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Influential GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson Dies At 87

The billionaire casino owner was one of President Trump's largest donors.

Influential GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson Dies At 87
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Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson has died.

Adelson was a billionaire casino owner known as one of President Trump's largest donors.

Since 2015, he donated more than $250 million to Republican candidates and super PACs.

Adelson was 87 years old. He died from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.