The Review-Journal, a Las Vegas newspaper owned by Trump mega donor Sheldon Adelson, published a blistering article calling on President Trump to cease his denial of the 2020 election results by cooperating with the transition to President Elect Joe Biden's administration.
Adelson and his wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, donated $75 million to a Trump super PAC for the sitting President's reelection campaign totaling a whopping $173 million toward the Republican 2020 election. Interestingly, Trump bestowed a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Adelson in 2018 for "philanthropy".
The paper was the first with a major audience to endorse Trump in his run for office in 2016 and continued that endorsement through the 2020 election so the turn in support had readers surprised.
Fact checkers have flagged several of Trumps tweets because of the blatant inaccuracy as he refuses to concede.
RIGGED ELECTION. WE WILL WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2020
I WON THE ELECTION!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2020
The editorial said of Trumps behavior:
"There is no evidence ... that fraud cost Mr. Trump the election, no matter how much the president tweets the opposite,"
"Mr. Trump lost this election because he ultimately didn't attract enough votes and failed to win a handful of swing states that broke his way in 2016."
Continuing to call Trump's insistence a disservice to his voters saying:
"It is too fitting that the Trump presidency concludes amid a babel of bluster and bravado,"
"But the president does a disservice to his more rabid supporters by insisting that he would have won the Nov. 3 election absent voter fraud. That's simply false."
According to Politico Trump had a tense conversation with Mr. Adelson prior to the election in which he said the billionaire donor was not doing enough for him.
Although the editorial acknowledged the right to recount, it stood firm on its stance saying:
"certainly within its rights to request recounts or challenge what it believes are improprieties. An electoral system that involves the participation of 150 million Americans will have its share of issues."
And going on to say:
"It's an insult to reason and logic to argue that isolated irregularities constitute proof of a grand national conspiracy."
"can keep fighting — and no doubt will. In the meantime, however, he has nothing to lose by cooperating with President-elect Biden's transition team."
Many applauded Adelson's paper for the op-ed and others pointed out a different perspective, noting that Adelson already benefited from Trump's Presidency.
Yeah, if Adelson's paper is saying this, you know we need to move on. This is the guy who gave the moron in chief $77 million campaign donation. I think he wanted the Drumpf to win. Just sayin!
— Jo (@jo_johan3488) November 12, 2020
You can go ahead and thank the conservative Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United
— Roody Gooliani (@RGooliani) November 12, 2020
Countdown to Trump & his most rabid supporters claiming Adelson is "Fake News" and "Deep State". No matter, the rest of the GOP electeds can hear Adelson's message loud and clear.
— Space Fan 🇺🇸 (@SpaceFan2019) November 12, 2020
So I guess we can consider Adelson a No when it comes to funding the current bogus legal effort
— That's MISTER Insolent 2 You (@daveraad) November 12, 2020
I guess Sheldon isn't likely to cut a check to Trump's fake Defense Fund.
Sheldon got what he wanted from Trump--tax cuts and Jerusalem.
Trump never did well with casinos and now nor casino owners.
— DG (@DaveLG) November 12, 2020
Now that says something: This is the same Sheldon Adelson who doled out $60 MILLION to @realDonaldTrump, @JaredKushner & @GOP to BUY the move of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israel a few years back‼️
Sheldon got what he wanted & is smartly pulling his CHIP$ back! pic.twitter.com/lZqIFaKVPy
— ImAFreeman (@MFreeman_ATASED) November 13, 2020
Jesus. Adelson is out? There's nothing left but to give up the ghost, and get ready for 2021, whatever that may bring.
In another week, most of your supporters will accept the results. In two, the rest will begin to turn on you.
— Damen Jackson (@JacksonDamen) November 12, 2020
.@realDonaldTrump must love being reminded that he is a LOSER because the longer he drags out the notion that he won this election when it is clear that he lost by a YUGE margin, the longer people are focused on him being a LOSER! SAD!
— Fearless in Philly 🏡 (@paka0401) November 12, 2020
I'm almost always in the "F Adelson" camp but to give the devil his due, he did a good thing here.
— DRot (@DRot14330057) November 12, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden will fully transition to the White House on January 20th, 2021.
