Donors losing patience with Trump
The turbulence in Donald Trump's campaign could cost him money — potentially a lot of it. Trump fundraisers say that large donors are holding back checks because they can’t trust that the businessman will stay disciplined enough to run a serious campaign.
Donors are sending furious text messages and emails to Trump fundraisers, asking how they can support a candidate who willingly trashes fellow Republicans, as he did this week by refusing to endorse Speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.) and Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) in their reelection races.
“I just had a major donor tell me, 'If he wants to do this' — the guy’s ready to send the money ... and he says to me, ‘If he wants to do this stuff, let him spend his own dough,’ ” a Trump fundraiser told The Hill on Wednesday. The fundraiser was granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. “He said, ‘I’m on hold for right now. As much as I want to win ... I don’t mind losing but I’m not going to just give money to a guy who’s beating himself and making stupid mistakes.’ ”
“There’s a lot of people who are very concerned and feel he has no discipline and that he’s not controllable.”
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