Independent presidential candidate Cornel West said Friday he returned a controversial donation from Harlan Crow — the billionaire with controversial links to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Th…
“How sad that perceptions so quickly triumph over truth in our decadent culture,” West said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“This holds in our major catastrophe in the Middle East where the rich humanity of Palestinians is rendered invisible.
The news comes after West received a $3,300 donation from the Republican megadonor in August, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
“As an independent candidate and a free Black man, I accept donations within the limits of no PACs or corporate interest groups that have strings attached,” West said in a Thursday post on X.
“Despite my deep political differences with brother Harlan Crow (who is an anti-Trump Republican), I’ve known him in a non-political setting for some years and I pray for his precious family,” West’s post continued.
The billionaire has been in the spotlight most recently for providing flights and gifts to Thomas, which were undisclosed until a ProPublica report made it public.
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“How sad that perceptions so quickly triumph over truth in our decadent culture,” West said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“This holds in our major catastrophe in the Middle East where the rich humanity of Palestinians is rendered invisible.
The news comes after West received a $3,300 donation from the Republican megadonor in August, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
“As an independent candidate and a free Black man, I accept donations within the limits of no PACs or corporate interest groups that have strings attached,” West said in a Thursday post on X.
“Despite my deep political differences with brother Harlan Crow (who is an anti-Trump Republican), I’ve known him in a non-political setting for some years and I pray for his precious family,” West’s post continued.
The billionaire has been in the spotlight most recently for providing flights and gifts to Thomas, which were undisclosed until a ProPublica report made it public.
The original article contains 341 words, the summary contains 156 words. Saved 54%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!