Trump raged at billionaire donors at penthouse dinner — and hurled slur at Harris: report
Former President Donald Trump spent a recent dinner for billionaire Republican donors at his Trump Tower penthouse complaining they hadn't done enough to help his campaign, according to a new report.
The ex-president also called Vice President Kamala Harris "retarded," which the Special Olympics has described as "a form of hate speech," the New York Times reported Saturday.
Trump, "frustrated" about consistently losing the money race to Harris, "tore through a bitter list of grievances" with the donors he said "needed to do more, appreciate him more and help him more," according to the Times.
He also attempted to ingratiate himself by reminding his guests that he lowered their taxes when he was in office.
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The former president complained about Jewish Americans still preferring Harris by arguing they needed to "have their heads examined" for voting for the Democratic ticket, according to the Times.
"The rant, described by seven people with knowledge of the meal who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, underscored a reality three weeks before Election Day: Mr. Trump’s often cantankerous mood in the final stretch," the Times reported.
"And one of the reasons for his frustration is money. He’s trailing his Democratic rival in the race for cash and has had to hustle to keep raising it."
Since she became the last-minute Democratic presidential nominee, Harris has out-raised Trump's in July, August and September, and has been consistently shattering campaign finance records.
In just her short time as a presidential candidate, Harris raised more than $1 billion, which is more than Trump has raised the entire year.
Dinner guests included hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer, who has been a reliable donor to Republican campaigns and pro-Israel causes, along with Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts and his son Todd, the Times reported.
Billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens was also present at the dinner, as well as former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos — who notably resigned from her post after the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Despite Trump's tone, there was little indication the donors would stop backing him, the Times reported.
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“President Trump was in good form,” Todd Ricketts told the Times. “It was a great dinner and we left more emphatic than ever to help get him back into the White House.”