{"id":1029287,"date":"2021-11-18T20:29:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T01:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1029287"},"modified":"2021-11-18T20:29:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T01:29:23","slug":"conservative-pac-cancels-event-with-trump-jr-after-jpmorgan-chase-subsidiary-cuts-ties-with-group-then-backpedals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-pac-cancels-event-with-trump-jr-after-jpmorgan-chase-subsidiary-cuts-ties-with-group-then-backpedals\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative PAC Cancels Event With Trump Jr. After JPMorgan Chase Subsidiary Cuts Ties With Group, Then Backpedals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservative-pac-cancels-event-with-trump-jr-after-jpmorgan-chase-subsidiary-cuts-ties-with-group-then-backpedals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1029287&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Missouri-based conservative political action committee has canceled a fundraiser featuring Donald Trump Jr. after a payment processor owned by the nation\u2019s largest bank reportedly canceled its contract with the group, refunded $30,000 in ticket sales, then said it had made a mistake and reversed its decision.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense of Liberty PAC event was scheduled for December 3 in St. Charles, a suburb of St. Louis. The organization was expecting approximately 3,000 people to attend. An organizer said tickets ranged from $70 to $250 and included a $500 per person pre-event with Trump Jr.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2021\/11\/17\/donald-trump-jr-event-canceled-after-chase-bank-ends-deal-with-missouri-conservative-group\/\">According<\/a> to the Missouri Independent, WePay, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, told the PAC last week that it was cutting ties and would not do business with the group in the future, citing a terms of service violation.<\/p>\n<p>A copy of a message sent to the PAC that was forwarded to The Independent reportedly said, in part, \u201cPer our terms of service, we are unable to process for hate, violence, racial intolerance, terrorism, the financial exploitation of a crime, or item or activities that encourage, promote, facilitate, or instruct others regarding the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported, \u201cOn Wednesday night, after The Independent reported that the event was canceled and the reason, a spokesperson for JPMorgan Chase wrote in an email that the decision had been a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAfter further review, we determined that this organization didn\u2019t violate terms of service, and we are reaching out to the client to discuss reinstating the account,\u201d the statement said. \u201cTo be clear, we have never and would never close an account due to a client\u2019s political affiliation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Former state Rep. Paul Curtman, a Republican who founded the PAC, told The Independent that even though WePay reversed course, the disruption would still result in the event being canceled and rescheduled. Organizers are considering dates in February.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedefenseofliberty.com\/\">website<\/a> says the gathering is \u201cbeing rescheduled due to leftist attempts to cancel us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Bill Eigel, a Republican who is also involved with the Defense of Liberty PAC, tweeted on Thursday: \u201cThe damage is done and we will be unable to complete the event on 3 December due to the loss of ticket selling days. Too little too late from @jpmorgan. We will not let the #cancelculture silence us and @DonaldJTrumpJr \u2013 this fight is just beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The damage is done and we will be unable to complete the event on 3 December due to the loss of ticket<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Missouri-based conservative political action committee has canceled a fundraiser featuring Donald Trump Jr. after a payment processor owned by the nation\u2019s largest bank reportedly canceled its contract with the group, refunded $30,000 in ticket sales, then said it had made a mistake and reversed its decision.The Defense of Liberty PAC event was scheduled for December 3 in St. Charles, a suburb of St. Louis. The organization was expecting approximately 3,000 people to attend. An organizer said tickets ranged from $70 to $250 and included a $500 per person pre-event with Trump Jr.According to the Missouri Independent, WePay, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, told the PAC last week that it was cutting ties and would not do business with the group in the future, citing a terms of service violation.A copy of a message sent to the PAC that was forwarded to The Independent reportedly said, in part, \u201cPer our terms of service, we are unable to process for hate, violence, racial intolerance, terrorism, the financial exploitation of a crime, or item or activities that encourage, promote, facilitate, or instruct others regarding the same.\u201dThe outlet reported, \u201cOn Wednesday night, after The Independent reported that the event was canceled and the reason, a spokesperson for JPMorgan Chase wrote in an email that the decision had been a mistake.\u201d\u201cAfter further review, we determined that this organization didn\u2019t violate terms of service, and we are reaching out to the client to discuss reinstating the account,\u201d the statement said. \u201cTo be clear, we have never and would never close an account due to a client\u2019s political affiliation.\u201dFormer state Rep. Paul Curtman, a Republican who founded the PAC, told The Independent that even though WePay reversed course, the disruption would still result in the event being canceled and rescheduled. Organizers are considering dates in February.The group\u2019s website says the gathering is \u201cbeing rescheduled due to leftist attempts to cancel us.\u201dState Sen. Bill Eigel, a Republican who is also involved with the Defense of Liberty PAC, tweeted on Thursday: \u201cThe damage is done and we will be unable to complete the event on 3 December due to the loss of ticket selling days. Too little too late from @jpmorgan. We will not let the #cancelculture silence us and @DonaldJTrumpJr \u2013 this fight is just beginning.\u201dThe damage is done and we will be unable to complete the event on 3 December due to the loss of ticket selling days. Too little too late from @jpmorgan. We will not let the #cancelculture silence us and @DonaldJTrumpJr \u2014this fight is just beginning. #moleg https:\/\/t.co\/ZyUwcWyhWQ\u2014 William Eigel (@BillEigel) November 18, 2021The Independent reported, \u201cChase is facing other fallout from the controversy,\u201d and:State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick on Thursday issued a news release that the reversal came after he wrote a letter to Chase CEO Jamie Dimon that the state will not do business with the bank \u201cor any other financial institution that discriminates against customers based on mainstream political ideology so long as that discrimination continues.\u201dChase is not currently holding any state deposits, Fitzpatrick wrote in a text message to The Independent. \u2026And U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter Thursday to Dimon demanding \u201ca full accounting\u201d of how the decision was made and why Defense of Liberty PAC was associated with hate, violence, racism or terrorism.\u201cIf your goal was to use the power of your company to stealth-cancel a conservative event, then you succeeded\u2014to the detriment of the people of Missouri,\u201d Hawley wrote.The Defense of Liberty PAC held its annual dinner in August and featured The Daily Wire\u2019s Candace Owens as the headliner.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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