Trump isn't above the Super PAC fray after all

Kerry Eleveld

Daily Kos Staff

Wednesday October 21, 2015 · 9:31 AM PDT

2015/10/21 · 09:31

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump's greets the crowd during his

Read my lips ... no Super PACs!

Donald Trump has made a big deal about remaining independent from big money interests and not going after a gilded class of donors who have bought the campaigns of candidates like Jeb! Bush. But, like many things Trump, that may be more smoke and mirrors than reality, reports the Washington Post.

A super PAC backing Donald Trump solicited a Trump business acquaintance for a political contribution using contact information obtained from a top aide to the real estate tycoon, according to an e-mail obtained by The Washington Post.
The donor outreach was among several new details that emerged this week linking Trump to Make America Great Again, a super PAC backing his presidential bid.

The Trump Super PAC reportedly got one of its donor contacts through Rhona Graff, a longtime assistant to Trump. The donor solicitation included a pitch that Jeb! was getting ready to unleash a torrent of negative ads against Trump. Here's an excerpt of the solicitation from the Super PAC operative:

“While I don’t doubt Mr. Trump’s ability to fight back, I don’t believe he should have to stand alone. If all the other candidates get to count on their friends to help out, why can’t Mr. Trump?”

Still, here's Trump this week.

“I don’t want anybody’s money,” he told supporters again Monday night at a rally in South Carolina. “They’ve formed all these PACs. People pour money into the PACs. I don’t want ’em, don’t support ’em.”

Hmm. Wouldn't be the first time Trump's version of reality was a touch off.

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