Top donors are reportedly considering moving from supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the Republican primary race, citing worries over the direction of the governor’s presidential campaign.
over the past few weeks. With added concerns over potential policy differences, some backers are now looking elsewhere., former Trump backer Ronald Lauder, a billionaire businessman and Estée Lauder makeup heir, flew to the early primary state of South Carolina to meet with Sen. Scott last month, citing “ three people aware of the late June meeting.” According to the report, he plans to meet with Scott one more time and decide if he should “cut him a check.
“They originally were with DeSantis. They’re looking for other options and Tim Scott right now is probably their top target,” the individual said, per the outlet, which also pointed to billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller, who is also reportedly interested in supporting Scott.also spoke to Andy Sabin, a GOP contributor who said other donors are certainly interested in Scott as well.
Regardless, donors are interested to see what Scott is all about. Former Sen. Cory Gardner , chairing Scott’s PAC, said the movement away from DeSantis was more visible after the governor asserted that the Ukraine issue was a “territorial dispute.”moving his support from DeSantis, despite donating to his gubernatorial campaign and effectively saying he would endorse him for president prior to his launch in November. But now, according to reports, he is “assessing” the GOP primary field.
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