The Republican's campaign said it raised $34.8 million from small-dollar donors in less than seven hours following the historic verdict Thursday afternoon.

Key Points

  • The presidential campaign of Donald Trump said it raised a record $34.8 million from small-dollar donors in the hours after his criminal hush money case conviction in New York.
  • Trump was found guilty by a Manhattan Supreme Court jury of falsifying business records related to his scheme with Michael Cohen to pay off porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
  • The Republican is set to face President Joe Biden in November’s election, in a rematch of their 2020 contest for the White House.
  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    51·
    26 days ago

    I agree with the sentiment completely, but they’ll be even more poor and desperate. Which makes them easier to control/manipulate and even more likely to accept whatever scapegoat their golden calf god tells them is the cause of their poverty.

    • MagicShel@programming.dev
      22·
      26 days ago

      I just made another comment elsewhere that said essentially I don’t think democracy works when the wealth disparity gets too high, which at its root is pretty similar to what you’re saying here, so I totally agree with your point.

      • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
        3·
        26 days ago

        It can if set up right. It’s just not set up right.

        I would love for potential politicians to be completely anonymous. You get their political platform, their voting history, and that’s it. The candidates would be randomly selected from a database of people with the necessary qualifications to hold office, so no one can really buy their way in.