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☆ Nikki Haley super PAC enters election year with just $3 million, adding to woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley visits a polling place as voters cast their votes in the New Hampshire presidential primary election in Hampton, New Hampshire, U.S., January 23, 2024. The relatively small sum raises new questions about whether Haley can finance a viable presidential primary campaign over the coming months. The super PAC entered the reporting period in July with around $17 million, but finished with a paltry $3.5 million war chest. Ken Griffin, the CEO of Citadel, gave $5 million to the super PAC in December, according to the FEC records. It was unclear, however, if the $5 million Griffin revealed late in January was the same $5 million the Haley PAC reported in December.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Haley, Donald Trump, Jan, Ken Griffin, Griffin, Griffin's, Ken Langone, David Tepper, Harold Hamm, Ben Kamisar, Bridget Bowman Organizations: U.S, United, New, Commission, SFA, Inc, PAC, SFA Fund, South, Trump, MAGA Inc, Citadel, CNBC, Haley, Haley PAC, Home, Carolina Panthers, NBC Locations: New Hampshire, Hampton , New Hampshire, U.S, South Carolina, Iowa

☆ Trump campaign chief urges Republican megadonors to ignore his words, focus on primary lead
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A top adviser to Donald Trump 's 2024 presidential campaign has a message for some of the wealthiest Republican donors in the country: Don't take the former president's divisive rhetoric too seriously. Wiles' message to donors, to just ignore Trump's hyperbolic rhetoric, is reminiscent of the spin from White House staff while Trump was president. In Palm Beach Tuesday, Wiles' pitch appeared to work, at least on some of the participants. Neither Wiles nor a Trump campaign spokesperson returned requests for comment before publication. A spokeswoman for the Haley campaign said the events this week in New York raised over $1.5 million.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Trump, Wiles, Joe Biden, Susie Wiles, Republican megadonors, Elliot Investment Management Paul Singer, Nikki Haley, Haley, MAGA, Trump's, Sebastian Gorka, Singer, Betsy Ankney, Ankney, Biden Organizations: U.S, Trump, Republican, American Opportunity Alliance, Elliot Investment Management Paul, Truth, White House, House, CNBC, Palmetto, Singer, NBC News, South, Sunshine State Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Palm Beach, Fla, South Carolina, Florida, New York

☆ Citadel CEO and billionaire Ken Griffin donated $5 million to Nikki Haley super PAC
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, a billionaire and major Republican campaign donor, gave $5 million to a political action committee backing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley over Donald Trump in the GOP primary for president, according to his company spokesman. Despite the Haley donation, Griffin also praised Trump on Tuesday during his conversation with CNBC. He has also donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick, the former CEO of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. A super PAC that is backing Montana Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy received $5 million from Griffin, according to a Citadel spokesman.

Persons: Ken Griffin, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Griffin, Haley, Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Dave McCormick, Tim Sheehy, Sheehy, Democratic Sen, Jon Tester, Matt Rosendale Organizations: Citadel, Republican, South Carolina Gov, GOP, SFA Fund, CNBC, U.S . House, Funds Association, Forbes, United Nations, Florida Gov, Trump, Pennsylvania, Bridgewater Associates, Democratic, GOP Rep, CNBC PRO Locations: Miami, U.S, Iowa, Trump, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Griffin

A court filing shows that Giuliani owes more than $1.3 million to the law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron. The lawyer Robert Costello sued Giuliani in September for $1.36 million in unpaid legal fees dating to 2019. Giuliani had planned to raise some of his legal defense money at two of Trump's properties, Andrew Giuliani previously said. "Yes, I gave Rudy $100,000 for his legal defense PAC and I was happy to do so," Elizabeth Ailes told CNBC. And the real estate investment firm Probity International, which is run by Trump donor Robert Zarnegin, gave $35,000 to the Giuliani PAC.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's, Andrew Giuliani, Caryn Borland, Giuliani, Borland, Caryn Hildenbrand, Caryn, Hildenbrand, Michael, Trump, Mike Pence, Caryn Borland's, Joe Biden, Davidoff Hutcher, Citron, Robert Costello, Elizabeth Ailes, Roger Ailes, Rudy, Ailes, Newsmax, Roger, Elizabeth, Donald Trump, Lewis Topper, Robert Zarnegin, Arnold Gumowitz, Andrew Giuliani's, Matthew Martorano, Martorano Organizations: New York, U.S, CNBC, Living Trust, Trump, Internal Revenue Service, The New York Times, Giuliani, Voting Systems, Washington , D.C, PAC, Fox, Fox News, Businessman, Probity International, Giuliani PAC, Trump Save America Locations: Washington , U.S, del Mar , California, Georgia, Washington ,, Bedminster

