Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg commits $80 MILLION to help Dems in midterms and drive Republicans out of Congress
Michael Bloomberg intends to spend $80 million helping Democratic candidates in November’s U.S. congressional elections
Bloomberg has directed aides to spend the money in order to expel Republicans from power, the New York Times reports
He has entrusted a former executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to oversee the money flow
Bloomberg, a political independent, endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton against Trump in the 2016 presidential election
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21 June 2018
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a frequent critic of Republican President Donald Trump, intends to spend $80 million helping Democratic candidates in November’s U.S. congressional elections.
Bloomberg, a political independent, has directed aides to spend the money in order to expel Republicans from power, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
They control the White House, Senate and House of Representatives.
‘I’ve never thought that the public is well-served when one party is entirely out of power, and I think the past year and half has been evidence of that,’ Bloomberg said in a statement to Reuters, which did not confirm the dollar amount.
Bloomberg has entrusted a former executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is dedicated to electing Democrats to the House, with overseeing the money flow.
Bloomberg endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton against Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
Bloomberg has spent a significant portion of his fortune, amassed through his eponymous media empire, promoting gun control. He founded the group Everytown for Gun Safety in 2014 to change federal laws in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut.
His political donations have long crossed party lines, guided by his focus on gun safety and ‘environmental and immigration reform measures,’ he said in the statement.
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