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Report: Publix heiress gave ‘lion’s share’ of money for Jan. 6 Trump rally News4Jax Staff Updated: Tags: News4Jax partner station WPLG contributed to this report. The heiress to the Publix Super Market Inc. chain paid for the “lion’s share” of a half-million rally Jan. 6 for former President Donald Trump, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The rally in Washington’s Ellipse preceded the now infamous riot at the U.S. Capitol. WSJ reported that Julie Jenkins Fancelli committed $300,000 through a former fundraising representative to former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign. WSJ said documents show the Jan. 6 event was funded by a small group, which included far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. ....
The Wall Street Journal also reported that Fancelli picked Trump campaign fundraiser Caroline Wren to coordinate funding for the Jan. 6 rally. Wren was listed as “VIP Coordinator” in the event’s permit and played a major role in organizing it. Fancelli, 71, is the daughter of Publix founder George W. Jenkins, who died in 1996. According to the Miami New Times, Fancelli and her two children contributed to federal maximum amount of money to Trump’s reelection campaign in 2019, contributing around $171,000 to Trump Victory. The Wall Street Journal reported she gave more than $980,000 to an account for both the Republican Party and Trump’s campaign in the 2020 election cycle. ....