Widow of the billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who was considered the main sponsor of the US republican party, Miriam Adelson decided to return to politics and held several secret meetings with Republicans. It is reported by Politico with reference to sources familiar with the content of the conversations.
According to the publication, the annual conference of the Republican Jewish coalition was held in Las Vegas last weekend, the annual conference of the Republican Jewish Coalition was held in Las Vegas, a billionaire widow had time to spend several meetings with representatives of the Republican Party in his house located in the same city. In particular, it became known that Adelson talked with a minority leader in the Chamber of Representatives Kevin McCarthy and Chairman of the National Republican Committee at the US Senate Rick Scott.
Also, Adelson crossed the Republicans, who are considered the most likely candidates from the party in the presidential election of 2024: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former US Permanent Representative for the United Nations Nikki Heili, former Vice President Mike Pence, Senator from Texas Ted Cruise and Governor Florida Ron Desantis. Another number of meetings with other high-ranking representatives of the Republican Party held a political consultant of the Andy Ebbud family.
In addition, it became known that this year Adelson spoke several times with the minority leader in the Senate Mitch Macconnell. Also, she recently took place a telephone conversation with the ex-president of the United States by Donald Trump.
As Politico notes, the specified meetings were called upon to show the Republicans that Adelson, a few months after the death of her husband, is ready to return to political affairs. At the same time, according to the interlocutor of the publication, while the billionaire did not give policies to specific promises related to financing, explaining that it would start making major donations closer to the next presidential election.
Miriam and Sheldon Adelson regularly sacrificed large sums in support of Republican politicians. So, according to the Independent Research Organization Center for Responsive Politics, it was Adelson who became the largest sponsors of the Republican Party on three of the five last presidential elections. In particular, during the election of 2020, the spouses donated to the Trump’s election campaign of more than 91 million dollars.
Sheldon Adelson died in January 2021. The cause of death was the complications of lymphoma, which was suffering from a billionaire. He was buried in Jerusalem.