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Author: Kristine Owram, Bill Allison; Compilation: Wuzhu, Bitchain Vision
As Election Day approaches, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will be judged based on their personality, policy and experience.
Funds are needed to convey this message to voters.While both campaigns have raised millions of dollars from small donors and billionaires, the latter’s power and influence could have a huge impact on any potential government.
We have a list of the wealthiest Americans who have supported one of the presidential candidates verbally orally or in action.
Using Federal Election Commission data as of August, we looked at members of the Bloomberg Billionaire Index who donated to Harris or the Trump campaign (our method is explained at the end of this article).We also added well-known members from the index, such as Elon Musk and Bill Ackerman, who did not appear in the Federal Election Commission data but supported one of the candidates.
Among the super rich, Trump ranks among the top.The former president received at least $24.4 million from 13 members on the wealth list.Meanwhile, Harris’ campaign received at least $12.8 million from 20 people, including those who donated to Biden’s campaign before he stepped down.When she became a candidate, the donations were transferred to her.
Trump’s strengths are three donors – Miriam Adelson, Diane Hendrix and Kelsey Warren – each of whom has donated the highest to the Trump 47 Commissionand donated $5 million to a joint super political action committee.The richest billionaire donor who supports Harris is former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who donated nearly $3 million to Harris’ campaign.
Here are some of the richest people in the United States support who are president, ranking by net worth, and some key figures to watch out for:
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla: Net worth $236.8 billion, supports Trump.
Donations: Musk formally supported Trump after an attempted assassination against the former president in July.While Musk did not donate directly to Trump’s campaign, he helped set up the America PAC, a super political action committee that supports Trump.According to Federal Election Commission documents, the committee has spent $45 million so far.
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Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman of Blackstone Group: Net worth $45.8 billion, supports Trump.
Donation: Donated $419,600 to the Trump 47 Commission.
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Miriam Adelson, the major shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Group: Net worth $32.1 billion, supports Trump.
Donations: Donated $5 million to the “PAC” that supports Trump’s re-election and $844,600 to the Trump 47 Commission.
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Eric Schmidt, former Alphabet CEO: Net worth $30.2 billion, supports Harris.
Donation: Donated $1.6 million to the Democratic Super Political Action Committee Future Progress PAC and $1.16 million to the Biden Victory Fund.
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Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Meta Platforms: Net worth $24.2 billion, supports Harris.
Donation: Donated $929,600 to the Biden Victory Fund.
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Jeff Hildebrand, founder and owner of Hilcorp Energy: Net worth $17.4 billion, supports Trump.
Donate: Donated $3,300 to Donald J. Trump’s 2024 Presidential Foundation through the Trump 47 Commission.
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Christy Walton, daughter-in-law of Walmart founder Sam Walton: net worth $15.4 billion, supports Harris.
Donate: While Walton did not make a direct donation, she will co-host a fundraising event for Harris on September 15 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Harold Hamm, Chairman of Mainland Resources: Net worth $14.3 billion, supports Trump.
Donation: Donated $200,000 to Make America Great Again, $614,000 to the Trump 47 Commission and $3,300 to Donald J. Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign company.
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Melinda French Gates, former co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Net worth $13.5 billion, supports Harris.
Donate: French Gates donated $3,300 to Harris through the Harris Victory Fund as presidential donation.
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Tilman Fertitta, Chairman and CEO of Fertitta Entertainment: Net worth $13.2 billion, supporting Trump.
Donation: Donated $407,300 to the Trump 47 Commission and $3,300 to Donald J. Trump’s 2024 Presidential Election Company.
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Andy Beal, founder and president of Beal Financial: Net worth $13.1 billion, supporting Trump.
Donation: Bill donated $200,000 to the “Make America Great Again” company and $838,000 to the Trump 47 Commission.
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Diane Hendricks, chairman and sole owner of ABC Supply: net worth $12.8 billion, supporting Trump.
Donation: Donated $5 million to Make America Great Again, and donated $844,600 to the Trump 47 Commission.
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Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of former Fidelity Investment Chairman Ned Johnson III: Net worth $11.9 billion, supports Harris.
Donation: Johnson donated $50,000 to the Biden Action Fund, $6,600 to President Biden and $100,000 to the Biden Victory Fund.
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Laurene Powell Jobs, wife of the late Steve Jobs, founder of Emerson Group: net worth $11.1 billion, supports Harris.
Donation: Powell Jobs donated $929,000 to the Biden Victory Fund.
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David Shaw, DE Shaw & Co. Founder and Major Shareholder: Net Worth 10.4 billion, supporting Harris.
Donation: Shaw donated $295,700 to the Biden Action Fund.
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Steven Spielberg, film producer: net worth $9.3 billion, backed Harris.
Donation: Spielberg donated $929,600 to the Biden Victory Fund.
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Woody Johnson IV, New York Jets owner: Net worth $8.7 billion, supports Trump.
Donation: Johnson donated $1 million to Make America Great Again, and $806,300 to the Trump 47 Commission.
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Jon Gray, President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Group: Net worth $7.9 billion, supports Harris.
Donation: Gray donated $50,000 to the Biden Action Fund.He also donated $413,000 to the Harris Action Fund when he became the Democratic leader, according to people familiar with the matter.
What are the attitudes of the other top rich people towards the two candidates
“My goal is to remain neutral and not play any role in some way, or even act like playing any role,” Zuckerberg said in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee.
“I think it’s great to have a younger person to be CEO, he can think about AI and what’s going on, and know how to do it,” Gates said in an interview with France 24 TV.The right way to shape it.”
Buffett is a long-time Democratic supporter who appeared on stage with Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.But since then, he has avoided donating to federal political candidates because he wants to avoid any potential opposition from his company and employees.
Koch, a long-time Republican supporter, invested millions of dollars in support of Nicky Haley through its super political action committee, Operation America Prosperity.However, the committee stopped funding for Haley in February when signs of being unlikely to be a Republican candidate were obvious.
Jeff Yass, co-founder of Susquehanna International, published a column in support of Trump in the Wall Street Journal in April.He said he prefers Trump’s position on school choice, one of Yas’s most concerned — but he doesn’t intend to donate directly to Trump’s campaign.Still, Yas is one of the largest donors in the 2024 election cycle, with major donations being conservative groups such as the anti-tax “Growth Action Club.”
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin spent tens of millions of dollars supporting Republican congressional candidates across the country.He supports Nicky Haley in the Republican presidential primary.So far, he has not donated to Trump’s campaign.
Fidelity Investment CEO Abigail Johnson participated in President Joe Biden’s fundraising event in May before he quit the campaign.
“If you point a gun at my head, I’ll vote for Trump,” said Thiel, founding partner of Founders Fund, in June’s interview at Aspen Thought Festival.“I won’t give money to his super PAC.”
Former News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch has tense relations with Trump and supports Ron DeSantis in the Republican primary, and attended the Republican National Convention in July.
Stan Druckenmiller, chairman and chief investment officer of the Duquesne family office, funded Haley’s primary campaign against Trump.
