Donald Trump to get big financial boost from Sheldon Adelson, NY Times reports

ed note–if true, than all can be assured of 2 things–

1. Remember that as far back as a year ago, Adelson’s money was on Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, both seen as ‘good for Israel’. However, now with both being knocked out of the race, paired with several criminal investigations that the USDOJ is conducting with regards to Adelson’s dealings in Macau, Adelson has had a ‘coming to Jesus’ moment, knows that if Trump is elected that all sorts of nasty things can come his way if he is remembered as being an adversary rather than as an ally.

2. If indeed Adelson’s change of direction is the result of pressure being put on him by powerful unseen forces who see a Trump presidency as the last chance of grabbing hold of the steering wheel of the Titanic and veering off in order to avoid the iceberg that will certainly sink this ship of state, Adelson & co are furious and will see to it that they have the last laugh similar to what took place in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963

JTA

Sheldon Adelson plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to help elect Donald Trump president, The New York Times reported.

The Jewish casino billionaire, Republican mega-giver and pro-Israel philanthropist last week declared his support for Trump in a Washington post Op-Ed but did not say whether that would mean a cash infusion.

The Times on Friday quoted two Republicans as saying that Trump and Adelson met last week in New York when Adelson was in the city to attend an event of the World Values Network, a Jewish group he helps fund. Adelson said he was ready to spend more than he had in any prior bid to elect a president, even in excess of $100 million, according to the report.

Trump late Saturday retweeted an excerpt of the New York Times story published by Breitbart News, a right-wing outlet that has favored Trump.

Spending by Adelson and his wife, Miriam Adelson in the 2012 elections has been estimated at between $98 million and $150 million, but that includes money spent on congressional races. Adelson plans to focus almost exclusively on the presidential race in this election cycle, the report said.

Trump, a real estate magnate and reality TV star whose likely Republican nomination has rattled the party, has until now been self-funded. But as he heads into a general election against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he has said he will seek outside funding.

Trump has riven the party and alienated many donors. Jewish Republicans have been particularly unsettled by his equivocating on what once were sine qua nons of Republican support for Israel, including tilting toward Israel in its dealings with Palestinians, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and pledging to maintain and increase defense assistance for Israel.

Trump has at times said he would remain neutral on Israel and the Palestinians. He refused to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, before walking back that position. And he has suggested Israel should pay for U.S. defense assistance.