At least eight more billionaires or spouses of billionaires recently donated to the Lincoln Project, a super-PAC led by former Republican consultants trying to defeat Donald Trump in November, Report says, citing Forbes.
According to Forbes, the number of billionaires participating in the "Lincoln project" has increased to 15 people this year. Recently, they included eight people. The largest billionaire contribution came from oil heir Gordon Getty, who gave $1 million to the super-PAC last month.
Other new donors include Hyatt hotels heir John Pritzker (who gave $100,000), IT equipment entrepreneur Michael Krasny ($10,000), Cargill heiress Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer ($10,000), investor Robert Ziff ($10,000) and hedge fund tycoon Joseph Edelman ($2,000). Karen Finerman, who is married to another hedge fund billionaire, Lawrence Golub, gave $5,000. Lizzie Tisch, the wife of Loews Hotels CEO Jonathan Tisch, also gave $1,000. Counting this new group of donors, at least 15 billionaires or billionaire spouses have given to the Lincoln Project this year.
The "Lincoln project" was founded in late 2019 and did not share the political beliefs of the United States' opposition democratic party. According to Forbes, the Committee raised $58 million this year alone.
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