Singer Gloria Gaynor‘s latest monetary assist for Republican politicians seemingly made her the proper candidate for the upcoming Kennedy Middle Honors hosted by President Trump.
In keeping with Federal Election Fee data, the Grammy winner recognized for the disco anthem “I Will Survive” donated almost $22,000 to right-wing politicians and teams from August 2023 to June of this yr.
The data present Gaynor — beneath her start identify Gloria Fowles — donated tons of or 1000’s of {dollars} to the campaigns for Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn and Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, amongst others.
Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson, high left, Sen. Ted Cruz, high proper, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, backside left, and Sen. Josh Hawley. (AP)
Primarily utilizing the Republican fundraising platform WinRed, Gaynor additionally made contributions to teams such because the Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee and the Black, conservative New Journey Political Motion Committee.
Previous to 2023, the data present Gaynor’s solely different donation was in 2016 to Ben Carson’s presidential marketing campaign, proper earlier than he dropped out of the race.
No FEC data present Gaynor donated on to Trump, although some may assume her assist for his allies performed a task within the president choosing the 81-year-old Newark native as one in every of this yr’s Kennedy Middle Honorees.
The opposite inductees unveiled on Aug. 13 had been George Strait, Michael Crawford, KISS and Sylvester Stallone.
In saying the honorees, Trump claimed he was “98% involved” within the choice course of, saying he “turned down plenty” of individuals he deemed “too woke.”
“This [group] is very different than it used to be. These are great people,” he stated.
However many amongst Gaynor’s fan base, notably her diehard LGBTQ+ following, have urged her to show down the award.
Even Ana Navarro, the Republican co-host of “The View,” made a public plea for Gaynor to reject the invite as a consequence of Trump’s polarizing views and overhauling of the Kennedy Middle’s board.
The “I Am What I Am” singer has not publicly commented concerning the Kennedy Middle Honors.
Trump will host the Dec. 7 ceremony on the John F. Kennedy Middle for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
