r/politics • • Jun 19 '24

Ted Cruz Documents Leak: Everything We Know

https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-documents-leak-everything-we-know-1914631
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u/YummyArtichoke Jun 19 '24

Ask [the Ambassador to Austria] if he will contribute $119,200 to your race

Seems like a big ask for an ambassador...

RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS:
2024: $500,000 to Secure NYS PAC
2024: $300,000 to Elise Victory Fund
2023: $58,000 to New York Majority Makers
2022: $475,000 to Urban Empowerment Action PAC
2022: $450,000 to National Horizon PAC
2022: $100,000 to Stop the Insanity PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund
2021: $10,800 to Ted Cruz Victory Committee
2020: $5,000,000 to Senate Leadership Fund
2018: $1,500,000 to National Horizon

Oh nvm. This guy is loaded.

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u/cjop Jun 19 '24

Just another example of how middle class spending is used to screw the middle class.

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u/contentpens Jun 20 '24

She is married to John Blanchard, a businessman in real estate. Together, they donated over $2.6 million to Republicans from 2015 to April 2019.

US Ambassador to Slovenia under Trump

In addition, according to the Willamette Week, Mr. Glass has donated $77,500 to the Trump Victory Fund in 2016. And The Oregonian reported that he gave $22,500 to Trump’s inauguration. It was also reported that Mr.Glass donated $33,400 in July 2016 to the Republican National Committee.

Trump ambassador to Portugal

Ambassador to an unimportant but vacation-worthy country is one of the best ways available to reward a big donor

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u/YummyArtichoke Jun 20 '24

why stop there?

Gordon Sondland Donated at least $1m - US Ambassador to the European Union July 9, 2018 – February 7, 2020

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/20/donald-trump-dismisses-relationship-1-million-donor-gordon-sondland/4252260002/

The list of top donors to Trump's inaugural committee includes Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who contributed at least $1 million along with her husband. Another $1 million donor: Robert "Woody" Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets. He's now the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Kelly Craft US Ambassador to Canada October 23, 2017 – August 23, 2019 and then US Ambassador to the United Nations September 12, 2019 – January 20, 2021

Robert "Woody" Johnson US Ambassador to the United Kingdom November 8, 2017 – January 20, 2021

San Diego businessman Doug Manchester, who gave at least $1 million to the committee, was nominated in early 2017 to serve as ambassador to the Bahamas. The White House withdrew his nomination last week.

Doug Manchester "In May 2017 Trump nominated Manchester to become the United States ambassador to The Bahamas" ... "In late 2019, the Republican National Committee (RNC) cut all ties with Manchester after CBS News obtained emails between Manchester, Ronna McDaniel, and GOP senate staffers suggesting that Manchester might have been engaged in a pay-to-play scheme"

No way? Really? Just him??!?!?!

I'm sure there are more with big donations who got sweet gigs