A trove of new records released in the federal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump described how money was spent on Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.
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The newly released documents also show that an unnamed organization budgeted as much as $3 million on the Jan. 6 rally and related events, including for bringing VIP guests and protesters to Washington and ad buys for a show of force.
I should have mentioned that my friend is very political. It’s just that the idea of a chump like him rising to power was beyond our imagination.
Trump lost his home town by 90% of the vote. New Yorkers are a pretty diverse lot; getting 90% of them to agree on anything takes a lot.
Here’s a story about how he got himself hated by the city’s elites.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2020/10/03/how-donald-trump-took-down-bonwit-teller-a-fifth-avenue-landmark/