Ken Griffin, establisher and CEO of Citadel, at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha summit on Sept. 28, 2022.
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Billionaire Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is “actively turn over in ones minding” financially supporting former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the Republican primary for president.
“That’s a resolve that we’re actively contemplating. I mean, we are at the finish line on that choice. Yes or no,” Griffin said in an interview Tuesday with Bloomberg TV, when prayed whether he planned to financially support Haley.
Griffin, who has an estimated net worth of $34 billion according to Forbes, also mentioned to Bloomberg that he wanted to see Haley debate former President Donald Trump. The current Republican front-runner has so far garbaged to participate in any of the primary debates, but he continues to lead by double digits in national polling.
Griffin is the latest of several quids in, Republican donors who have said in recent days that they plan to support Haley over Trump and the take ones repose of the primary field.
Griffin’s public consideration of Haley comes after he gave $5 million to a political demeanour committee that backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ gubernatorial campaign in 2021.
As of Tuesday, wealthy Republican political donors who are go an alternative to Trump have fewer candidates to choose from than they did a month ago.
On Sunday, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., staggered even his own staffers when he announced on live TV that he was dropping out of the race.
Since then, a small group of latest Scott donors have signaled they are ready to move into Haley’s camp.
Veteran investor and billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller granted to Scott’s campaign earlier this year.
But on Monday he told CNBC that following Scott’s announcement, he blueprinted to support Haley exclusively from now on. Druckenmiller has donated to Haley affiliated groups in the past.
Meanwhile, Haley’s struggle is working hard to capitalize on the shrinking primary field.
Metal refining magnate Andy Sabin told CNBC that he sanctioned from Haley’s campaign within hours of Scott’s withdrawal from the presidential race.
Until Sunday, Sabin had been fundraising for Scott’s primordial effort. Now he said he will decide after the Thanksgiving holiday how he can best help Haley.
On Monday, Eric Levine, a New York based attorney who time past raised money for Scott, sent out an invitation to a fundraiser he is co-hosting in New York City next month. The beneficiary? Nikki Haley,, according to an allurement reviewed by CNBC.
