ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “News that the billionaire and Republican donor Stephen Ross would hold a Hamptons fundraiser for President Donald Trump sparked anger online at some of Ross’ most prominent businesses on Wednesday [8-7-19]: luxury spinning studio SoulCycle and Equinox gym. Ross, who is worth an estimated $7.7 billion, founded the Related Companies, a real estate firm that invests in popular fitness and restaurant brands and owns the Miami Dolphins football team. Ross is a longtime GOP donor. But he has not been a major public supporter of Trump’s in the past, and his move to host the lunchtime fundraiser on Long Island for the president elicited backlash from people who pay for his high-end fitness memberships, as well as from one player for the Miami Dolphins.”
–Maggie Severns, “Billionaire Stephen Ross gets backlash for Trump fundraiser,” Politico, August 7, 2019 7:41 pm