Donald Trump and Kamala Harris appear destined to be rivals over the course of the following three-and-a-half months, however there was a time, not so way back, when Trump was a backer of Harris.
Records from California’s Secretary of State present that Trump donated twice to Harris’s marketing campaign to be elected and reelected legal professional normal of that state. His daughter, Ivanka, additionally donated to her reelection marketing campaign. Trump initially wrote a $5,000 test to the primary Harris marketing campaign on September 26, 2011; he then made a second donation on February 20, 2013, for $1,000. Ivanka donated $2,000 in June 2014.
The donations from Trump got here on the identical time he was selling the conspiracy principle that President Barack Obama was not born within the U.S. Harris donated the $6,000 Trump donated to a nonprofit advocating for civil and human rights for Central Individuals in 2015, a spokesperson told The Sacramento Bee in 2020.
It’s unclear what Harris did with the donation from Ivanka Trump.
Trump has not addressed the donation straight, however did say in a 2016 marketing campaign speech that he has an extended historical past of donating to all kinds of candidates.
“It’s attention-grabbing: I used to be trying on the ones I’m operating towards. I’ve contributed to most of them. Are you able to imagine it?” the Washington Examiner quoted Trump as saying. “I’ve given to Democrats. I’ve given to Hillary. I’ve given to all people! As a result of that was my job. I gotta give to them. As a result of once I need one thing, I get it. After I name, they kiss my ass.”
A spokesperson for the Trump marketing campaign instructed Quick Firm, “At the moment, some 15 years in the past, President Trump was a worldwide businessman and knew easy methods to play the sport and win the sport with corrupt politicians like Kamala Harris. Now he’s going to complete the job of throwing all these crooked politicians out of workplace.”
Harris was elected legal professional normal in 2011 and reelected in 2014, serving till 2017, when she was sworn into the U.S. Senate.
Information of Trump’s donation got here underneath the highlight Sunday after Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida posted an image of Trump’s test to Harris on X (previously Twitter).
Trump is probably not more likely to donate any extra to Harris, his doubtless rival within the 2024 election, however loads of different individuals are. Within the first 24 hours, the Harris marketing campaign reported having raised a record-breaking $81 million. And whereas main donors who had beforehand paused their contributions to Biden, including Abigail Disney, now reportedly are planning to renew giving.
Whereas Harris is the frontrunner and has the backing of Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Invoice and Hillary Clinton and others, that doesn’t mean her nomination as the party’s candidate is a sure thing. Different candidates may problem her for the Democratic nomination, which received’t be formally determined till mid-August, both simply previous to or in the course of the Democratic Conference.
Harris has mentioned she intends to “earn and win” the nomination.
Replace, July 22, 2024: This text has been up to date with an announcement from the Trump marketing campaign.