{"id":2257183,"date":"2024-05-31T21:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-bill-ackman-a-longtime-democrat-likely-to-back-trump-over-biden-report\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T21:59:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:59:12","slug":"billionaire-bill-ackman-a-longtime-democrat-likely-to-back-trump-over-biden-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-bill-ackman-a-longtime-democrat-likely-to-back-trump-over-biden-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire Bill Ackman, a Democrat for years, may support Trump over Biden, says report"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fbillionaire-bill-ackman-a-longtime-democrat-likely-to-back-trump-over-biden-report%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=2257183&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>Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman considers endorsing Donald Trump over Joe Biden in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a>. Ackman, a past Democratic supporter, is expected to announce his backing\u2062 of\u2062 Trump soon. Sources close to him reveal a strong\u2063 preference for Trump over Biden. The \u200ddecision follows a controversial trial against Trump, deemed politically motivated by legal experts. Your summary is concise and captures the key points regarding Bill Ackman&#8217;s potential endorsement of Donald Trump over Joe Biden, highlighting his shift from being a Democratic supporter and the influence of recent events on his decision.  <\/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<p>Billionaire hedge fund manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/bill-ackman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Ackman<\/a> is reportedly leaning toward backing former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Financial Times reported that Ackman \u2014 who has given heavily to Democrats in the past \u2014 is likely to make his endorsement of Trump on X in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Those close to Ackman told the publication that his \u201cdislike for Biden far outweighed his ambivalence for Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ackman, 58, signaled his support for Trump following the guilty verdict that the jury returned on Thursday in the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office\u2019s highly controversial criminal case against Trump, which top legal experts have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-cnn-legal-expert-shreds-manhattan-trump-case-was-created-just-to-get-trump\">said<\/a> was purely political persecution.<\/p>\n<p>He commented on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019 reaction to the verdict in the case, writing: \u201cI think any objective person would have to agree with @GovRonDeSantis here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s verdict represents the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved: a leftist prosecutor, a partisan judge and a jury reflective of one of the most liberal enclaves in America\u2014all in an effort to \u2018get\u2019 Donald Trump,\u201d said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who was Trump\u2019s top challenger during the Republican Party primaries earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-blast-sham-trial-against-trump-nothing-more-than-political-persecution\/\" title=\"Leading GOP Figures Condemn 'Fake' Trial of Trump as Political Vendetta\">case\u2014involving alleged misdemeanor business records violations<\/a> from nearly a decade ago\u2014was even brought is a testament to the political debasement of the justice system in places like New York City,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis is especially true considering this same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-puts-rivalry-aside-delivers-fiery-message-after-trumps-guilty-verdict-kangaroo-court\/\" title=\"DeSantis Sets Aside Rivalry, Condemns Trump's Guilty Verdict as 'Kangaroo Court\">district attorney routinely excuses criminal conduct<\/a> in a way that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-charged-with-murdering-college-student-after-being-released-from-custody\/\" title=\"Suspect Rearrested for College Student's Murder Following Initial Release\">endangered law-abiding citizens<\/a> in his jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is often said that no one is above the law, but it is also true that no one is below the law. If the defendant were not Donald Trump, this case would never have been brought, the judge would have never issued similar rulings, and the jury would have never returned a guilty verdict,\u201d he concluded. \u201cIn America, the rule of law should be applied in a dispassionate, even-handed manner, not become captive to the political agenda of some kangaroo court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-regains-support-from-key-gop-billionaire-megadonor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump Regains Support From Key GOP Billionaire Megadonor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, known for his Democratic support, may endorse former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in the upcoming election. 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