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Meet The Oligarchs

“The ultra-wealthy of today differ from the ultra-wealthy in past eras in that they have, a lot of them, no stake in the infrastructure of society” –David Magerman1

There are good billionaires out there and it’s important to remember that. These are some billionaires who have been helping us in various ways:

  • JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois (helped Texas Democrats as well as fighting back against Trump’s administration)
  • Mark Cuban (Helped Equal Citizens and stumped for Kamala Harris’ campaign
  • George Soros (Has donated to numerous groups, including Indivisible)
  • Reid Hoffman (Helped Equal Citizens)
  • Vin Ryan (Helped Equal Citizens)
  • William Von Mifflin (Helped Equal Citizens)
  • Steve Jervson (Helped Equal Citizens)

These billionaires have actively supported Trump’s campaign, Project 2025 directives or other adjacent directives. This is not an exhaustive list and will grow as we learn more.

There is evidence that these same billionaires are making similar moves in countries around the world, especially the UK. What can be found quickly is listed here. Do the research in your own country to confirm if they are impacting yours.

BillionaireSource of WealthImpactGlobal Impact
Mark ZuckerbergMeta (Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, Faceboook)Facebook and WhatsApp have been implicated as a tool multiple autocrats have used, also donated to Trump’s inauguration and stood on stage with him.No evidence of direct political contributions outside the US, but ended fact-checking on his Facebook platform, impacting several countries. 2
Jeff BezosAmazon, Whole Foods, Blue Origin, Washington PostAlready had issues with workers’ rights with Amazon, decimated WaPo’s opinion section and changed it to be more oligarch-friendly. Also donated to Trump’s inauguration and stood on stage with him.No information
Elon MuskTesla, Twitter, SpaceX, StarLinkDonated hundreds of millions of dollars to Trump’s campaign, was leader of DOGE that decimated departments, including those investigating him, and took private citizen dataHas tried to influence politics in many countries such as Argentina, Germany, Iran, Italy, and more3
Harlan CrowTrammel CrowGives large gifts to SCOTUS Justice Clarence ThomasNo information
Paul SingerElliott ManagementGives large gifts to SCOTUS Justice Samuel AlitoNo information
Robert MercerRenaissance TechnologiesDonated heavily to Trump’s campaign, and to Breitbart NewsProvided free services for Nigel Farage’s Brexit campaign4
Howard LutnickCantor FitzgeraldUS Secretary of Commerce, donated heavily to Trump’s campaignOwns a major stake in a mining company on Greenland. 5
Rupert MurdochNew York Post, Wall Street Journal, Fox NetworkUsed his publications to spread misinformation that affected the electionThe Australian has used his newspapers and TV stations to push conservative initiatives including Brexit in the US, UK and Australia6
Peter CoorsCoors Brewing CompanyGrandfather donated to start the Heritage Foundation, Peter continues to donate large sums to it.7No information found.
Charles G. KochKoch IndustriesDonates to groups supporting and advising on Project 20258There is some evidence that the Koch brothers donated to Spiked Magazine in Britain, which elevated authoritarians like Orban and helped fund Brexit9
Richard and Elizabeth UihleinUlineDonates to groups supporting Project 202510No information found
Barre SeidTripp LiteDonates to the Heartland Institute advising Project 2025 and Marble Freedom Trust, which is controlled by the Federalist SocietyNo nformation found, other than some potential donations to Israeli causes.
Ken GriffinCitadel Hedge FundDonated $100 million to TrumpNo information found
Miriam AdelsonLas Vegas Sands CasinoDonated tens of millions to support TrumpPublisher of Israel Hayom, Israel’s most widely distributed newspaper, right-leaning and supportive of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu11
Tim MellonHeir to Mellon Banking fortuneDonated at least $197 million to Trump, offered to pay for military during 2025 shutdownNo information
Peter ThielCo-Founder of PayPal and PalantirDonating hundreds of thousands to conservative candidates. Palantir is being used to provide data about citizens to the US GovernmentNo information, although the NHS in the UK is using Palantir.
Thomas PeterffyChairman and largest stakeholder of Interactive BrokersBacked Trump’s campaigns, pro-tariff12No information
Guo WenguiChinese billionaire fraudster and felonWorked with Steve Bannon to help Trump, and spread misinformation, linked to the Covid-19 lab leak rumor, and Hunter Biden’s laptop conspiracy13His company donated £70,000 to conservative groups in UK.14
Satya NadellaMicrosoft CEODonated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund15No information
Tim CookApple CEOPersonally donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund16No information outside of business deals for Apple
Sam AltmanOpenAI CEODonated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund17No information outside of lobbying for AI around the world
Shou Zi ChewTikTok CEOSpent $50k on a party for Gen Z influencers helping Trump18No information outside of lobbying for TikTok
Jensen HuangNvidia CEODonated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund19No information outside of lobbying for AI
Sundar PichaiAlphabet (Google) CEODonated $1 million to Trump’s inagural fund20No information
Stephen SchwarzmanBlackstone CEODonated to Trump’s campaign21No information
Linda McMahonCo-Founder of WWE and now Education SecretaryHas donated more than $10 million to support Trump, chair of a pro-Trump Super PAC22No information
Charles KushnerReal Estate Developer, Ambassador to FranceHas donated at least $1.1 million to pro-Trump groups, Jared Kushner’s father23His foundation has donated to Israeli settlement organizations in the West Bank24
Jared KushnerFounded Affinity Partners, former Senior Adviser to TrumpReceived a $2 billion payout from Saudi Arabia after overseeing policy for the country in the White House25He is now brokering deals for Israel and Saudi Arabia, and also receiving funds for them in return26
Tilman FertittaOwner of Houston Rockets, the Golden Nugget Casino, Ambassador to ItalyDonated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund27No information
Isaac PerlmutterFormer Marvel Entertainment chairmanHas donated more than $10.5 million to Trump PACsNo information
Phil RuffinCasino magnateOne of Trump’s longest friends (30+ years) and donated more than $800,000 to TrumpNo information
John PaulsonHedge fund managerHeld fundraiser for Trump in 2024No information
