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@BidenHQ
Apr 6 • 16 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X
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Tonight, Donald Trump is holding a billionaire fundraiser to pay his mounting legal bills.

Here are some of the scammers, racists, and extremists funding Trump’s failing campaign.

🧵 A picture of Donald Trump
Trump donor John Paulson wants to cut Social Security and opposed financial regulations to protect Americans after the 2008 crash, which he profited off of
A picture of John Paulson
The Wall Street Journal headline: “Trader Made Billions on Subprime, John Paulson Bet Big on Drop in Housing Values;”
Trump donor Robert Bigelow complained he couldn’t evict tenants out of his buildings during the pandemic and supports Florida’s extreme Don’t Say Gay law
A picture of Robert Bigelow
The Reuters headline: “Exclusive: Hotelier Robert Bigelow gives Trump $1 million for legal fees”
Trump donor John Catsimatidis compared taxes on the wealthy to Hitler killing Jews and his business has been forced to pay millions in lawsuits over unfair labor practices and consumer safety violations
A picture of John Catsimatidis
A Daily Beast headline: “Billionaire Is Perplexed That Underpaid Oil Workers Are Striking”
Trump donor José “Pepe” Fanjul refused to fire his assistant who was married to (two!) KKK leaders, commenting via a company spokesperson that “we wouldn’t terminate them for that”
A picture of José “Pepe” Fanjul
The Forbes headline: "Palm Beach Sugar Barons Accused in WikiLeaks Cables of Trying to Sabotage U.S. Trade Deal"
Trump donor Jamie McCourt pocketed over $10 million from her stock shares before public citizens were made aware of the pandemic’s severity, all while Trump played down the virus
A picture of Jamie McCourt
A CNBC headline: "Trump ambassadors sold stocks as president downplayed pandemic and virus was spreading"
Trump donor and failed GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler touted 2020 election lies, backed an anti-LGBTQ adoption agency, and supported ripping away health care from millions of Americans by repealing the Affordable Care Act
A picture of Kelly Loeffler
The Daily Beast headline: "Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing"
Trump donor Robert Mercer opposes the Civil Rights Act of 1964, calling it a major mistake, and believes the government is backwards for helping “weak people get strong”
A picture of Robert Mercer
The CNBC headline: "Mercer family played bigger role in 2020 election than though, giving nearly $20 million to dark money GOP fund"
Trump donor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes and wants to privatize Social Security
A picture of Jeff Yass
The ProPublica headline: "How Susquehanna's Jeff Yass Avoided $1 Billion in Taxes"
Trump donor Woody Johnson has repeatedly disparaged women for their looks and questioned why the Black community celebrates Black History Month
A picture of Woody Johnson
The CNN Politics headline: "NFL owner and Trump ambassador to UK sparks watchdog inquiry over allegations of racist and sexist remarks and push to promote Trump business"
Trump donor Mike Hodges openly bragged about how his donations to Trump helped him fend off regulations so he could screw over working Americans and get rich
A picture of Mike Hodges
The Washington Post headline: "Payday lenders discussed raising money for Trump's campaign to fend off regulation, audio reveals" with the subheader: "To ensure Democrats don't block weaker industry rules, payday lenders said they needed access to Trump"
Trump donor Steve Wynn was accused by dozens of workers of sexual misconduct
A picture of Steve Wynn
The Wall Street Journal headline: "Dozens of People Recount Pattern of Sexual Misconduct by Las Vegas Mogul Steve Wynn"
Trump donor Todd Ricketts made his money screwing over retirees by shedding pension obligations and health care promises, and opposes the idea that the “government can serve to protect the public’s well-being”
A picture of Todd Ricketts
The CNBC Sports headline: "Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts had property tax problem"
Trump donor and oil baron Harold Hamm attacked scientists saying that “a lot of these things that are green are going to cost us a lot of money”
A picture of Harold Hamm
The CNBC headline: "Oil billionaire Harold Hamm expects energy deregulation as a 'Day One agenda' for Trump"
Trump donor Phil Ruffin fought against housekeepers trying to unionize at his Vegas hotel (jointly owned with Donald Trump) and furloughed more than 4,000 of his own employees without pay
A picture of Phil Ruffin
The MEDIAITE headline: "Longtime Trump Pal Casino Mogul Boasts He Has Enough Cash to Keep His Properties Shut '20 Years" Yet Furloughed 4,000 Employees Without Pay"
Trump donor Wilbur Ross made his fortune laying off American workers and using bankruptcy to strip retirees of health benefits
A picture of Wilbur Ross
The CNBC headline: "Wilbur Ross says unpaid federal workers shouldn't need food banks, they can just get a loan"

