizations such as the NRA, John McCain, and Mitt Romney.[3][4] However, as of 2019 she is reevaluating her support, citing the Trump Administration's transgender military ban and other anti-LGBTQ policies: "When the GOP asks me to deliver six- or seven-figure contributions for the 2020 elections, my first response will be: why should I contribute to my own destruction?”.[26]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Pritzker

PSPS

(13,593 posts)
14. "why should I contribute to my own destruction"
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:29 PM
Sep 2020

That's the mental defect of all republicans. Her quote leaves out the part about "I contribute big time to other people's destruction."

The only time anything matters to a republican is when it affects them personally. "Hang the gays!!111" followed by "Gee. My son is gay, so I will now change my position."

brush

(53,771 posts)
6. $2000 to a bliionaire is like a penny to us 99 percenters. Come on, lady, cough up some real dough..
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 04:56 PM
Sep 2020

like you did for trump before.

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,435 posts)
7. $2,000 for Biden vs 200,000 for trump guy who banned transgender from military service
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 05:04 PM
Sep 2020

..well okay then-- that'll show trump and repubs not to mess with her. Hey, but thanks anyway!

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
9. Trans Republican Lives ...
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 05:18 PM
Sep 2020

Look, she's a bit of an odd-ball in the family, clearly wanting to shake it up both through her military service and museum, and her gender change. The rest of the family are all diehard Democrats.

At least she's seen the light ... if even just a little bit.

Midnight Writer

(21,751 posts)
11. So she was OK with stomping on poor, minorities, immigrants, etc.
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 05:33 PM
Sep 2020

but when Trump went after people similar to her? That was too far.

Enjoy your tax cuts, Jennifer.

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