US President Donald Trump said Israeli-American billionaire Miriam Adelson offered him $250 million to run for an unconstitutional third presidential term in 2028, despite the 22nd Amendment barring presidents from serving more than two terms, US media reported.
The remarks were reportedly made during a White House Hanukkah reception on Tuesday night, where Trump brought Adelson onto the stage in the East Room and praised her as one of his most significant political benefactors.
“Miriam gave my campaign indirectly and directly $250 million,” Trump said, adding that such generosity warranted giving her “the opportunity to say hello.”
Adelson, the widow of late casino magnate and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, then addressed the audience and described a recent conversation with Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law School professor who previously served as an attorney for Jeffrey Epstein.