{"id":2590493,"date":"2026-04-14T07:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-conway-chokes-back-tears-talking-about-blowing-nearly-1m-on-joe-biden\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T07:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:33:08","slug":"george-conway-chokes-back-tears-talking-about-blowing-nearly-1m-on-joe-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-conway-chokes-back-tears-talking-about-blowing-nearly-1m-on-joe-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"George Conway Chokes Back Tears Talking About Blowing Nearly $1M on Joe Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fgeorge-conway-chokes-back-tears-talking-about-blowing-nearly-1m-on-joe-biden%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=2590493&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>George Conway, a prominent anti-Trump attorney, discussed his donation of $929,600 to Joe Biden\u2019s 2024 reelection bid, describing it as the legally allowed maximum and recounting how he became emotional as it was money his children might have inherited. The piece asserts that Biden dropped out of the 2024 race on July 21, with Kamala Harris replacing him and then losing to Donald Trump, a claim presented within the article. Conway told Morning Joe that he wanted his kids to inherit a democracy more than money, which led him to make the maximum donation even though it conflicted with his desire to leave wealth to his children. In a separate segment, Conway brought charts to diagnose Trump as mentally ill, labeling him narcissistic and later a sociopath, using DSM-5 criteria to argue his case. The article is produced by the Daily Caller News Foundation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gingrich-corners-senate-gop-on-totally-inappropriate-section-of-dhs-bill\/\" title=\"Gingrich Corners Senate GOP on &#039;Totally Inappropriate&#039; Section of DHS Bill\">includes standard publisher notes<\/a>, ads, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-joni-ernst-ted-cruz-demand-investigation-into-abuse-of-telework-at-biden-admin\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Joni Ernst and Ted Cruz Call for Probe into Telework &#039;Abuse&#039; in Biden Administration\">interactive elements typical<\/a> of the outlet.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anti-Trump attorney and pundit George Conway got emotional while discussing a $929,600 donation to former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s 2024 reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election on July 21 of that year, being replaced by then-Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Conway, who is running for the House seat being vacated by retiring Democratic New York Rep. Jerry Nadler despite living in Maryland, recalled breaking down in tears after he made the decision to give the legally allowed maximum donation, knowing it was money that could have been inherited by his children.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was actually driving out to my friend John Gardner&rsquo;s house out in Maryland and I was thinking about, well, how much money should I give to the Biden campaign for this thing where I&rsquo;m gonna be the headline spokesperson and asking other people to give, you know, and I thought I&rsquo;d give, you know, a lot of money, but a reasonable amount of money,&rdquo; Conway told the hosts of the podcast.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then I started thinking about it and it&rsquo;s like, you know, I mean, this is supposed to, it&rsquo;s, it&rsquo;s money that my kids would otherwise inherit and I started thinking about that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So what, what am I gonna give? And then I just thought about it, well, what do I want my kids to inherit?&rdquo; Conway continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I, I literally was in tears. I pulled over to the side of the road and I, I was in tears thinking about this and it&rsquo;s like, I want my kids, it makes me misty-eyed even today. I want my kids to inherit a democracy. It&rsquo;s more important than money and, and that decided, well, fuck that, I&rsquo;m, I&rsquo;m gonna, I&rsquo;m gonna give the legal maximum, which was like $929,600 and, you know, I, I just, it&rsquo;s just, it&rsquo;s just more important. It&rsquo;s just more important.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a July 2024 appearance on &ldquo;Morning Joe,&rdquo; Conway brought props in an effort to diagnose Trump as mentally ill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, the whole point is, I mean, he&rsquo;s a narcissist. These are the DSM five criteria for narcissistic personality disorder. I won&rsquo;t go through these,&rdquo; Conway said, holding up a chart.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a Jimmy Kimmel monologue on our website that goes through these, and it&rsquo;s pretty funny. You know, that&rsquo;s the reason why he spoke for several hours last night. It&rsquo;s because, you know, he&rsquo;s full of himself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But here&rsquo;s the real issue. He is also a sociopath. Okay? And what&rsquo;s a sociopath? This is a DSM definition: a pervasive pattern of disregard and violation of the rights of others, and you have to have three or more of the following,&rdquo; Conway continued, switching to a second chart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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