Trump’s 10 Biggest, Most Shameful Billionaire Toadies
The Home Depot co-founder, who is worth $10 billion, initially criticized Trump’s proposed tariffs as “bullshit,” adding, “I don’t understand the damn formula.” But he recently told CNBC that he is now completely “sold on Trump.” “Like it or not,” he added, “this guy gets things done.” Yes. Things like kidnapping people off the street, cutting off health care for millions, and murdering Venezuelans for no reason. But according to Langone, Trump has “a good chance of going down in history as one of our best presidents ever.” This is a serious change of tone for someone who, following the attack on the Capitol on January 6, declared “I feel betrayed” and pledged to support the presidency of Joe Biden.
The Winklevii
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, famous for their Facebook feud with Mark Zuckerberg, are big crypto investors and the founders of Gemini Trust. So they bet big on Trump, to the tune of $2 million last year, and it paid off: the number of securities violations cases brought by the SEC went from 105 under President Biden to zero under Trump. Additionally, the agency has dismissed or frozen cases against various crypto agencies, including suspending the case against Gemini so it can reach a deal (the details of which remain unknown). The Winklevii, in turn, helped build Trump’s monstrous ballroom, and they also partnered with Donald Trump Jr. at a private club and invested in a crypto mining company called American Bitcoin with Don Jr. and Eric.
