Regardless of what happens with his casino empire, the 87-year-old billionaire has more than enough cash to remain one of the biggest political donors in the country.
Joe Biden picked up contributions from new donors like Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang and Palantir chief Alex Karp. Meanwhile, old pals of Donald Trump, like Phil Ruffin and Andy Beal, sent his reelection committees big checks.
Pritzker gave more than $250,000 to committees supporting Trump in 2016. But after Trump announced a transgender military ban in 2017, she spoke out against it.
Billionaires’ fortunes afford them sweeping influence in our economy (through the companies they run), our society (through the products they develop) and our politics (through the candidates they fund).