☆ Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after New Hampshire loss, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ambassador Nikki Haley, speaks during a campaign event held at the Alpine Grove Event Center on January 18, 2024, in Hollis, New Hampshire. Billionaire Reid Hoffman is not planning to give any more money to Nikki Haley's candidacy for president, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person who told CNBC that Hoffman didn't have immediate plans to help Haley again declined to be named in order to speak freely about the matter. "If America is to avoid another Trump presidency, it will be because Trump loses an election next year. If he is to lose, it will either be to Nikki Haley in the primary, or Joe Biden in the general," Hoffman wrote.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Billionaire Reid Hoffman, Nikki Haley's, Hoffman, Haley, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Jamie Dimon Organizations: Democratic Party, Haley, The New York Times, CNBC, LinkedIn, Republican Locations: Hollis , New Hampshire

☆ The South Carolina primary will be 'make it or break it' for Nikki Haley, says PIMCO's Libby Cantrill
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe South Carolina primary will be 'make it or break it' for Nikki Haley, says PIMCO's Libby CantrillLibby Cantrill, PIMCO head of U.S. public policy, and CNBC's Brian Schwartz join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the presidential nomination campaigns and GOP funding.

Persons: Nikki Haley, PIMCO's Libby Cantrill Libby Cantrill, Brian Schwartz Locations: Carolina

☆ Wall Street opposition to Trump collapses, as 'pipe dream' of primary defeat ends
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"A lot of people on Wall Street have been living in this pipe dream of Trump not getting the nomination. "It's painful for me to admit this, but Wall Street is basically nonchalant to this election," longtime Wall Street executive and former Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci said in a recent interview with The Hill. An outside effort "will not work against Trump," one of DeSantis' Wall Street fundraisers said. "The next question is, 'will Wall Street work to stop him in the general by supporting Biden?'" In 2020, Wall Street executives combined to donate over $74 million to helping Biden defeat Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jamie Dimon, Andrew Harrer, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, Anthony Scaramucci, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Sonnenfeld, Wall, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, DeSantis, Donald Trump , Jr, Woody Johnson, Haley, Trump's, Ken Langone, Langone, Marco Bello, Jeffrey Yass, Charles Myers, Dimon Organizations: JPMorgan Chase &, White, Bloomberg, Getty, Republican, Wall Street, Democratic, Trump, Yale School of Management, Florida Gov, U.N, Street, Jets, Biden, New, Granite State, Big Apple, CNBC, Financial Times, U.S, United, Reuters, Republicans, Susquehanna International Group, JPMorgan, NATO, Economic Locations: Washington, Wall, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa, New York, Granite, West Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Yass, China

That's when Rep. Elise Stefanik, the hard-charging upstate New York Republican, came up, according to a person at the dinner table. At the thought of Stefanik as a possible choice for vice president, Trump nodded approvingly. "I'm not going to get into any of my conversations with President Trump. In New York, Stefanik is known as a frequent presence not only in her district but across the state — and someone who can easily be reached. Aside from Stefanik, Bannon ticked through his view of Trump's deep bench of potential VP picks.

Persons: Elise Stefanik, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Trump, Stefanik, Steve Bannon, Trump's, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney's, I'm, NBC's, Pence, Dan Goldman, —, Gerry Kassar, General Merrick Garland, Michael Cohen, Jack Smith's, MAGA, Bannon, Kevin Hern, Kristi Noem, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sen, Marsha Blackburn, Kari Lake, Nikki Haley, Haley, Stefanik's, Barack Obama, Gavin Wax, Elise, Wax, Roger Stone, Stone, She's, it's, It's Organizations: Capitol, Mar, Republican, New, New York Republican, Trump raved, Trump, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, White, White House, NBC, New York, Conservative, House Republican Conference, GOP, Senate, South Dakota Gov, Wall, Fox, New York Young Republican Club, It's Trump Locations: Washington, WASHINGTON, New York, Stefanik, Iowa, Trump, York, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y, Lago, Arkansas, Arizona, Stefanik's New York

