{"id":125315,"date":"2021-02-12T04:59:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T09:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=125315"},"modified":"2021-02-12T05:12:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T10:12:25","slug":"group-founded-by-billionaire-biden-donor-pushes-wh-for-2-9-billion-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-founded-by-billionaire-biden-donor-pushes-wh-for-2-9-billion-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Founded by Billionaire Biden Donor Pushes WH for $2.9 Billion Investment"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fgroup-founded-by-billionaire-biden-donor-pushes-wh-for-2-9-billion-investment%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=125315&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1185542993.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A Florida environmental group founded by a hedge fund billionaire who contributed tens of thousands of dollars to Joe Biden&#8217;s presidential campaign is now lobbying the Biden administration to commit $2.9 billion toward its cause.<\/p>\n<p>The Everglades Foundation, founded by billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones, launched a campaign this week pressuring the Biden administration to commit $725 million in each of the next four years toward restoring the Florida national park, according to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/cf6aa2bbee3e1b8362ee1d9921204ddd12580b64?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eenews.net%2Feedaily%2Fstories%2F1063724881&amp;userId=6348687&amp;signature=f15dd5f47556f248\">Thursday report<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<em>E&amp;E News<\/em>. The lofty demand comes just months after Jones forked over&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/668b4a5955fe4803dde210ee46ee2001d2c6a6c8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocquery.fec.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Ffecimg%2F%3F202101149404644381&amp;userId=6348687&amp;signature=676e75541a2a456b\">$50,000<\/a>&nbsp;to the Biden Victory Fund, the joint fundraising committee supporting the Biden campaign and the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Democrats<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0\">\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/group-founded-by-billionaire-biden-donor-pushes-wh-for-2-9-billion-investment\/\"><strong>Group Founded by Billionaire Biden Donor Pushes WH for $2.9 Billion Investment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/warnock-voter-registration-group-under-investigation-for-election-law-violations\/\"><strong>Warnock Voter-Registration Group Under Investigation for Election Law Violations<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/house-dem-mocks-republican-colleagues-impoverished-upbringing\/\"><strong>House Dem Mocks Republican Colleague&#8217;s Impoverished Upbringing<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s Washington&#8217;s turn to help, with $725 million a year in matching dollars for Everglades restoration,&#8221; the foundation says in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/c6c7ef9f0076dc9b59d9c2a292b8bc42fcb61264?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQc6NC9xF-Qs&amp;userId=6348687&amp;signature=11fa313c08279d1d\">national ad<\/a>&nbsp;that began airing this week. &#8220;President Biden, let&#8217;s finish the job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Everglades Foundation is well positioned for success with the Biden administration\u2014Shannon Estenoz, the foundation&#8217;s former chief operating officer and vice president of policy, is now at Biden&#8217;s Interior Department overseeing policy for national parks. The foundation&#8217;s CEO Eric Eikenberg said he was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/a76ad535b5fd355ce3a2a34a339d11c365122bed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlrn.org%2Fnews%2F2021-01-20%2Finterior-department-names-everglades-advocate-and-keys-native-to-top-post&amp;userId=6348687&amp;signature=7be7b67b741e7c20\">thrilled<\/a>&#8221; to see her join the administration.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Cherry, a spokesman for the department who previously worked for the Biden campaign, declined to comment on Estenoz&#8217;s appointment and whether it was related to the political contributions. Neither the White House nor the Everglades Foundation responded to a request for comment on the appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Jones himself has been the target of criticism\u2014he was ostracized during the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017 for his close relationship with and support for Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, who was on the board at the Weinstein Company, sent Weinstein an email just after allegations of sexual assault were revealed plotting a way forward for his longtime friend. &#8220;I love you,&#8221; Jones wrote in the October 2017 email, published by the&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/1f93e84faa56b289ba876a3667767834d9bb2086?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Finteractive%2F2017%2F12%2F05%2Fus%2Fharvey-weinstein-complicity.html%3F_r%3D0&amp;userId=6348687&amp;signature=d1495f3673f1ad5c\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>. &#8220;Focus on the future as America loves a great comeback story\u2026. The good news is, this will go away sooner than you think and it will be forgotten!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jones has since said he was unaware of Weinstein&#8217;s conduct and has apologized for the email. &#8220;What I know now is that Harvey was a friend I believed too long and defended too long,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>While Biden managed to avoid criticism for the previously unreported $50,000 contribution from Jones, other Democrats this cycle weren&#8217;t as lucky. On the same day Jones cut his check to Biden in September, Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly was pushed to issue a statement excusing a 2017 paid speech he gave to the Everglades Foundation due to its association with Jones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mark does not know this individual and of course disagrees with his comments,&#8221; Kelly&#8217;s campaign told the&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/5d077c26ca3992f54f4234d1585fc3c022b16502?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Felections%2F2020%2F09%2F02%2Fa-celebrity-brand-how-senate-candidate-mark-kelly-made-his-millions-arizona-martha-mcsally%2F5675407002%2F&amp;userId=6348687&amp;signature=1dabf7f2a36bd072\">Arizona Republic<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Jones&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/85ee54267da63c000e697e0f3018b5d34b3f4bf2?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2020%2F10%2F22%2Ftudor-jones-sees-a-stock-pop-to-start-2021-on-stimulus-then-pressure-later-from-biden-tax-plan-.html&amp;userId=6348687&amp;signature=eb40afaf5a8702b7\">went on CNBC<\/a>&nbsp;in the final days of the election to argue that a Biden victory would bring a &#8220;big boost to the economy.&#8221; He did not disclose his financial support for Biden&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Attempts to contact Jones through the Everglades Foundation were not successful.<\/p>\n<p>The Everglades Foundation plans to promote its push for further White House funding on major programs in the coming weeks, including during&nbsp;NBC&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Meet the Press<\/em> on Sunday, according to the&nbsp;<em>E&amp;E News&nbsp;<\/em>report.<\/p>\n<p>Eikenberg told the outlet he views the campaign as an &#8220;opportunity to get quick wins on the board&#8221; in the new administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida environmental group founded by a hedge fund billionaire who contributed tens of thousands of dollars to Joe Biden&#8217;s presidential campaign is now lobbying the Biden administration to commit &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893270,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,5684,6498,6497,3670,3700],"class_list":["post-125315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-billionaire","tag-donor","tag-founded","tag-group","tag-pushes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}