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Ahead of Trump\u2019s latest billionaire donor fundraiser, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter demanding Republicans break a bipartisan agreement and risk a government shutdown that could hit the pocketbooks of working families, Donald Trump is now hosting a candlelit dinner for his billionaire donors tonight to beg them for cash. While Trump cozies up to the ultra-rich at Mar-a-Lago tonight and doles out favors and Cabinet posts, hardworking Americans and families waiting for disaster relief are waiting to see if they\u2019ll suffer from Trump\u2019s petty political games \u2014 again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is set to have a million-dollar-per-person fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago tonight on the heels of sowing chaos on Capitol Hill as a government funding deadline looms. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cMake America Great Again Inc., the super PAC that spent more than $450 million to elect Donald Trump this year, will host another \u2018candlelight\u2019 meal with the president-elect next week at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. The price of entry for the event on Dec. 19: \u20181,000,000 PER PERSON,\u2019<\/strong> according to a copy of the invite obtained by The Washington Post.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Trump cozies up to his billionaire donors tonight, he\u2019s commanding his MAGA minions to scramble and risk a government shutdown, breaking a bipartisan agreement. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Bresnahan, Punchbowl News<\/a>: \u201cNew: Trump is telling Republican senators that he is totally opposed to the CR<\/strong> & believes Mike Johnson has mishandling the situation\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawrence Jones III, Fox News<\/a>: \u201cI just spoke with the President-Elect @realDonaldTrump, and he is \u2018totally against\u2019 the proposed CR<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cPresident-elect Donald Trump excoriated a bipartisan government funding bill Wednesday afternoon, throwing the stopgap measure into chaos just as leaders of both parties were hoping to pass it<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cThe new stopgap measure, with approval from the House, Senate and President Biden<\/strong>, would keep the government funded through March 14, giving lawmakers more time to reach agreement on new spending bills when the GOP controls both the House and the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump continues to cozy up to his billionaire buddies and has promised to extend his extreme MAGA tax scam to get them out of paying what they owe, while working people foot the bill. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump tells billionaires he’ll keep their taxes low at $50 million fundraising gala\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFormer President Donald Trump emphasized the importance of extending his signature tax cuts to some of the nation\u2019s wealthiest political donors, <\/strong>according to a readout of his private remarks Saturday night provided by a Trump campaign official.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump Panders to Billionaires, Vows to Keep Their Taxes Low <\/strong>During Fundraiser\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump cares more about himself and his billionaire donors than delivering for the working people \u2014 tapping a slew of them to run his government, resulting in the richest Cabinet in history. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cBig donors secure big roles in the incoming Trump administration\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn all, eight of his Cabinet picks \u2013 led by Linda McMahon, the billionaire wrestling magnate Trump has selected to oversee the Education Department \u2013 and their spouses donated more than $37 million combined<\/strong> from their personal accounts to aid Trump, the review found, underscoring the proliferation of ultra-rich Americans now poised to shape US policy in the incoming second Trump administration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe CNN analysis researched the more than 90 people that Trump had announced for high-level positions in the administration through Tuesday, which marked five weeks since his election victory. More than 30 of them had donated to his campaign or to one of the leading Trump-aligned outside groups, the review of FEC records found.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cWith Musk, Ramaswamy and other wealthy appointees included, the top of the Trump administration’s net worth is likely higher than the GDP of hundreds of countries, <\/strong>including Finland, Chile and New Zealand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ahead of Trump\u2019s latest billionaire donor fundraiser, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cAfter demanding Republicans break a bipartisan agreement and risk a government shutdown that could hit the pocketbooks of working families, Donald Trump is now hosting a candlelit dinner for his billionaire donors tonight to beg them for cash. 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