☆ Nikki Haley under pressure from donors to defeat Donald Trump in New Hampshire after Iowa caucus loss
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley is facing pressure from some of her top fundraisers to either seriously compete with, or outright defeat, Donald Trump in next week's New Hampshire primary, after finishing third Monday in the Iowa caucus. Levine is also the co-host of a Haley fundraising event scheduled for after the New Hampshire primary. He told CNBC he isn't worried about poor attendance, as long as she has a strong showing in the Granite State. In order to keep many of her more affluent donors engaged, Haley must get within three percentage points of Trump in New Hampshire, said a Republican fundraising advisor whose clients include Haley donors. Some Haley donors have already lost hope.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Andy Sabin, Haley, Sabin, Haley doesn't, Eric Levine, Levine, Trump, he's, Joe Biden, CNBC's Alex Sherman Organizations: U.S, United, U.N, CNBC, Trump, New, Republican, caucusgoers, GOP, New Hampshire, AdImpact Locations: West Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, week's, Hampshire, Iowa, New York, New Hampshire, Granite State, South Carolina, Davos, Switzerland

☆ Iowa Republican caucus sets new record for state political ad buys: $120 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The battle to win the Republican Iowa caucus is the most expensive on record, with over $120 million spent on ads by the campaigns and their affiliated political action committees in the Hawkeye State, according to data provided to CNBC by AdImpact. Around $84 million of the $120 million total ad buys came from campaigns and allies of the top three candidates, Trump, Haley and Florida. DeSantis' campaign and two outside allies have spent a combined $30 million on TV, digital, and radio ads in Iowa. One of the two DeSantis super PACs, Never Back Down, has knocked on over 915,000 doors in the Iowa, according to the organization. As for Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc. would not provide data on what efforts they've made outside of their ad spending in support of the former president.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump's, Nikki Haley, Trump, Haley, Ron DeSantis, Michael Franz, DeSantis, Charles Koch, Bill Riggs, Riggs, they've, We'll, backslapping, Taylor Budowich Organizations: Republican, CNBC, AdImpact, GOP, Monday's, South Carolina Gov, Gov, Inc, Wesleyan Media, Prosperity, Iowa Caucus, Hawkeye State, AFP, Iowa, Trump's, MAGA Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, Republican Iowa, Hawkeye, Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, South Carolina

☆ Biden raises over $97 million in fourth quarter, enters election year with $117 million war chest
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden's reelection effort says it received over $97 million in contributions during the fourth quarter of 2023. As a result, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' political operation entered a pivotal year with $117 million cash in their campaign war chest. The amount represents the sum total of four entities: Biden's campaign, his two joint fundraising committees and the Democratic National Committee. Former President Donald Trump, Biden's likely rival in the race for president, had not announced how much he raised throughout the last quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2019, Trump and the Republican National Committee reported a combined haul of $125 million, significantly more than Biden's $97 million figure.

Persons: Joe Biden, Joe Biden's, Biden, Kamala Harris, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Joe, Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, Washington , D.C, Democratic National Committee, NBC, Biden, Trump, Republican National Committee Locations: Washington ,

The Messenger, the struggling news media startup co-founded by publishing veteran Jimmy Finkelstein, is urging potential investors to make a long-shot bet on a dramatic rebound in advertising this year. CNBC has obtained an investor deck The Messenger was using as recently as late December to entice potential individuals or companies to infuse it with $20 million. The Messenger ended 2023 with a net loss of $43 million, according to the documents. Comscore latest numbers show that we generated 88 million page views in November, and Google Analytics shows that we generated 100 million page views in December. Our traffic is growing at 30% a month, already putting us ahead of many major news publications," the company spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC.

Persons: Jimmy Finkelstein Organizations: CNBC, The New York Times, Google Analytics

"It's clear to me tonight that there isn't a path for me to win the nomination," Christie told voters at an evening event. Haley and Christie have both overperformed among self-described independents in polls ahead of New Hampshire's Jan. 23 open primary. NBC News has reached out to the Christie campaign for comment about Christie's remark. Christie, but my brain tells me to vote for Nikki Haley," New Hampshire Republican Greg Leach, 49, told NBC News on Tuesday after attending a Christie town hall. He often told voters that they might not like everything he has to say, but he will always tell it like it is.

