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BumRushDaShow

(129,737 posts) Sat Mar 9, 2024, 03:06 PM Mar 9

Packaging billionaires to help fund Trump campaign, FT reports

Source: Reuters

March 9, 2024 11:59 AM EST

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Conservative billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein will help fund Donald Trump’s campaign, giving the former president financial support as he seeks to catch a fundraising lead built by President Joe Biden, the Financial Times said on Saturday.

The Uihleins, who founded the Uline shipping and packaging company from their basement in 1980, had donated to the Republican primary campaign of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who dropped out of the race in January. Uline did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.

News of the couple's decision came after the former president won 14 out of 15 states in the Super Tuesday primaries and his last Republican rival, Nikki Haley, quit the race, the FT said. Her exit all but assured that Trump will be the party's nominee and face off again against Biden, a Democrat. Trump has fallen behind Biden in fundraising ahead of the Nov. 5 general election. Trump's cash holdings dropped to just over $30 million at the end of January, down from around $33 million a month earlier, his campaign told the Federal Election Commission.

Biden, facing a less competitive process for his Democratic Party's nomination, told the FEC his campaign ended January with about $56 million in cash, up from $46 million in December. Trump's legal expenses have grown to hundreds of millions of dollars as he grapples with 91 criminal counts across four cases. On Friday, he posted a $91.6 million bond to cover the defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/packaging-billionaires-help-fund-trump-campaign-ft-reports-2024-03-09/

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Packaging billionaires to help fund Trump campaign, FT reports (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 9 OP

This is why i dismiss reports of rnc money problems getagrip_already Mar 9 #1

Uline is a great company to get stuff DENVERPOPS Mar 9 #8

They're a great company to get SOME stuff from... jmowreader Mar 9 #9

They will never get a penny of mine again. Ever. mahina Mar 10 #15

Same here...I. Very careful that regardless of where I order it's not their stuff PortTack Mar 10 #18

The world autocrats and oligarchs will provide assistance to Trump? Irish_Dem Mar 9 #2

The tax cuts for the wealthy sunsets at the end of next year BumRushDaShow Mar 9 #4

Exactly. Plus cheap labor and no business restrictions. Irish_Dem Mar 9 #5

I applied there in 2021 Jimbo S Mar 11 #25

Interesting. Irish_Dem Mar 11 #27

I guess they want more yachts and mansions. C Moon Mar 9 #3

And what's more - they want (demand!) a government that treats them like gods among ants peppertree Mar 10 #23

Another oligarch provided the money for traitortrump's bond. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 9 #6

They were instrumental in helping Scott Walker dismantle the inner workings of Wisconsin. Starting with..... usaf-vet Mar 9 #7

They're still alive? tonekat Mar 9 #10

Everytime I get their catalog in the mail it goes right in the trash SouthernDem4ever Mar 9 #11

It's an annual ceremony here, the ULine catalog trashing. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 9 #14

If you've heard of the ULine Catalog, the Uihlein's own it ... aggiesal Mar 9 #12

Pretty much anything I've ever priced moniss Mar 9 #13

Right! mahina Mar 10 #16

I was looking to buy a small table from them later this year for my spray booth but now I'll be shopping elsewhere. cstanleytech Mar 10 #17

Good. When this family came up in some comments a while back, I threw away the catalog I had. RussellCattle Mar 10 #24

The dark gqp money machine has not been able to compete the last 3 election cycles. Let them throw their PortTack Mar 10 #19

We could all put them through the expense of sending a free catalog bucolic_frolic Mar 10 #20

Honestly, I have never heard of them - at least here in Philly BumRushDaShow Mar 10 #21

Thanks Citizens United Mighty77 Mar 10 #22

Nazi enablers Blue Owl Mar 11 #26

getagrip_already

(14,907 posts)

1. This is why i dismiss reports of rnc money problems

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 03:11 PM

Mar 9

Dark money always seems to appear where and when it is needed.

Scotus strikes again.

DENVERPOPS

(8,865 posts)

8. Uline is a great company to get stuff

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 04:19 PM

Mar 9

However, years ago when I learned about them being just another Uber Rich Republican owned and operated corporation, I quit ordering from them.....

I just added them to the long list of UBER RICH Republican owned and operated corporations: Home Depot, Chick-Fil-A, ETC ETC
that I refuse to buy from.......

ULine even included a full page color ad, in the catalog, with his wife cheering on the Republicans and All they were doing for the people in the U.S............Yea, right..............

jmowreader

(50,569 posts)

9. They're a great company to get SOME stuff from...

Reply to DENVERPOPS (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 04:29 PM

Mar 9

…but for the love of all that is good in the world, never buy a pallet jack from them.

