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Axios spoke to eight former Harris aides who largely believe she won't mount a 2028 bid, arguing she’s acting more to maintain influence than to prep a run—though some see a 50-50 chance. They point to her cautious posture, donor hesitation, midterm campaigning, a book move, and staff changes as signs she may opt out, while one former aide warns the race could still tilt toward a bid.
Newsom’s pledge not to run if Harris enters the 2028 race signals a quiet, donor‑driven pressure campaign aimed at pressuring Harris to commit early. The piece argues liberal‑leaning donors are shifting toward a fresh face, while Harris still retains base support (notably among Southern Black voters), complicating her 2028 path and suggesting timing and donor dynamics could redefine how the race unfolds.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, a major donor to Harris’s 2024 bid, says a 2028 run would be a “very challenging path” in a crowded, noisy field, while also praising Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and leaving room to back others depending on opponents. Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’d bow out if Harris ran again. Donor support remains uncertain even as Harris leads in early polling and prediction markets show other candidates gaining traction.
Ex-Dem insider Lindy Li claims Kamala Harris held July 2024 donor calls insisting Biden would stay in and presenting herself as his replacement, a narrative donors call a 'charade'. Li says Harris used flattery to win endorsements as Biden prepared to withdraw on July 21, 2024; Biden endorsed Harris less than 30 minutes after his withdrawal letter, with Li detailing these claims in her book and to Fox News Digital; Harris's camp did not respond.
A former Democratic fundraiser, Lindy Li, claims Kamala Harris hosted donor calls and told top Biden backers there was no daylight between Biden and Harris while allegedly auditioning for their support, effectively courting donors to back her if Biden dropped out. Li says it was a calculated move to position Harris for a future bid, with donors reportedly skeptical of her stance; Biden announced he would withdraw in July 2024, and Harris swiftly moved to shore up support, a portrayal Harris’s team did not comment on.
The White House defends nearly $1 billion in security-related construction, including a new East Wing ballroom, funded by a mix of Secret Service/White House Military Office dollars and private donors; a federal judge has paused part of the ballroom work pending Congressional approval, as critics warn of potential conflicts of interest amid scrutiny of donor-backed contracts.
A former DNC fundraiser, Lindy Li, warned on Fox News that major donors are unlikely to back Kamala Harris in a 2028 bid, citing Democratic divisions, fundraising struggles, and a leftward drift toward socialism. Li said donors view contributions as a business proposition, have grown frustrated with money handling and accountability, and noted billions spent by Harris’s campaign operation and allied groups.
A federal appeals court denied a request to pause a lower-court order requiring the Kennedy Center to remove Donald Trump’s name from its facade, saying the center did not substantiate claims that keeping the name would protect donors or harm funding; with the name already removed and a tarp covering the front, the case remains on appeal as the center weighs renovation options.
Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee released an interim report accusing Freedom250 of misleading donors who believed they were supporting America250, including sharing Freedom250’s routing numbers with donors intended to contribute to America250. The report, titled “From Vanity to Insanity,” argues the project hijacked the semiquincentennial to push Christian nationalist, Trump-aligned aims and describes fundraising abuses and nonprofit manipulation that could constitute fraud, though prosecutors have not declared a crime established.
Kentucky’s new athletic director, J Batt (also Champions Blue CEO), met with Mark Pope and top booster Joe Craft to pledge aggressive fundraising and full resource support in the NIL era, insisting he’ll be the Wildcats’ biggest supporter and work closely with donors to maintain an elite standard as UK pursues rapid, top-tier success.
After eviction and a lis pendens stalled its move, Cheder Chabad of Florida secured a confidential settlement that preserves its contract to buy a 10-acre, 65,000-square-foot campus off a South Florida highway. With the tenant vacating this summer, the school is set to close on its permanent home for the next school year, thanks to strong community support, though a substantial down payment remains to be raised to complete closing.
The Trump Board of Peace has no cash in its official Gaza reconstruction fund despite pledges from the US and other countries and backing from the World Bank and UN; money has not been deposited because the reconstruction phase has not begun. Donors reportedly pledged billions (US up to $10B; Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE each at least $1B), but the fund remains empty. An EU-UN assessment estimates Gaza will need around €60–€71B over the next decade, and questions about transparency have surfaced amid reports of donations entering a JPMorgan account.
After Ken Paxton’s Texas GOP primary win over Sen. John Cornyn, donors warn the general election could be the most expensive yet, with some predicting as much as $150 million needed to win in a state with 20 media markets; Paxton trails in fundraising and will rely on national groups and MAGA Inc., while Trump’s backing complicates and accelerates fundraising dynamics. Democrats see opportunities but expect heavy outside spending, which could divert funds from other battlegrounds as both sides brace for a high-stakes, expensive race.
Days before Kentucky's GOP primary, Rep. Thomas Massie claims that out-of-state billionaires (including Miriam Adelson and Paul Singer) and groups tied to the Israeli lobby are funding a bid to “buy a seat” in Congress, a charge he says frames this race as a referendum on foreign policy. He is facing a Trump-backed challenger, Ed Gallrein, as Trump posts attacks against Massie; Massie touts grassroots support and poll leads while groups tied to the Israeli lobby respond and comment requests are pursued by ABC News.
The Trump administration’s White House state dinner for King Charles III and Queen Camilla featured a guest list heavy with American billionaires, Fox News personalities, tech and corporate leaders, and conservative Supreme Court justices, with no Democratic politicians and limited British cultural representation, signaling a partisan, donor-driven showcase rather than a bipartisan cultural event.