Cameron and Tyler WinklevossVenture capitalists and cryptocurrency advocatesContributed to pro-Crypto PACs that also supported Trump, donated to Trump ballroom28No information
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniEmir of QatarDonated a $400 million plane to Trump, in exchange received a Qatari air force base in Idaho and a $1.2 trillion economic partnership29Has invested heavily in Turkey’s economy as well. Funds Hamas.30
Stefan E. BrodieCo-founded PuroliteDonated to Trump ballroom31No information
Charles and Marissa CascarillaCharles co-founded PaxosDonated to Trump ballroom32No information
Edward and Shari GlazerOwners of Tampa Bay Buccaneers and part-owners of Manchester UnitedDonated to Trump ballroom and his PACs33No information
Harold HammOil and founder of Continental Resources Donated to Trump ballroom and advises Trump on energy34No information
Benjamin Leon Jr.Healthcare EntrepreneurNot a billionaire, but donated to the Trump ballroom, Trump nominated him to become an ambassador35No information
Stephen A. SchwarzmanCo-founded Blackstone and current CEODonated to Trump ballroom36No information
Konstantin SokolovAlpha Star Acquisition CorpDonated to Trump ballroom37No information
Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher Loeffler heads the Small Business Administration. Her husband Sprecher is the founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, which owns the New York Stock ExchangeDonated to Trump ballroom and $5 million to his 2024 campaign38No information
Paolo TiramaniFounder of 3D Modular SystemsDonated to Trump ballroom39No information
J. Pepe and Emilia FanjulSugar and real estate mogulsDonated to Trump ballroom and hosted a fundraiser for him at their estate40Their sugar company has exerted influence over the Dominican Republic politics and they were involved in a plot to destroy a free trade agreement between the US and DR41
Ken GriffinCitadel hedgefundDonated to Trump’s inauguration42No information
Dara KhosrowshahiCEO of Expedia and UberNot a billionaire, but Donated to Trump’s inauguration43No information
Bill AckmanFounder of Pershing Square Capital ManagementDonates to Republican PACs, vocally supports Trump44Invested in Israeli stock exchange45
Robert JohnsonFounded Black Entertainment TelevisionDonated to Trump’s transition fund46No information
Suzanne JohnsonWife of Robert Johson IV, heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortuneDonated to Trump’s transition fund46No information
Marlene RickettsWife of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD AmeritradeDonated to Trump’s transition fund46No information
Robert BishopFunder of Impala Asset ManagementMay not be a billionaire, but is a multi-millionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46No information
Samantha GeorgeUnclearUnclear if a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Stephen PlasterChairman and CEO of Evergreen InvestmentsNot a billionaire, but a centillionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Adam ClampittFounder of The District Communications GroupProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Jeff YassCo-founder of Susquehanna International GroupDonated to Trump’s transition fund46 Also one of the largest Republican and conservative donors in the US
Steve WitkoffFounder of the Witkoff Group Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Robert BigelowFounded Budget Suites of America and Bigelow AerospaceRepublican megadonor. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Stanley WoodwardLawyer for many in Trump’s circleNot a billionaire. US Associate Attorney General. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Gene VenturaReal estate and venture capital executiveNot a billionaire, but likely is a multi-millionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Andrew CuffUnclearNot a billionaire. Trump political appointee. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Elias LevyCofounder of SecurityFocusNot a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Jeff LittlejohnEngineer and executiveNot a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Stephen DeweyUnclearNot a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Robert TurleyUnclearNot a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
James TuellAccounting executiveNot a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Michael DesmondTax accountantNot a billionaire. Was IRS Chief Counsel during Trump 1.0. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Susan SilverieVice President of The Heritage FoundationNot a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Jonathan SlemrodLobbyist and political operativeNot a billionaire. Served in the Trump 1.0 administration. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Thomas SchiavoneUnclear, possibly a lobbyistNot a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Marcel KaminsteinUnclear, worked for many businessesNot a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Conor SheehyUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Wade EyerlyFounded venture capital companiesProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Robert ForanUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Kenneth Bridger RoyFounder of KBR Group, LLCProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Dominick GeraceLawyerUS Attorney of Southern District of Ohio. Probably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Kameel AliUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Matthew IagerVeterinarianNot a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Robert NewtonUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Anita WinsorNon-profit manager and philanthropistProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Jeremy IsenbergOwner and president of Chex Finer FoodsProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Scott PillathUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Harry JacksonUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Douglas deWysockiPossibly General Manager for a gold and silver coin store.Probably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Jesus CuartasChief of Policy, Plans, and Requirements for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s FEMA division. Not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Thomas GriffyUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Frederick WilsonUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Charles McCarthyUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Hector WongUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Brigette FrantzUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Catalina LamontainUnclearProbably not a billionaire. Donated to Trump’s transition fund46
Scott BessentKey Square GroupProbably not a billionaire. Treasury Secretary. Donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.89

