Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Trump Was Big Donor To And Did Favors For Sharpton


By Greg Richter, Sep 01, 2015 NewsMax

They are bitter political rivals today, but GOP front-runner Donald Trump once donated thousands of dollars to the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Youth Movement and did personal favors for him, National Review reports.

The pair's relationship appears to have begun in the late 1980s when Trump was trying to increase interest in his Atlantic City businesses. The two were introduced by boxing promoter Don King.

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"I wanted Sharpton to meet this guy because he was a giant in the business community and a giant in the human community," King told National Review. "Trump was a white ally — and he was one of distinction and renown in the business world."

The website quoted a source close to Sharpton as saying that Trump gave Sharpton "anywhere between $20,000 and $150,000" for his National Youth Movement, which became the National Action Network, and for his activism.

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