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This Holocaust Remembrance Day, at a time of rising antisemitism, let’s remember who the Republican nominee is.

Here is a thread of Donald Trump’s long history of praising antisemites, hanging out with antisemites, and other antisemitic behavior.

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Donald Trump just said he supports extreme abortion bans across the country that criminalize doctors, threaten IVF, and force rape victims to give birth: “That’s what they will be”

Here is what Trump is supporting.

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Oklahoma has multiple extreme abortion bans on the books, including a criminal ban from 1910 with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Trump says he supports this.
The NPR headline: "'Wait in the parking lot to die': Oklahoma woman files complaint against hospitals after abortion ordeal"
Georgia bans abortion before many women even know they are pregnant. 

The state also has a dangerous “personhood” law on the books that puts IVF at risk.

Trump says he supports this.
The CNN headline: "'I don't know if I'm going to make it': With abortion drug's future in limbo, Georgia couple shares their cautionary tale"
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Mar 21
The people who know Trump best won’t support him.

Why should you?

A thread A picture of Donald Trump’s Cabinet
Trump’s former Attorney General Bill Barr: Trump is a consummate narcissist who constantly engages in reckless conduct. He will always put his own interests and gratifying his own ego ahead of everything else, including the country’s interest
A picture of Trump’s former Attorney General Bill Barr
Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bolton: Having been in the room with him, dictators think Trump is a laughing fool and they are prepared to take advantage of him
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Feb 28
Project 2025 is a set of extreme policy plans for Trump’s second term.

It is being plotted by a vast network of powerful MAGA organizations that are preparing to take over the federal government if Trump gets a second term.

A thread of what’s in their plan A picture of Donald Trump: "Project 2025: Plan for Trump's 2nd Term."
Reproductive rights/abortion PROJECT 2025: PLAN FOR TRUMP'S 2ND TERM ABORTION • Reverse the FDA's approval of abortion medication • Invoke a 150 year-old defunct law called the Comstock Act to ban the shipment of abortion pills, enacting a de-facto national abortion ban • Compel states to report the "reason" for every abortion performed within their borders • Allow states to ban employers from providing health benefits that cover abortion care
Climate change PROJECT 2025: PLAN FOR TRUMP'S 2ND TERM CLIMATE CHANGE • Withdraw from the U.N. Framework Convention on climate change and the Paris Climate Agreement • Repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden's landmark climate law • Shred greenhouse gas regulations and gut clean energy programs • Replace the White House climate advisor with someone focused on boosting the fossil fuel Industry • Give Trump the power to reject all climate science research directed by the Biden administration
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Feb 6
Republicans lying about wanting to secure the border

A thread A picture of Donald Trump and Mike Johnson
Left: Trump in 2018 saying the only way to properly secure the border is with a bill from Congress

Right: Trump last night saying America doesn’t “need a bill, frankly” to secure the border

Left: Mike Johnson in December saying passing legislation to secure the border is a “top priority”

Right: Mike Johnson now saying “there’s no way we could” even vote on the bipartisan bill to secure the border after Trump told him not to

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Jan 6
Three years ago today, a violent mob of MAGA extremists, riled up by Donald Trump, took part in an insurrection against American democracy.

This thread will chronicle it as it unfolded
Trump riles up his MAGA crowd on January 6
MAGA mob erect gallows outside the Capitol
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