By Robert Schmad
Many of the groups that worked to obstruct President-elect Donald Trump’s first term in office are hitting up donors to fund a redux, and being met with lukewarm responses after Vice President Kamala Harris failed to defeat him with a $1 billion war chest, according to The New York Times.
Organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and Center for Biological Diversity are ready to launch legal challenges against the second Trump administration starting on day one, mirroring the hundreds of lawsuits they filed during the president-elect’s first term, the NYT reported. The leaders of these nonprofits, however, are finding that they are short of the funds necessary to bankroll their ambitious “resistance” game plans.
“The response from donors has been shock, anger and depression, sprinkled in with a few checks,” CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren told NYT. “It’s not been a flood.”
CCR fought Trump’s ban on immigration from some Muslim-majority countries and accused the first Trump administration of supporting white nationalism.
Center for Biological Diversity executive director Kieran Suckling, meanwhile, wants to hire 12 new lawyers to support the group’s legal resistance to Trump’s proposed policies, according to the NYT.
“We can’t wait for the money to come in,” Suckling told the NYT. “We have to be prepared immediately.”
Her organization filed 266 lawsuits opposing the first administration, including a lawsuit to block Trump’s border wall under environmentalist pretenses, according to its website.
Donald Trump reacts on stage with former first lady Melania Trump during an election night event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Money has thus far proved insufficient to stop Trump from amassing power. Political committees supporting Harris and opposing Trump spent nearly half a billion in the final month of the election, on top of the $1 billion Harris raised herself, only for Republicans to carry every swing state on election night.
As left-of-center nonprofits plea with their supporters for funds, they are competing with the Harris campaign, which is still asking supporters for money despite the election having been over for more than a week. The Harris campaign reportedly had at least $20 million in debt as of Nov. 6, two sources familiar told Politico.
“How did you spend $1 billion and not win?” one former Biden aide said. “What the fuck?”
If the funding arrives, some groups have robust plans ready to launch as soon as Trump is sworn in…
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… (dailycaller.com)
Home | Caravan to Midnight (zutalk.com)
Be First to Comment