Today we begin diving into the personal finances of the 2024 presidential candidates.
When 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley last served in office as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, her family’s finances were a mess. Her parents owed over $1 million and were in danger of losing their Lexington, South Carolina home. A devoted daughter, Haley had loaned them hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past with her husband. But she could not solve all of her parents’ problems, with less than $100,000 sitting in her bank accounts and $185,000 coming in each year in salary, reports Kavya Gupta.
It took Mike Pence nearly two decades of government service to become a millionaire on taxpayers’ dime through his state and federal pensions in 2019–and less than three years to quadruple his fortune as a public speaker, writer and consultant after leaving the vice presidency in January 2021. The 64-year-old darling of conservative evangelicals, who published his memoir “So Help Me God” last November, is wealthier (and more liquid) than he’s ever been, worth an estimated $4 million, according to Forbes’ estimates, reports Matt Durot.
In a presidential race loaded with multimillionaires—as well as the world’s most famous billionaire—former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson stands out as a candidate of relatively modest means, worth an estimated $1.5 million. Like most Americans his age, the majority of Hutchinson’s wealth is tied up in his home, which he bought 13 years ago for $514,000, reports Kyle Mullins.
The amount the campaign of Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) spent on promotional eye patches in February.
How much the presidential campaign of former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) paid the Federal Election Commission to cover a fine for receiving excessive contributions.
The amount John Eastman, who helped Trump try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, has raised for his legal defense via the Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo.
Attorney David Schoen, who was part of former President Trump’s legal team during his second impeachment, joins “Forbes Newsroom” to discuss the latest charges against the former President, what legal advice he’d offer Trump, whether or not Trump actually believes that the 2020 election was stolen (which it was not), and what it’s like working with Trump.
The Justice Department’s identification of Rudy Giuliani as an uncharged alleged co-conspirator in the second indictment against former President Donald Trump was among a string of legal headaches Giuliani faced last week, as the far-right lawyer’s legal issues intensified ahead of a possible indictment in Georgia, reports Alison Durkee.
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s presidential campaign has met the requirements for the first GOP presidential debate after reaching the donor threshold, his campaign confirmed to news outlets late Monday, after the ex-VP’s campaign capitalized on former President Donald Trump’s indictment and allegations Trump tried to pressure Pence into rejecting the 2020 election results, reports Alison Durkee.
When Nikki Haley’s husband bought a strip mall from her parents, what did he pay?
a. $100 “and our eternal gratitude”
b. $20 “and hugs and kisses”
c. $10 “and no backsies”
d. $5 “and love and affection”
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