Oil Titans Help Give Trump an Edge Over Biden in Fundraising
- Oil producers backed Trump’s political operation in April
- Former president has appealed directly to industry for support
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Oil industry titans are opening their checkbooks to support Donald Trump, with Texas tycoons Syed Javaid Anwar and Jeff Hildebrand among the donors contributing to the Republican candidate’s biggest fundraising month yet.
Anwar, the founder and chief executive officer of Midland Energy Inc., sent checks totaling $418,000 to the former president’s Save America PAC and the Republican National Committee, according to new federal campaign finance filings. Hildebrand, the billionaire CEO of Hilcorp Energy Co., and his wife Melinda Hildebrand, together sent $776,000 to Trump’s political operation during April, his first full month raising money as the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee.