In what may wind up being the greatest irony of the 2016 election, we now know that the Republican Party–with its presumed nominee who happens to be a billionaire–is unable to pay the bills for its upcoming convention.
Why the financial shortfall? According to Politico, it all has to do with major donors who usually contribute to the cause steering clear of Donald Trump because he’s toxic and they want no association with him or the GOP with him as the nominee:
“Millions of dollars short and running out of time, organizers of the Republican National Convention have written an urgent request for $6 million to Las Vegas billionaire couple Sheldon and Miriam Adelson to cover the bills for next week’s festivities.
“In a letter addressed to the Adelsons, obtained by POLITICO, the Cleveland 2016 Host Committee revealed the names of more than two dozen prominent corporations and individuals who have reneged on a collective $8.1 million in pledged donations.”
The letter to Adelson had this line in it:
“Over the past couple months, negative publicity around our potential nominee resulted in a considerable number of pledges backing out from their commitments.”
If you listen closely, you can faintly hear the sound of the world’s smallest violin, playing “My Heart Bleeds For You” in sympathy with the destitute GOP.
Here’s a few of the usual donors who have backed out on helping sponsor the 2016 Republican National Convention:
- David Koch: $1 million
- FedEx: $500,000
- Visa: $100,000
- Pepsi: $500,000
- Coca-Cola: $1 million
But here’s the really strange part about how the GOP is suddenly begging for money: Isn’t their presumptive nominee, the Orange Menace himself, Donald Trump, worth something like $10 billion. He can’t just give the party a few million to cover expenses so they can have a great convention?
If this is any indication of what the convention will be like, and the election that follows, Trump is gonna go down in history with a giant asterisk by his name and an inscription that reads: *LOST BY THE BIGGEST MARGIN IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
Hey, sounds good to me!
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