approximately $308 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThey gave $82.58 million in 2016 and $123.25 million during the 2018 midterms. But in 2020, the Adelsons have given only $1.16 million to Trump’s main PAC, Trump Victory.<\/p>\n
Trump Appeases Adelsons<\/b><\/h2>\n
Few issues are more critical in the eyes of the Adelsons than Israel. During his presidency, Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocated the US embassy there. The Adelsons were in attendance during the embassy’s opening in 2018.<\/p>\n
The Adelsons own the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/i>, and Israel Hayom <\/i>(Israel Today), the most-circulated newspaper in Israel.<\/p>\n\n
Trump announced today another development that should be well received by the billionaires. The President said Thursday that a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates had been reached that will usher in “full normalization of relations.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe President joked in the Oval Office that he wanted to call it the “Donald J. Trump Accord.” He added on Twitter, “HUGE breakthrough today! Historic Peace Agreement between our two GREAT friends, Israel and the United Arab Emirates!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Donald Trump and Las Vegas casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson spoke on the phone last week. Now, two Democratic members of Congress want the FBI to review the conversation to determine if there was any instance of bribery. Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) asked the federal law enforcement agency to review whether […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":144778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
FBI Asked to Review President Donald Trump Call with Sheldon Adelson<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n