Groups Involved In Oligarchy

GroupWho Started ItWhat They Do
Heritage FoundationEdwin Fuelner (passed in 2025)Right-wing think tank that developed Project 202590
Federalist SocietyGroup of students from Yale Law SchoolAdvocates for an “originalist” meaning of the constitution as well as conservative causes.91
Sarah Scaife Foundation and The Allegheny FoundationRichard ScaifeDonates to Project 2025 supporting groups92
Bradley FoundationLynde and Harry BradleyHeavy donations to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 Advisors93
Sinclair Broadcast GroupJulian Sinclair Smith (passed in 1993) Family still owns the companyOwns many local TV station (maybe yours) and requires pro-conservative talking points to be included in what’s aired. Demanded Jimmy Kimmel be removed until he met their demands. 94
NexstarPerry SookAlso a conservative local TV station owner who demanded Jimmy Kimmel be removed.95
Lockheed-MartinHas received $33.4 billion in US contracts, then donated $10 million to the ballroom construction96
ComcastDonated to the Trump ballroom97
AltriaDonated to the Trump ballroom. The subsidiary, Altria Client Services donated to Republican PACs98
CoinbaseDonated to the Trump ballroom99 and his inauguration
Palantir TechnologiesPeter Thiel (co-founder)Donated to the Trump ballroom, as well as their data analytics software being used by the US government100
T-MobileDonated to the Trump ballroom, and Trump Mobile uses their network101
RippleDonated to Trump ballroom102
Hard Rock InternationalDonated to Trump ballroom103
Tether AmericaDonated to Trump ballroom104
Union-Pacific RailroadDonated to Trump ballroom105
Micron TechnologyDonated to Trump ballroom106
CaterpillarDonated to Trump ballroom107
Booz Allen HamiltonDonated to Trump ballroom108
HPDonated to Trump ballroom109
NextEra EnergyDonated to Trump ballroom110
Reynolds AmericanDonated to Trump ballroom, also donated $25,000 to Trump’s campaign in 2016111
The Adelson Family FoundationSheldon Adelson, now run by his widow, MiriamDonated to Trump ballroom, also see Miriam above.112
Betty Wold Johnson FoundationBetty Wold JohnsonDonated to Trump ballroom113
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter FoundationLaura and Isaac PerlmutterDonated to Trump ballroom and to Republican and Israel causes114
Chartwell StrategyDavid Tamasi and Oswaldo PalomoDonated to Trump’s inauguration115
RobinHood MarketsDonated to Trump’s inauguration116
Charter CommunicationsDonated to Trump’s inauguration117
Ford MotorsDonated to Trump’s inauguration118
IntuitDonated to Trump’s inauguration119
KrakenDonated to Trump’s inauguration120
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaDonated to Trump’s inauguration121
ToyotaDonated to Trump’s inauguration
UberDonated to Trump’s inauguration
  1. Money man: Reclusive U.S. billionaire Robert Mercer helped Donald Trump win the presidency. But what is his ultimate goal? ↩︎
  2. Amid war, vicious attacks and political turmoil, global fact-checkers fear the impact of the end of Meta’s programme ↩︎
  3. Political activities of Elon Musk ↩︎
  4. Revealed: how US billionaire helped to back Brexit ↩︎
  5. Greenland gambit takes nearshoring to absurd ends ↩︎
  6. Power and scandal: how Murdoch drove the UK, US and Australia to the right ↩︎
  7. 6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025 ↩︎
  8. ibid ↩︎
  9. How US billionaires are funding the hard right cause in Britain ↩︎
  10. ibid ↩︎
  11. Miriam Adelson: Who is the Israeli billionaire backing Trump? ↩︎
