Trump’s Nearly $2 Billion Postelection Windfall

The Atlantic: “On the morning after he won a second term as president, Donald Trump placed an unexpected call to his top fundraiser, Meredith O’Rourke. The night before, he’d told a ballroom of supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, that he had held his last political rally—’Can you believe it?’—and was ready to focus on governing. But his message to O’Rourke after the break of dawn was different. ‘I want you to keep going’ he told her…”

“Trump has kept careful track of the money coming in, regularly calling O’Rourke late at night for updates. He monitors who is giving, who is not, and the role of lobbyists who bundle donations, those familiar with his efforts told us. At times, the actual donation amount is less important to the president than the percentage of the donor’s overall assets.”