Persons: Chris Christie, —, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Christie, Nikki, Trump, catcalls, Haley, Jan, She's, New Hampshire Republican Greg Leach, Leach, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, We've, Biden, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Doug Burgum, Christie didn't, Chris Sununu's Organizations: New, — Former New Jersey Gov, NBC News, Republican, NBC, Trump Republican, Gov, New Hampshire Republican, Trump, Florida Gov, GOP, Iowa, White, Republican Gov, U.S Locations: New Jersey, Epping , New Hampshire, U.S, WINDHAM, N.H, —, New Hampshire, United States, Iowa, Trump, Christie, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Milwaukee, Rochester , New Hampshire, Hooksett , New Hampshire, Ukraine, Israel

☆ 'Mnuchin has not been in the room': Trump Treasury secretary absent from 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After serving in the Trump administration for four years, former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is keeping his distance from the Republican former president and his campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. "Mnuchin has not been in the room," said Stephen Moore, a conservative economist who is advising Trump. A person close to Mnuchin who was granted anonymity in order to recount private conversations, said Mnuchin supports Trump's 2024 run for president. In 2016, Mnuchin was Trump's national finance chairman during his first run for the White House. For now, Mnuchin's private equity firm, Liberty Strategic Capital, takes up most of his time, people close to the former secretary told CNBC.

Persons: Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Trump, Mnuchin, Stephen Moore, it's, Larry Kudlow, Bob Lighthizer, Trump's, Joe Biden's, Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, Mike Pence Organizations: White House, White, Republican, Trump, Fox Business, National Economic Council, NBC News, Liberty Strategic Capital, CNBC, East . Press, Capitol, The Washington Post Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, East

☆ Wall Street opens wallets wide for 'Trump alternative' Nikki Haley at $500K fundraiser
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Attendees were asked to give between $3,300 and $16,600 per person to Team Stand for America, a joint fundraising committee benefiting her campaign, according to the invitation. A spokesman for Elliot did not return requests for comment. Chambers, Rosenkranz, a representative for for JPMorgan and a spokeswoman for AQR did not return requests for comment. A spokeswoman for the Haley campaign did not return requests for comment. Haley is trailing Trump nationally by around 50 percentage points, according to a Real Clear Politics polling average.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Haley, Donald Trump, Campbell Brown, Dan Senor, Paul Singer, Annie Dickerson, Singer's, Steve Cohen, Singer, Cliff Asness, Kristin Lemkau, Robert Rosenkranz, Ray Chambers, Lemkau, Jamie Dimon, Asness, Brown, Eric Levine, they're, Levine, Elliot, Chambers, AQR, Ken Langone, Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman Organizations: Republican Party, Bluffton SC, Former U.S, United, New York, Wall Street, Facebook, Elliot Investment Management, Elliot Management, Politico, AQR Capital Management, JPMorgan, Delphi Capital Management, NHL's New Jersey Devils, New York Times, CNBC, Hamas, America, Trump, Home Depot, Democratic, Haley Locations: Bluffton, United States, New, Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, NHL's, New York

The political branch of the powerful Koch network is facing scrutiny as operatives chafe against a decision to endorse Nikki Haley for president that many see as out of step with their values. A day later, Maidment was "terminated" from the organization, he said, and he told NBC News that he is not the only one within the Koch-backed group who is disappointed in the Haley endorsement. As the group started to see public criticism from those with ties to AFP, Seidel sent some AFP leaders an email about the overall response. "Some of you may have seen some recent public posts from some colleagues who disagree with AFP Action's endorsement," Seidel wrote in the email. If Trump feels Koch moved the needle for Haley, he'll have more interest in working with them.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Koch, —, Chris Maidment, Haley, Maidment, Mark Lucas, Donald Trump, Trump, Lucas, Ron DeSantis, Emily Seidel, Seidel, Mark Holden, Marc Short, Mike Pence, he'll, I'm, Jamie Dimon Organizations: U.S, United, Prosperity's, PAC, GOP, Prosperity, NBC News, Koch, AFP, Trump, White, NBC Locations: Hooksett , New Hampshire, U.S, New Hampshire, Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Florida, AFP

☆ NY Democrats to meet tonight to screen potential Santos replacements
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Democratic party officials in New York will hold a meeting tonight with at least three potential candidates to replace former GOP Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House Friday. Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., chairman of the Queens Democratic Party, plans to attend, said Jacobs. County leaders from each party select and internally vote for candidates that will participate in the the special election, according to New York election law. The Queens Democratic Party and a spokeswoman for Meeks did not return emails seeking comment. Suozzi has been in touch with Jacobs before Santos was expelled, pitching himself as that potential selected candidate for a special election contest.

