{"id":132989,"date":"2024-12-03T22:57:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132989"},"modified":"2024-12-03T22:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:57:44","slug":"trump-picks-warren-stephens-billionaire-investment-banker-for-u-k-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132989","title":{"rendered":"Trump Picks Warren Stephens, Billionaire Investment Banker, for U.K. Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Warren Stephens, an investment banker and billionaire who donated to President-elect Donald J. Trump\u2019s rivals before eventually supporting him in the 2024 race, was tapped as Mr. Trump\u2019s ambassador to Britain on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The selection of Mr. Stephens for the ambassadorship, a plum posting that often goes to one of the largest donors to a presidential campaign, was in part a nod to the American Opportunity Alliance, a big-money network of Republican donors in which Mr. Stephens plays a leadership role. Mr. Trump and the alliance had a tense relationship at times <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-gop-donors.html\" title=\"\">over the course of his campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In 2016, Mr. Stephens, the chief executive of Stephens, Inc., an investment bank based in Little Rock, Ark., gave <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00603621\/1066278\/sa\/ALL\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">$2 million<\/a> to a group aiming to stop Mr. Trump from winning the Republican presidential nomination. During the most recent election cycle, he backed other Republican presidential candidates, including Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Beginning in April, after it became evident that Mr. Trump would be the Republican nominee, Mr. Stephens donated over $3 million to support his campaign, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00825851\/1812284\/\/sa\/11AI\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">federal campaign finance reports<\/a>. He also donated $3.5 million to Mr. Trump\u2019s super PACs in 2019 and 2020 during his re-election campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During his first term, Mr. Trump named another financial backer of his campaign, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/01\/19\/us\/politics\/woody-johnson-trump-ambassador.html\" title=\"\">Woody Johnson<\/a>, as ambassador to Britain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a statement posted on social media, Mr. Trump praised his new pick for \u201cselflessly giving back to his community as a philanthropist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWarren has always dreamed of serving the United States full time,\u201d the president-elect said. \u201cI am thrilled that he will now have that opportunity as the top Diplomat, representing the U.S.A. to one of America\u2019s most cherished and beloved Allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Theodore Schleifer<!-- --> contributed reporting<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/02\/us\/politics\/britain-ambassador-trump-stephens.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warren Stephens, an investment banker and billionaire who donated to President-elect Donald J. 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