Yeah, I don't think Castle Greyskull is gonna make Trump into He-Man anytime soon.Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club was paid more than $100,000 by the Republican Party to host dinner and his speech, which he used to attack a range of Republican politicians and complain that Democrats were tougher while calling for party unity and vowing Republicans would win in 2024.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 11, 2021
“It was horrible, it was long and negative,” one attendee with a donor in the room tells Playbook. “It was dour. He didn’t talk about the positive things that his administration has done.”Instead, Trump used the final night of the retreat to talk about himself, his grievances and how he plans to enact retribution against those who voted to impeach him — which runs counter to the donors’ main objective of making sure their dollars go toward winning overall....Many major donors have been fed up with Trump’s antics since Jan. 6. While Trump was speaking, we spotted at least two — both of whom received prominent appointments during his administration — out dining with friends at a local restaurant in Palm Beach rather than sitting through the former president’s dinner at Mar-a-Lago.As Playbook and the New York Times have reported, Trump has become a complication for donors. They don’t want their money going toward his retribution efforts. Remember: These are exorbitantly wealthy people — some with egos as big as Trump’s — and they are not interested in hearing about how another rich guy had his ego bruised.
And Trump going back on the stump? The conference was at another hotel. The Mar-A-Lago event was a fundraiser you had to travel to. The grift goes on; but it can’t go on forever.
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