Biden fund gets big donation from son of billionaire Republican megadonor Larry Ellison
Biden fund gets big donation from son of billionaire Republican megadonor Larry Ellison
The donation by David Ellison backing President Joe Biden is a coup for allies of the incumbent Democrat, who will face Donald Trump in the November election.
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Let's all gather to celebrate the super-rich supporters of our guy corrupting democracy and cast scorn on their super-rich supporters of their guy corrupting democracy.
I mean, Biden's campaign having more money is generally a good thing, but it's not good news when a single person gives $929,600 after having a private meeting with a politician.
You think Biden is corrupting democracy?
The private meeting was "less than a dozen people" hosted by a real estate dude. Not a politician or even CEO- NOT to say he didn't have power but it definitely is not one that can extend much farther than the reach of his wallet.
Meanwhile we have a disgraced former president that clogged the courts with bogus claims, uses his influence to sic followers on people he doesn't like, been accused of (and in some cases, convicted) tax fraud, rape, sexual assualt/harassment, shit wait, THERE IS A LIST!
I know it sounds like I'm being combative but I genuinely don't hear any details that make biden suck. They make him suck like every other president has sucked, but not like a dictator. It's boring politics actual shit that we should agree to disagree on because it's way too complicated, not this "is a book terrible for kids cuz 2 men hold hands in it?"
Honestly, if you're going to be combative this is exactly the kind of thing to be combative about.
"Biden sucks!!! 1!" vs Dude I literally can not trust to leave at a 2nd round of 4 more years after throwing a temper tantrum worse than a 4 year old child losing at Monopoly.
Yeah I'll take more milquetoast president please with a side helping of respect for the rule of fucking law.
You're right. I suppose it is that I don't mean it personally, as I'm arguing the idea, rhetoric, mindset etc and not necessarily challenging that individual's specific beliefs. But still encouraging them to share because I do appreciate learning other perspectives.
Maybe someday it will be something I haven't heard before. Maybe.
Good luck homie!
$929,600 donations are corrupting democracy. To anyone. Biden met privately with this guy before he signed over nearly a million dollars. Are you sure there was no quid-pro-quo in this interaction? Some people in his administration seem to be there because they were donors, not on personal competence.
Do you expect someone skeptical about Biden or the government in general to feel more or less confident in the strength and validity of our democracy after a private meeting yields just under a million dollars from a single individual? There's a reason judges are supposed to recuse for the appearance of conflict of interest, not whether they actually are biased. When government officials' motivations are questionable, people lose faith in government, which in turn makes it easier for "outsiders" to come in and wreck it all. A strong democracy with broad faith in government doesn't produce politicians like Trump. The malaise and distrust stemming from this form of politics feeds directly into the threat.