If Kamala Harris ends up facing Donald Trump in November, she’ll be running against a former campaign donor.
According to California campaign finance records, Trump contributed a total of $6,000 to Harris’ campaigns for attorney general between 2011 and 2013. Trump made a $5,000 contribution to Harris’ campaign account in 2011, and gave an additional $1,000 in 2013.
The state records show Trump also contributed to another aspiring rival, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, giving $2,500 in 2009 to Newsom’s first, unsuccessful gubernatorial bid.
Some background: Before his personal entry to politics in 2015, Trump was a frequent campaign contributor to candidates from both parties. And during his first bid for president, Trump deflected criticism of his donations to Democrats by bragging about his influence and criticizing a “broken system.”
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“I give to everybody. When they call, I give. And you know what, when I need something from them two years later, three years later, I call them. They are there for me. That’s a broken system,” he said during a 2016 GOP presidential primary debate.
