Donald Trump came out and said he is looking for donations but not from lobbyists who expect something in return.
As reported by CNN, Trump was on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday when he said he wants contributions. He said it was his history as a donor that has left him skeptical of some contributors.Trump stated:
Look, I know the people that want something. I’ve been doing this all my life. I’ve been a very big contributor to many, many people on all sides for many, many years. I don’t want lobbyists. I don’t want special interests.
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He said he recently received a check for $7.23 from a woman who sent “a beautiful little letter” with it saying that was all the money she had.
Trump also said he rejected a $5 million contribution from a lobbyist because he expected they would want favors in return.
Just a week ago he said he was willing to spend $1 billion on his own campaign and now he is saying:Certainly I would take contributions, I actually like the idea of investing in a campaign, but it has to be no strings attached. I don’t want any strings attached.
Then he attacked hedge fund managers who are usually the top donors to GOP campaigns. Trump said:
You know, the hedge fund guys didn’t built this country. These are guys that shift paper around. And they get lucky. Look, they’re energetic. They’re very smart. But a lot of them, it, like, they’re paper pushers. They make a fortune. They pay no tax. It’s ridiculous, ok?
Trump said he would hike taxes for hedge fund managers and lower tax rates for the middle class.
The hedge fund guys are getting away with murder. They’re making a tremendous amount of money — they have to pay tax. I want to lower the rates for the middle class. The middle class is the one. They’re getting absolutely destroyed. This country, it won’t have a middle class very soon.