BX - Donald Trump To Get Endorsement From Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman: Report | Benzinga
Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman, CEO and co-founder of Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX), has reportedly pledged to back Donald Trump as a “vote for change.”
On Friday, Schwarzman announced his intentions to contribute to Trump’s campaign as well as to several Republican Senate candidates, reported Axios.
With the endorsement, Trump gains access to Schwarzman’s influential network of Republican donors and could potentially garner support from business leaders previously hesitant to support him, the report added.
In a statement, Schwarzman, the billionaire co-founder and chair of the world’s largest private equity firm and a major GOP donor, said the “dramatic ...