Persons: Representative George Santos, George Santos, Jay Jacobs, Gregory Meeks, Jacobs, Tom Suozzi, Suozzi, Santos, Kathy Hochul, Meeks, Hakeem Jeffries, I've, he's Organizations: Representative, Capitol, Democratic, GOP Rep, Nassau County Democratic Party, CNBC, Queens Democratic Party, Former Democratic, New York Gov, New Locations: Washington , U.S, New York, Nassau, New York's, Queens, Nassau County, D

☆ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to business leaders: 'Help Nikki Haley'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has a message for some of the world's wealthiest corporate leaders: help Nikki Haley's presidential campaign. "Even if you're a very liberal Democrat, I urge you, help Nikki Haley, too. Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk, media titan David Zaslav and Disney CEO Bob Iger were all scheduled to speak later in the day. Haley earlier this month told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that she and Dimon spoke by phone recently about the state of the economy. At the DealBook conference, Dimon stopped short of saying the Republican presidential nominee should be anyone but Trump.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Nikki Haley's, Nikki Haley, Donald, Trump, Dimon, Dimon's, Bill Ackman, Tesla, Elon Musk, David Zaslav, Bob Iger, Haley, Charles Koch, CNBC's Organizations: Democrat, Republican, The New York Times, Wall Street titans, Disney, Democrats, Forbes Locations: South Carolina, Dimon

☆ Billionaire-backed Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley listens as she is introduced during a campaign stop in Hooksett, New Hampshire, U.S., November 20, 2023. The political network largely financed by billionaire Charles Koch endorsed former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley for president Tuesday, boosting her primary campaign against the Republican front-runner, former President Donald Trump. The Haley endorsement by the Koch-backed super PAC Americans for Prosperity Action marks the end of a yearlong search for a viable Republican alternative to challenge Trump. Americans for Prosperity Action has already spent millions of dollars so far bashing Trump this cycle, arguing that he would lose a general election to President Joe Biden.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Charles Koch, Donald Trump, Haley, Koch, Trump, Trump's, Joe Biden, I'm Organizations: U.S, United, Republican, PAC, Prosperity, South, Trump, AFP Locations: Hooksett , New Hampshire, U.S, South Carolina

☆ Billionaire Ken Langone to meet with Nikki Haley in NY as he weighs backing her in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ken Langone arrives at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Home Depot co-founder and billionaire Ken Langone plans to meet with former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley next week in New York, as he considers backing her in the Republican presidential primary. "The only person I see who can give [Donald] Trump a run for his money is Nikki Haley," Langone told CNBC in an interview Monday, referring to the former president and current Republican frontrunner. Before Langone would commit to hosting his own fundraiser for Haley, however, he said he wanted to meet with her in person. Earlier this month, Haley said that if the South Carolina state legislature had passed a six-week abortion ban while she was governor, she would have signed it.

Persons: Ken Langone, Nikki Haley, Donald, Trump, Langone, Eric Levine, Haley, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Haley's, Stanley Druckenmiller, Druckenmiller, Sen, Tim Scott, Chris Sununu, Sununu Organizations: Allen, Co . Media, Technology Conference, Home Depot, U.S, United, Republican, CNBC, South, Florida Gov, Commission, Trump, GOP, Forbes, New Hampshire Republican Gov Locations: Sun Valley , Idaho, New York, South Carolina, Florida, New Hampshire, Granite State, New, Sununu

☆ Republican megadonor Mercer family weighs backing Trump as they maintain massive war chest
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Robert Mercer and Rebekah Mercer attend the 2017 TIME 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. Robert Mercer and his daughter, Rebekah, have not yet made a final decision on whether they'll publicly back Trump, these people said. A representative for the Mercer family did not return a request for comment. As they weigh their options on whether to get involved with helping Trump again, the Mercer family has a practically unparalleled private war chest ready to be deployed. The Mercers came into the pivotal 2024 presidential election cycle with just more than $88 million stashed away in their private nonprofit, the Mercer Family Foundation.

