Wall Street billionaire and longtime Democratic donor Bill Ackman has catapulted into the spotlight in recent months by pushing back against people and policies championed by the Democrats.
Once a strong ally of former President Barack Obama, Ackman has moved on to slamming President Joe Biden for his age and more progressive institutions such as Harvard University, where he is a major donor, for responses to the Israel-Hamas war — a sign that once-prominent Democratic allies are trending away from the party over schisms in policy and morals.
Though most of his donations go toward Democrats, Ackman has financially supported Republicans in the past. He supported Obama’s campaign in 2008 but then donated $53,000 to Utah
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