‘How noble of him’: Donald Trump WANTED to keep ‘self-funding’ but this got in the way. SAD!

Posted at 5:28 pm on May 24, 2016 by Sarah D.

@BuzzFeedAndrew @benshapiro How noble of him. LOL. #NeverTrump
— Susan Kuebler (@KueblerSusan) May 24, 2016

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Self-funder Trump now asking for donations, but says it's only because GOP asked: https://t.co/2eMQqU178y
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 24, 2016

Trump says he's no longer self-funding at the RNC's request: https://t.co/EZ77lu2UFW pic.twitter.com/9A4fSrC10j
— andrew kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) May 24, 2016

More from the AP:

Donald Trump holds his first presidential fundraisers this week. The events directly benefit his campaign, but he doesn’t see it that way.
Trump insists that his about-face from self-funded candidate to one who relies on donors is happening only at the request of the Republican National Committee.
“The RNC really wanted to do it, and I want to show good spirit,” Trump said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “‘Cause I was very happy to continue to go along the way I was.”

Ah, OK. So he really wanted to self-fund. It’s just that the RNC wouldn’t let him. And Trump’s not the type to say no to the RNC.

@BuzzFeedAndrew Well that's a complete 180 degree turn from "I won't be told what to do by the establishment in the GOP" This flipping guy?
— Holly B Thornton (@beachmamax2) May 24, 2016

This flipping guy, indeed.

Hahaha, "at the RNC's request" = "at my bank manager's request bc I lack the liquid assets to do so" https://t.co/pX8sgDoV6h
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) May 24, 2016

@BuzzFeedAndrew Also: was never really self-funding.
— Albert W Dubreuil (@AWDubreuil) May 24, 2016

@BuzzFeedAndrew: He's had a "donate" button on his website for nearly a year! Where have those donations been going?
— DRUDGE DISTORT (@DRUDGE_DISTORT) May 24, 2016