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Donald Trump's previous donation to Kamala Harris goes viral

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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    28% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : According to financial records, Trump donated $5,000 to Harris's campaign on September 26, 2011, and $1,000 on February 20, 2013, when she was running for California attorney general.
59% : "As a former district attorney and attorney general, she has stood up to fraudsters and felons like Trump her entire career.
56% : In 2006, Trump donated $15,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and another $10,000 to Andrew Cuomo in his bid for New York attorney general.
53% : The Sacramento Bee reported in 2020 that Harris donated the money to a non-profit that "advocates for civil and human rights for Central Americans" when Trump began his presidential campaign in 2015.
49% : Trump donated to his future opponent Hillary Clinton's campaigns on several occasions: twice in 2006 to the tune of $2,100 and $200, respectively, and another $600 in 2007, according to OpenSecrets.
48% : It was not unusual for Trump to donate to Democrats at the time.
39% : Trump has said since Biden's withdrawal announcement that Harris would be an easy opponent to beat in November.
28% : If made the party's presidential nominee, she would be up against Trump in November.
27% : ""Harris was given two jobs: first, she was put in charge of U.S. Border Security, and then, she was sent to Europe to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine," Trump posted earlier this month.
22% : Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, gave Harris's campaign $2,000 in 2014, The Washington Post reported, adding that a spokesperson for Harris said she did not solicit the donation from Trump.
9% : "Trump previously called Harris "nuts" but "not as crazy as [former House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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