Originally Posted by woj

most "donations" / "speaking fees" / etc work like that, big donors don't give you $$ because they like your face or because they think you are a brilliant speaker, they give you $$ because they want favors in return... it's basically legalized bribery...

this goes for both Republican / Democrat politicians... however, given that Trump is not a politician, it appears that he is more immune to this legalized bribery, as pointed out earlier in this thread by the fact that he has fewer "donations"...