07 September 2020

Trump Rips Into Laurene Powell Jobs - Billionaire Widow With A 70% Stake In "The Atlantic"

Hmmm.... Who's nasty here verbally attacking Apple founder Steve Jobs widow?
"Donald Trump has tweeted out a call to confront Laurene Powell Jobs, the billionaire owner of the Atlantic magazine, which accused him of making nasty comments about the US military. She is a megadonor of Trump’s rival, Joe Biden.
Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, holds a 70 percent stake in the Atlantic, which she acquired in 2017. She has also kicked a share of her $21 billion fortune toward Democratic campaigns. After Joe Biden secured the party’s nomination, she cut the former vice president a check for at least $500,000, according to a New York Times report in July.
These facts have triggered accusations from a number of conservative pundits that the Atlantic is a paid-for platform to smear Trump, and the president himself ripped into the magazine and its owner on Sunday.
‘Steve would not be happy!’
Trump goes after late Apple founder’s billionaire widow, who owns magazine behind ‘dead losers’ report
‘Steve would not be happy!’ Trump goes after late Apple founder’s billionaire widow, who owns magazine behind ‘dead losers’ report
(L) Donald Trump © Reuters/Leah Millis; (R) Laurene Powell Jobs © Reuters/Gus Ruelas
"Steve Jobs would not be happy that his wife is wasting money he left her on a failing Radical Left Magazine that is run by a con man (Goldberg) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE.
Call her, write her, let her know how you feel!!! https://t.co/wwuoP85bQE
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2020 
 
Trump has regularly dismissed negative stories about him as “fake news.” However, reinforcing his narrative is the fact that the Atlantic’s owner had seemingly admitted to using the magazine to push a political agenda. In a recorded discussion with Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate, Powell Jobs once said they must create a “cultural narrative” – apparently, not to be outdone by their conservative rivals – and “enhance and amplify” the political causes she funds. . .
Outside the realm of media, Biden’s campaign has attracted a number of heavyweight donors. During the same quarter Powell Jobs handed his campaign at least half a million dollars, Biden received similar contributions from tech executive and former Republican Meg Whitman, Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskowitz, media heir James Murdoch and billionaire liberal financier George Soros.