Miami Grand Prix shuts down effort to hold Trump fundraiser at F1 race

[Hotler]

The Miami Grand Prix sent a cease and desist letter Friday night to a prominent Trump fundraiser, informing him that he cannot use a suite at an upcoming Formula One race as a high-dollar fundraiser for the Trump campaign. Trump, according to multiple people familiar with the event, has been planning to attend the race.

The letter was sent to Steven Witkoff, a longtime Trump friend
"It has come to our attention that you may be using your Paddock Club Rooftop Suite for a political purpose, namely raising money for a federal election at $250,000 per ticket, which clearly violates the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix suite license agreement,” read the letter, which was obtained by The Washington Post. “If this is true, we regret to inform you that your suite license will be revoked, you will not be allowed to attend the race at any time, and we will refund you in full.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/motorsports/miami-grand-prix-shuts-down-effort-to-hold-trump-fundraiser-at-f1-race/ar-AA1nKfz4?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=f402881bac7a432ebae8bf115d6c3b4b&ei=29

[ProfessorGAC]

1. "...A Long Time Trump Friend."

He has friends? Hard to believe. More like acquaintances he can use or those that can use him.

[erronis]

2. Yup. Money/promises have to be exchanged for trump to do anything.

And if the money isn't cold cash, don't rely on being able to spend it.

Shit, even his wives/children are transactions. I sort of feel for the little spawn. (Only a little bit.)

[Poiuyt]

6. The only person who looked to be a friend of Trump's was Jeffery Epstein

[erronis]

16. Trading young girls wasn't just another transactional relationship?

Probably involved discussions of "how much money" and "how long", "how young", "how hot". I'm guessing no different than any other high-cost bordello.

[ShazzieB]

21. There's also David Pecker, from what I've been reading about the trial.

According to his testimony, he really likes Trump and still considers him a friend. Go figure.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

23. #ETTD n/t

[jimfields33]

28. Epstein got around to many who were "connected".

He definitely didn’t discriminate.

[OAITW r.2.0]

26. It's all about the Quid Pro Quo.

I guess F1 isn't NASCAR.

[erronis]

3. Off-topic - but it's amazing that MSN stole/borrowed/paid for this article from the Wash. Post

and won't show any originating links.

I really like to see the original article rather than some other aggregator's regurgitation with advertisements and possible changes to the content.

Not a negative to your post, just that this has become so common and so invasive of privacy.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Miami Grand Prix shuts down effort to hold Trump fundraiser at F1 race

Miami Grand Prix shuts down effort to hold Trump fundraiser at F1 race

By Ben Strauss
April 26, 2024 at 8:51 p.m. EDT

{Snip the beginning. Here’s the rest of the story.}

The Miami Grand Prix is scheduled for May 5 at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens. A spokesman for the race declined to comment. … According to two people familiar with the details of the fundraiser, it was set up through the recently opened Shell Bay Club, located near Hollywood, Fla. The golf club, which Witkoff’s real estate company developed, has a reported $1 million entrance fee.

In a recent club newsletter, members of the club received an invitation to the Miami Grand Prix that advertised a helicopter trip and other perks. It did not mention Trump, but according to two people who called the club about the event, they were told the event was for Trump and would cost $250,000. The suite was purchased in Witkoff’s name. … The secret service has reached out to race officials to coordinate Trump’s attendance at the race, according to two people familiar with planning the event.

The terms of the suite state it cannot be used for “advertising, promotional or commercial purposes (including without limitation, prizes, competitions, contests, or sweepstakes) without the prior written consent of Promoter and the F1 entities …”

Reached Friday by phone, Witkoff said, “This is something fake, for sure,” but declined to comment further. … Witkoff donated more than $2 million to Trump’s political action committees, according to a 2021 Pro Publica story.

By Ben Strauss
Ben Strauss covers sports and media for The Washington Post. Twitter https://twitter.com/benjstrauss

[erronis]

8. Yes - I found the original link on the WaPo site also. My concern is about attribution.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. There's getting to be a lot of that here. NT

[littlemissmartypants]

12. News aggregators are indeed everywhere. See post #10.

[littlemissmartypants]

11. See post #10. The Washington Post is linked directly at the top of the MSN article.

[littlemissmartypants]

10. Not exactly.

MSN aggregates news. It doesn't steal/borrow/pay for it. It's also not unique to MSN. For example:

The 10 Best News Aggregators of 2024
Get political, entertainment, sports, and other news all in one place...snip...
https://www.lifewire.com/best-news-aggregators-4584410

45+ News Websites You Should Follow in 2022...snip...News aggregators can help in this situation. News aggregators gather information from all across the internet and provide it in one convenient area for visitors...snip...
https://startuptalky.com/news-aggregator-websites/

There are dozens more. Just search "news aggregators."

Also, you'll find if you click on the words "Washington Post" at the very top of the page beside the WaPo logo at the MSN link it will send you directly to the actual article at the Washington Post.

You may not be able to read it there though, if you don't have a subscription or if you don't know how to use archive page links like the ones found here: https://archive.ph/

[erronis]

14. Your and my mileage may vary. I did click on the WaPo link

and was taken to another MSN page of links to WaPo articles. Perhaps with enough drilling I could find the actual link but the point of this aggregation is eyeball capture. MSN does not want you to actually leave their pages to view the original article. This is true of most of the big social media vendors (Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, etc.)

Interesting and perhaps too conspiratorial/technical but rings true for me (old AltaVista engineer):
https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/

The point is to keep you using their platform so they can track your every move and advertise to you relentlessly.

[littlemissmartypants]

15. Do you have a paid subscription to the Washington Post?

[erronis]

17. Yes. But I also tried it in another system that doesn't have my creds/cookies.

Thanks for pursuing. I never use MSN so it really doesn't matter to me in this instance. I do use google which also tries to capture as much as it can about my interactions.

Have you heard about Microsoft's new "AI Explorer"? It purports to remember everything you ever did on your computer. Taking loss of privacy to a new level!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-is-windows-11-ai-explorer-everything-you-need-to-know-about-microsoft-s-upcoming-defining-ai-pc-feature/ar-AA1nJ80X

[littlemissmartypants]

18. You're welcome. I had to try. I don't use Google or Microsoft if I can avoid them.

I'm constantly deleting cookies and clearing caches though. ❤️

[BootinUp]

4. Start refunding now, 'cause you know...Trump, and rules, and such. nt

[House of Roberts]

5. First rule of Formula One:

Only Formula One can make money from a Formula One event. (Goes all the way back to Bernie Ecclestone, who evolved F1 into what it is today.)

[Marcuse]

13. Interestingly, the F1 Association is owned by Liberty Media, a major Republican donor.

Non Dark Donations this cycle:

[link:https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/liberty-media-corp/recipients?id=D000067699|

[bluesbassman]

19. Finally occurring to Trump's "friends" that he's a losing proposition.

Wallow in your loser status you POS!

[Blue Owl]

22. Suck it Donny you big fat loser

[Marcuse]

24. The broadcast today mentioned that he was in attendance.

[Quakerfriend]

27. As was Ron DeSantis

[Cha]

25. HAHA MF Traitorrs!!!