US President Joe Biden on Sunday withdrew from the upcoming presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee. The announcement was not entirely unexpected, especially after mounting pressure on Mr Biden following his poor performance in the first presidential debate last month. Meanwhile, a donation by former President Donald Trump to Kamala Harris’ campaigns is going viral on social media.
The 45th US president donated twice to the campaign of his potential presidential rival. Financial records show that on September 26, 2011 and February 20, 2013, when Ms Harris was a candidate for California attorney general, Mr Trump gave $5,000 and $1,000 respectively to her campaign.
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According to the report, Mr Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump donated $2,000 to Senator Harris’ campaign in 2014. Washington PostA representative for Ms Harris clarified that she had not asked Trump for a donation. According to a 2020 Sacramento Bee report, Ms Harris gave money to a non-profit organisation that “advocates for civil and human rights for Central Americans” during the start of Trump’s presidential campaign.
According to a report NewsweekAt the time, Mr Trump was a heavy donor to Democrats. He also gave $1,000 to then-Senator Joe Biden’s campaign in 2001. In 2002, he donated $5,000 to the New York State Democratic Party.
Mr Trump donated $10,000 to Andrew Cuomo and $15,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in support of his candidacy for New York attorney general in 2006. In 2010, he supported Kirsten Gillibrand’s campaign for US Senate.
According to OpenSecrets, Mr Trump made several donations to the campaign of his would-be opponent Hillary Clinton, including two contributions of $2,100 and $200 respectively in 2006 and an additional $600 in 2007. Additionally, the non-profit organisation claims he donated at least $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation.