Several big donors are eyeing former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for president as they believe she is now the most viable alternative to Trump for 2024.
dailycaller.com
“I’m a long way from making my mind up — something could change — but I’m very impressed with her,” billionaire co-founder of Home Depot Kenneth Langone told the NYT. “I think she’s a viable candidate. I would certainly like her over Trump.”
GOP fundraiser Eric Levine, who heads the litigation and bankruptcy department at Eiseman Levine Lehrhaupt & Kakoyiannis, P.C., told the NYT that others are becoming more optimistic about Haley’s viability against Trump.
“There were people that don’t like Trump at all but were very skeptical that he could be stopped,” said Levine. “They now believe he can be stopped.”
Haley has been in private
talks with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, and
met with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and former president of Goldman Sachs Gary Cohn. Citadel founder Ken Griffin is considering backing Haley’s bid, while the campaign has already drawn support from billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller and the CEO of Starwood Capital Group Barry Sternlicht, according to the NYT.
“I’m supporting Nikki because I think the nation needs to move on from the divisiveness and fear-mongering of the far left and right,” Sternlicht told the NYT. “I’m also opting in for a fresh face, a younger person who more accurately reflects the nation.”
Trump is striking out with big donors.