Can You Ask For Your Campaign Donation Back?
Two Trump donors are trying to find out.
Has this ever happened before in a presidential campaign?
Major GOP donors are asking Trump for their money back
Two big-money donors who have given or raised tens of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump are livid at the Republican presidential nominee and are asking for their money back, according to a bundler who raised money for Trump.
“I cannot express my disappointment enough regarding the recent events surrounding Mr. Trump,” one donor wrote to a Trump fundraiser in an email with the subject line “Trump support withdrawal.”
NBC has included the full text of both donors’ refund requests (minus identifying information), so hop over to the article to check that out, because they are worth reading.
The bundler is also resigning, telling NBC that he was “losing sleep” over his association with the campaign. Also, here’s what a bundler is:
Bundlers are a hot commodity because campaign spending has outstripped the traditional ways of raising money. […] So the campaign builds networks of bundlers to solicit their friends and colleagues.
Will these donors get their money back? (I’m guessing no.) Will other donors request refunds? (I’m guessing yes.)
Is this the most bizarre election season ever?
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