{"id":90272,"date":"2016-03-17T11:18:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T19:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=90272"},"modified":"2016-03-17T11:18:20","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T19:18:20","slug":"sheldon-adelson-warming-to-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=90272","title":{"rendered":"Sheldon Adelson Warming To Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Forward, a reliably anti-Trump paper<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Adelson is spreading hints in recent weeks, and they all point toward Donald Trump, the only candidate in the race who doesn\u2019t really need Adelson\u2019s oversized campaign donations.
\nOne way of gauging Adelson\u2019s political leaning is by following the coverage on the pages of his Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom. And in recent weeks Adelson\u2019s publication clearly indicating a warming up to the New York businessman.<\/p>\n

The paper\u2019s headline today was unmistakable: \u201cYour Friend is Leading the Race,\u201d Trump is quoted telling the Israel Hayom. \u201cI was always your friend even in the toughest moments and that\u2019s not going to change,\u201d Trump is further quoted. Highlighted on the front page is a photo of Trump with Israel Hayon\u2019s foreign news editor Boaz Bismuth, during the brief interview at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
\nWhat follows is a fawning quick interview, conducted at the entrance of Trump\u2019s mansion after the conclusion of his victory speech summing up Tuesday\u2019s round of primary votes.
\n\u201cAs I went up the stairs, I heard a familiar voice. A tall, broad man was standing there with his back to me, talking, laughing, and being photographed. I recognized Trump\u2019s back and approached him,\u201d Bismuth describes the moments leading up to his encounter with Trump.
\n\u201cNice to see you. This is a big day for you,\u201d Bismuth shoots off the first question, only to hear Trump agree that it was indeed a big day for him. \u201cNo one gave me a chance, you remember. We talked about it. And now support for me is only growing,\u201d Trump added, referring to a previous interview he had given Bismuth last month in Las Vegas.
\n\u201cIs your success good news for Israel?\u201d the Israeli journalist continues, to which Trump promises that it\u2019s \u201ctremendous news for Israel.\u201d
\nThe interview then touches briefly on Trump\u2019s comments regarding his opposition to the nuclear deal signed with Iran, and ends without a mention of Trump\u2019s pledge to remain neutral on the Israeli \u2013 Palestinian issue, or of other burning questions regarding violence in his campaign events or of his comments deemed by many in the Jewish community as tinged with racism.
\nBismuth, who during the February 23 Las Vegas Republican caucuses was photographed next to Sheldon and Miriam Adelson when they went to cast their vote, was profoundly impressed by his visit to Trump\u2019s Florida estate. \u201cEach new meeting with Trump is just as fascinating as the previous one,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWhat journalist would not want a one-on-one interview with this man? And who would not want an invite to the lavish and exclusive Mar-a-Lago Club?\u201d
\nAll Ears: Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson listens as Jewish Republicans gathered for their annual conference in Las Vegas.
\nJewish Republicans Focus on Israel at ‘Sheldon Adelson Primary’ in Las Vegas
\nAnthony WeissMarch 31, 2014
\nBismuth\u2019s article comes on the heels of an interview the Israel Hayom ran on March 13 with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, in which he showered praised on Trump, calling him \u201ca very good man\u201d and accusing the press on focusing negatively on the Republican frontrunner. The paper also ran another interview with Trump in February. Trump then promised to be a \u201ctrue friend of Israel in the White House.\u201d
\nWhile interviews with the Republican frontrunner are clearly a worthy news item for any international publication and are of great interest for Israelis who follow American politics closely, the choice of featuring these interviews so prominently and avoiding any critical mention when writing about the controversial candidate, can be easily interpreted as a signal indicating the political preference of the paper\u2019s owners.
\nAdelson, who played a major role in the 2012 primary race, decided to sit out this campaign and wait until the field clears and a frontrunner emerges. Now, he may be indicating that Trump is his man.
\nAnother clue provided by Adelson was in an off-the-cuff comment he made during a February 27 event at his Venetian hotel in Vegas and first reported yesterday by Israeli political writer Tal Schneider. \u201cTrump is a businessman. I am a businessman. He employs a lot of people. I employed 50,000 people. Why not?\u201d Adelson said, apparently after being asked about possibly supporting Trump. Adelson then went on to tell an old joke about Jews always answering questions with another question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Forward, a reliably anti-Trump paper: Adelson is spreading hints in recent weeks, and they all point toward Donald Trump, the only candidate in the race who doesn\u2019t really need Adelson\u2019s oversized campaign donations. One way of gauging Adelson\u2019s … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29752],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-donald-trump"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90272"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90273,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90272\/revisions\/90273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}