Persons: Robert Mercer, Rebekah Mercer, Donald Trump's, Rebekah, they'll, Kellyanne Conway, Mercer, Trump, Brendan Fischer Organizations: Jazz, Lincoln Center, Republican, Trump, Mercer Family Foundation, CNBC, Technologies Locations: New York City

☆ No Labels depends on six-figure donors to fund ‘grassroots’ 2024 third party ticket
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

People with the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 18, 2011. More than 15,000 people in Arizona have registered to join a new political party floating a possible bipartisan "unity ticket" against Joe Biden and Donald Trump. No Labels, the nonprofit group actively working to field a third party ticket for president in 2024, doubled its annual revenue last year over 2021, collecting $21 million, nearly all of it from wealthy donors who gave $100,000 or more. Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has long been rumored to be among the possible candidates to top a No Labels unity ticket. That group has raised $1.4 million so far this election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Ryan Clancy, Clancy, Joe Lieberman, Sen, Joe Manchin, Manchin, Harlan Crow, Clarence Thomas, Wilhelmina Robertson, Mark McClain Organizations: Capitol, CNBC, Democratic, Commission, NBC, Fox News, NBC News, Supreme, SailPoint Technologies Locations: Washington, Arizona, Texas

☆ Citadel chief Griffin weighs backing Haley in Republican primary
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Billionaire Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is "actively contemplating" financially supporting former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the Republican primary for president. Yes or no," Griffin said in an interview Tuesday with Bloomberg TV, when asked whether he planned to financially support Haley. Griffin is the latest of several wealthy, Republican donors who have said in recent days that they plan to support Haley over Trump and the rest of the primary field. But on Monday he told CNBC that following Scott's announcement, he planned to support Haley exclusively from now on. Until Sunday, Sabin had been fundraising for Scott's primary effort.

Persons: Ken Griffin, Nikki Haley, we're, Griffin, Haley, Forbes, Donald Trump, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Sen, Tim Scott, Scott, Stanley Druckenmiller, Druckenmiller, Andy Sabin, Sabin, Eric Levine Organizations: Citadel, CNBC's, Alpha, Billionaire Citadel, U.S, United, Republican, Bloomberg, Florida Gov, Trump, CNBC Locations: New York, New York City

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) speaks during a news conference following a weekly House Republican caucus conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik on Tuesday urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate whether Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen perjured himself in testimony to Congress. Cohen's testimony in both settings centered on his claims of financial wrongdoing by Trump. "Mr. Cohen's prior conviction for lying to Congress merits a heightened suspicion that he has yet again testified falsely before Congress," the Republicans wrote. They asked Garland to investigate whether any of Cohen's testimony "warrants another charge" for violating federal perjury laws.

Persons: Elise Stefanik, Merrick Garland, Donald Trump's, Michael Cohen perjured, Stefanik, Mike Turner, Trump, Turner, Cohen's, Garland, Trump's Organizations: Republican, U.S, Capitol, House Republican, House Intelligence, Intelligence Locations: Washington ,, Ohio, New York, New Yorker

☆ Trump 'increasingly sour' on RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, as GOP grapples with recent losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel reacts next to U.S. President Donald Trump at a fundraising event in New York, U.S., December 2, 2017. Yuri Gripas | ReutersFormer President Donald Trump has grown "increasingly sour" on Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and the overall leadership of the RNC, according to a person close to the former president. "I do think if there's enough pressure from us and Trump, McDaniel might just decide, 'this is humiliating,' and step down." During a recent interview with conservative commentator Rogan O'Handley, Bannon asked O'Handley what he would like to say to Trump about McDaniel. Beyond the latest slate of Republican losses, the Republican National Committee also appears to be lagging behind the Democratic National Committee in overall fundraising.

Persons: Ronna McDaniel, Donald Trump, Yuri Gripas, Trump, McDaniel, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Rich Anderson, Anderson, Glenn Youngkin, Ronald Reagan, Youngkin, David McNew, David Mcnew, Steve Bannon, Rogan O'Handley, Bannon, O'Handley, Let's, Jamie Harrison, Kayleigh McEnany, Tom Williams Organizations: Reuters, Republican National, RNC, California Republican, Trump, Republicans, Republican Party, GOP, Republican, Library, Foundation, Getty, White House, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC, Capitol, CQ, Inc Locations: U.S, New York, Virginia , Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, SIMI VALLEY , CA, Simi Valley , California, White

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