Top Billionaire Says He’s Backing Trump: ‘Vote for Change’

Top billionaire donor Stephen Schwarzman said he’s backing the former president.
Top Billionaire Says He’s Backing Trump: ‘Vote for Change’
Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone speaks alongside then-President Donald Trump in a file photo Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Stephen Schwarzman, the CEO and co-founder of real estate giant Blackstone, said Friday that he is planning to support former President Donald Trump’s campaign as a “vote for change.”

Mr. Schwarzman cited what he called a “dramatic rise of antisemitism” in the United States that has led him to “focus on the consequences of upcoming elections with greater urgency.”

Jack Phillips
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