{"id":2215120,"date":"2024-04-07T18:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T22:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-extend-tax-cuts-to-billionaires-during-high-dollar-fundraiser\/"},"modified":"2024-04-07T18:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T22:39:59","slug":"trump-vows-to-extend-tax-cuts-to-billionaires-during-high-dollar-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-extend-tax-cuts-to-billionaires-during-high-dollar-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump pledges to continue tax cuts for billionaires at exclusive fundraising event"},"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%2Ftrump-vows-to-extend-tax-cuts-to-billionaires-during-high-dollar-fundraiser%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=2215120&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>Former President Donald Trump pledged to extend his tax cuts to wealthy donors in Palm Beach, Florida, during a fundraising event. The private gathering included around 117 donors and generated over $50 million in campaign contributions. Hosted\u200b by billionaire John Paulson, attendees included prominent\u2062 figures like Robert Mercer, Harold Hamm, Robert Bigelow, and Steve Wynn. Former \u200bPresident Donald Trump committed to expanding his tax cuts for affluent contributors in Palm Beach, Florida, \u2063at a fundraising event.\u2064 About 117 donors attended the private gathering, resulting in over $50 million in campaign donations. This exclusive event, \u2064hosted by \u2064billionaire John Paulson, saw the participation \u200bof \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">notable figures<\/a> such as Robert \u2063Mercer, Harold Hamm, Robert Bigelow, and Steve Wynn.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> promised dozens of wealthy donors on Saturday in Palm Beach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Florida<\/a>, that he would extend his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gops-path-to-socialism-goes-through-a-divided-party-says-sen-scott-to-presidential-rivals\/\" title=\"GOP's path to socialism goes through a divided party, says Sen. Scott to presidential rivals.\">signature tax cuts<\/a> from his time in office should he win the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, made the vow to about 117 donors during the private event, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2956769\/trump-hauls-in-over-50-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>brought in<\/a> more than $50 million in campaign donations.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump, right, greets Alina de Almeida, second from right, as John Paulson, second from left, greets Melania Trump, left, at a GOP fundraiser, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fundraiser was hosted by billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson and attended by an array of the country\u2019s richest men, including hedge fund manager Robert Mercer, oil executive Harold Hamm, hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, and casino mogul Steve Wynn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump spoke on the need to win back the White House so we can turn our country around, focusing on key issues including unleashing energy production, securing our southern border, reducing inflation, extending the Trump Tax Cuts, eliminating Joe Biden\u2019s insane [electric vehicle] mandate, protecting Israel, and avoiding global war,\u201d a campaign spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-tells-billionaires-ll-keep-taxes-low-50-million-fundraising-gala-rcna146748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> NBC News.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump, right, arrives with Melania Trump for a GOP fundraiser, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The campaign did not provide the outlet with a transcript of the private event and did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s<\/em> request to confirm details of the fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law in 2017, a massive tax overhaul bill that Republicans praised as much-needed financial relief for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-gamestop-saga-shows-system-is-not-the-capitalism-we-were-promised-not-even-close\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: GameStop Saga Shows System Is 'Not the Capitalism We Were Promised -- Not Even Close'\">middle-class families<\/a> and small businesses. Democrats have repeatedly condemned the legislation as a boon to \u201cthe rich.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many of the bill\u2019s provisions will sunset in 2025, making tax reform a priority for the next president.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s reelection campaign responded to the report of Trump\u2019s fundraiser remarks in a statement, criticizing the former president\u2019s tax cuts as an unpopular \u201ctax giveaway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump spent his entire presidency lining the pockets of wealthy tax avoiders like himself at the expense of the middle class,\u201d a Biden campaign spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-will-not-allow-reporters-to-tour-child-migrant-detention-facilities-cite-covid-19\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Will Not Allow Reporters To Tour Child Migrant Detention Facilities, Cite COVID-19\">spokesperson added<\/a> that Trump is \u201cmaking it clear to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nathan-vardi-why-americas-billionaires-need-to-lead-the-fight-to-cure-cancer\/\" title=\"Nathan Vardi: Why America\u2019s Billionaires Need to Lead the Fight to Cure Cancer\">billionaire buddies<\/a> that he\u2019ll take his first chance to double down on tax giveaways for the ultra-wealthy \u2013 all while he fights to rip away Americans\u2019 health care, gut Social Security and Medicare, and raise costs on working families.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump assured a group of affluent contributors in Palm Beach, Florida, that he would prolong his key tax reductions if re-elected. At the private gathering with around 117 donors, Trump, the likely Republican candidate, reiterated his commitment to the cuts that characterized his previous presidency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2215121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24097862898242-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2215120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24097862898242-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215120","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2215120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2215121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2215120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2215120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2215120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}