On Monday, the Conservative movement lost a great friend.
Billionaire, philanthopist, and Conservative Sheldon Adelson has passed away at age 87, in his Malibu, California, home. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Adelson founded and served as chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world’s largest gaming corporation, from its inception in 1988. He had been on medical leave from the company since Thursday to resume his fight against non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which he had battled since 2019.
In a statement, the company said Adelson died from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
As I mentioned, that he was a major player in Republican political circles is indisputable. By the numbers, Adelson was a hefty piece of the donor puzzle for the Grand Old Party’s nominee in at least the past two presidential cycles including for President Donald Trump. Israeli newpaper The JTA reports that “[h]e was the largest donor to Donald Trump’s 2016 presi