" Tim Mellon, the reclusive railroad magnate and heir to the Gilded Age Mellon fortune who happens to have given more money to Trump's election (at least $197 million) than any other donor. "
The megadonors who fueled Trump and the Republican Party and what they may want in the next 4 years.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-megadonors-2024-election/
"One dictionary definition of an oligarch is a "very wealthy business leader who helps to run the government." That would seem to fit Elon Musk, the world's richest man, who
personally gave more than $130 million (and his super PAC gave $200 million)
to help Trump win back the White House. "
"Musk has at least 100 different contracts with the federal government with 17 different agencies"
"His personal wealth, estimated at $314 billion dollars (it jumped about $70 billion since Trump was elected"
"quintessential example would be Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of the Citadel hedge fund, who
gave $100,000,000 in the 2024 cycle,
putting him at No. 5 on the list of top contributors, according to Open Secrets."
"Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, whose venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz ponied up $45.2 million to pro-crypto super PACs."
"2024, Miriam Adelson contributed more than $132 million to help Trump's election effort."
Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein.
The Wisconsin-based manufacturers of cardboard boxes and other packaging supplies, the Uihleins' business skyrocketed in sales in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic ignited an e-commerce boom. The Uihleins did not respond to a request for comment.
During the 2024 campaign cycle, they were among the top five political donors, contributing more than
$133 million to conservative causes. much of their money went to Trump's coronation"
"One defining episode for Mellon occurred after he bought an airport in Connecticut in the late 1990s.
He cut down 340 trees,
arguing that they posed a danger to pilots landing their planes. But state environmental regulators ultimately sued him and won. "
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