It was his integrity and his disgust with Donald Trump’s corruption that led Bill Kristol to break away from the GOP and found The Bulwark for other Principled Conservatives like him.
Donald Trump is as dirty as they come, and Bill Kristol would never want to be in any way associated with someone like that. And Bill really, really needs you to know.
That’s why in addition to launching The Bulwark, Bill also founded Defending Democracy Together, which was responsible for quality True Conservative™ Resistance content like this:
Conservative group hits White House, key GOP lawmakers with billboard ads: "What is Trump hiding?" https://t.co/0xssdTpS94 pic.twitter.com/t9VqjBDpgZ
— The Hill (@thehill) December 13, 2019
But True Conservative™ Principles don’t come cheap, so Bill’s had some financial help:
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NEW: Defending Democracy Together, an anti-Trump group led by longtime GOP strategist @BillKristol raised over $35 million in dark money anonymous donations in 2020. They spent over $13 million, with much of going toward a project targeting Donald Trump.https://t.co/Ep2V0TTlWx
— Brian Schwartz (@schwartzbCNBC) December 6, 2021
Nice work if you can get it.
Is this supposed to surprise anyone?
— Bengelk (@Bengelk2) December 7, 2021
Shocking!
Except, not really.
— Josh (@JoshMcIntire72) December 7, 2021
It’s only shocking if you haven’t been following Bill Kristol’s career and political trajectory over the past several years.
Where did the other $23m go?
— Only in Pictures (@delanonoco) December 7, 2021
We’re sure it’s someplace safe and that it’ll be put to good use.
how much did bill pocket?
— Jonathon Snyder (@JonathonSnyder) December 7, 2021
Don’t worry; he was plenty generous with it:
NEW: Who else saw money from the Kristol led group?
Facebook:over $7 million
Longwell Partners:over $4 million
A data group backed by Ari Emanuel:over $3 millionSupporters of Defending Democracy Together in years past include James and Kathryn Murdochhttps://t.co/L2qtT5ZBba
— Brian Schwartz (@schwartzbCNBC) December 7, 2021
It pays to #NeverTrump. Literally.
At $10,050,000, Bill Kristol's Defending Democracy Together was the 4th-largest recipient of campaign cash from liberal dark money group Sixteen Thirty Fund.https://t.co/1Za5uJnLsk https://t.co/hOVRoR1a4M pic.twitter.com/MUeFZCgwue
— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) December 7, 2021
Not too shabs, Bill! Fourth place is nothing to sneeze at.
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/1468232347191545864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1468232347191545864%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Faction%3Deditpost%3D2102468
https://twitter.com/chloethemilf/status/1468078710083383299
Pretty impressive numbers. Kudos to Bill Kristol and Co. for nailing their outreach to so many gullible people.
That is some expensive prostitution https://t.co/kaeSdfE1W9
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) December 7, 2021
https://twitter.com/gamecocklaw/status/1468056592843165699
You’ve definitely gotta hand it to ’em.
And the rest of the money went towards some sort of "consulting fee." Are the leftists ever going to realize that many of these Never Trumpers are just grifters fleecing the left?
— David (@David75983862) December 7, 2021