  12. Why This Wall Street Billionaire Defends Trump’s Tariffs, Blasts “Greedy, Short-Sighted Skeptics” ↩︎
  13. Guo Wengui: How a Chinese tycoon built a pro-Trump money machine (also was featured in an entire chapter in The Haves and Have Yachts by Evan Osnos) ↩︎
  14. Revealed: How foreign billionaires pump millions into British politics ↩︎
  15. Tech Billionaires Once Backed Trump Ahead of His Return to Office. Here’s How Their Relationships Have Changed Since ↩︎
  16. Ibid ↩︎
  17. Ibid ↩︎
  18. Ibid ↩︎
  19. Ibid ↩︎
  20. Ibid ↩︎
  21. Billionaire GOP Donor Stephen Schwarzman backs Trump in ‘vote for change’ ↩︎
  22. Linda McMahon led WWE and the SBA. The US Education Dept. may be next ↩︎
  23. Jared Kushner’s Dad Charles, who Trump Pardoned, gave $1 million to a Trum super PAC ↩︎
  24. Trump son-in-law’s family donated to Israeli settler groups ↩︎
  25. Why the Hell Isn’t Jared Kushner’s $2 Billion Saudi Payment a Big Scandal? ↩︎
  26. Jared Kushner is back – and so are big questions about his financial ties ↩︎
  27. Major Sports Figures Donated $15M to Second Trump Inauguration ↩︎
  28. Meet all 37 White House ballroom funding the $300 million build including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks ↩︎
  29. Royal Who Gave Trump $400M Gold Plane Brazenly Boards AF1 ↩︎
  30. Qatar keeps purchasing political influence ↩︎
  31. Meet all 37 White House ballroom funding the $300 million build including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks ↩︎
  32. ibid ↩︎
  33. ibid ↩︎
  34. ibid ↩︎
  35. ibid ↩︎
  36. ibid ↩︎
  37. ibid ↩︎
  38. ibid ↩︎
  39. ibid ↩︎
  40. ibid ↩︎
  41. Palm Beach Sugar Barons Accused in WikiLeaks Cables of Trying to Sabotage U.S. Trade Deal ↩︎
  42. Big Firms & Billionaires Curry Favor With Trump By Giving Millions For His Inauguration Festivities ↩︎
  43. ibid ↩︎
  44. Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Bill Ackman ↩︎
  45. Bill Ackman buys stake in Tel Aviv stock exchange in ‘vote of confidence’ for Israeli economy ↩︎
  46. A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light ↩︎
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  89. Scott Bessent (2025- ) ↩︎
  90. The Heritage Foundation ↩︎
  91. Conquerors of the Courts ↩︎
  92. ibid footnote 2 ↩︎
  93. ibid footnote 2 ↩︎
  94. What is Sinclair Broadcasting? The conservative company demanding apology from Jimmy Kimmel over Charlie Kirk, more info on Sinclair and how they influence the news on their stations here: The Center for Public Integrity ↩︎
  95. Nexstar Led the Charge Against Jimmy Kimmel. It Had a Business Motive. ↩︎
  96. Meet all 37 White House ballroom funding the $300 million build including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks ↩︎
  97. ibid ↩︎
  98. ibid ↩︎
  99. ibid ↩︎
  100. ibid, and Google search ↩︎
  101. ibid ↩︎
  102. ibid article above ↩︎
  103. ibid ↩︎
  104. ibid ↩︎
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  106. ibid ↩︎
  107. ibid ↩︎
  108. ibid ↩︎
  109. ibid ↩︎
  110. ibid ↩︎
  111. ibid ↩︎
  112. ibid ↩︎
  113. ibid ↩︎
  114. ibid ↩︎
  115. Big Firms & Billionaires Curry Favor With Trump By Giving Millions For His Inauguration Festivities ↩︎
  116. ibid ↩︎
  117. ibid ↩︎
  118. ibid ↩︎
  119. ibid ↩︎
  120. ibid ↩︎
  121. ibid ↩︎

[In 2024] Billionaire spending heavily favored Republicans. Over two-thirds (70%) of billionaire-family contributions went in support of GOP candidates and conservative causes. — Billionaires Buying Elections: They’ve Come to Collect