We brought a guy in from Hawaii to be our production manager. He LOVES Uline, so he decided to replace all our pallet jacks with Uline ones. They’re awful. The worn-out ones we had are better than these.

On the other hand, their packing materials are…well, about the same as anyone else’s…and they have a lot of unique box sizes that we need.

mahina

(17,721 posts)

15. They will never get a penny of mine again. Ever.

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 01:29 AM

Mar 10

PortTack

(32,813 posts)

18. Same here...I. Very careful that regardless of where I order it's not their stuff

Reply to mahina (Reply #15)

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 03:04 AM

Mar 10

Irish_Dem

(47,552 posts)

2. The world autocrats and oligarchs will provide assistance to Trump?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 03:15 PM

Mar 9

They have a vested interest in installing him back into the WH.

BumRushDaShow

(129,737 posts)

4. The tax cuts for the wealthy sunsets at the end of next year

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 03:22 PM

Mar 9

and they need to make sure that it gets re-upped.

Irish_Dem

(47,552 posts)

5. Exactly. Plus cheap labor and no business restrictions.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 03:25 PM

Mar 9

Jimbo S

(2,960 posts)

25. I applied there in 2021

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 09:53 AM

Mar 11

I was in between jobs and needed something to tide me over.

They had a job fair. Signed up and went through the interview process.

Starting pay was $23 to do a $15 warehouse job. So they weren't stingy with the pay. Despite that, still not honorable people.

Irish_Dem

(47,552 posts)

27. Interesting.

Reply to Jimbo S (Reply #25)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 12:50 PM

Mar 11

Thanks for the information.

C Moon

(12,224 posts)

3. I guess they want more yachts and mansions.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 03:17 PM

Mar 9

peppertree

(21,692 posts)

23. And what's more - they want (demand!) a government that treats them like gods among ants

Reply to C Moon (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 11:20 AM

Mar 10

The way they, in fact, see themselves.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,503 posts)

6. Another oligarch provided the money for traitortrump's bond.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 03:41 PM

Mar 9

They will not give up power easily.

usaf-vet

(6,224 posts)

7. They were instrumental in helping Scott Walker dismantle the inner workings of Wisconsin. Starting with.....

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 03:47 PM

Mar 9

....... the killing of teachers' unions and wages.

It was meant to turn this once purple state into an extreme right-wing nightmare of voter suppression, gerrymandering, and stacking the legislators and the Supreme Court.

Their money was likely crucial in the extreme changes, including putting up illegal electorates to overturn the 2000 POTUS election.

tonekat

(1,831 posts)

10. They're still alive?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 05:38 PM

Mar 9

Dammit! I thought they had died a couple of years ago. Sorry those miserable people are still breathing.

SouthernDem4ever

(6,617 posts)

11. Everytime I get their catalog in the mail it goes right in the trash

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 09:05 PM

Mar 9

Won't buy anything from those fascists.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,498 posts)

14. It's an annual ceremony here, the ULine catalog trashing.

Reply to SouthernDem4ever (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 11:00 PM

Mar 9

I'm afraid the damn thing will foul my recycle bin.....

Seriously, I'm considering writing them a letter explaining in no uncertain words why I'll never do business with them and to stop sending catalogs.

aggiesal

(8,940 posts)

12. If you've heard of the ULine Catalog, the Uihlein's own it ...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 10:18 PM

Mar 9

I stopped using their catalog, when I found this out.

https://catalog.uline.com
https://www.uline.com/Corporate/About_President

moniss

(4,274 posts)

13. Pretty much anything I've ever priced

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 10:19 PM

Mar 9

from them could be obtained far cheaper elsewhere.

mahina

(17,721 posts)

16. Right!

Reply to moniss (Reply #13)

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 01:32 AM

Mar 10

cstanleytech

(26,338 posts)

17. I was looking to buy a small table from them later this year for my spray booth but now I'll be shopping elsewhere.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 02:07 AM

Mar 10

RussellCattle

(1,535 posts)

24. Good. When this family came up in some comments a while back, I threw away the catalog I had.

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #17)

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 03:24 PM

Mar 10

PortTack

(32,813 posts)

19. The dark gqp money machine has not been able to compete the last 3 election cycles. Let them throw their

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 03:09 AM

Mar 10

Money away…again.

No doubt they were big contributors to the WI state SC seat a few months back…see where that got them…money is everything in a campaign, gotta have a viable candidate and that ain’t tsf!