GOP Megadonor Throws in the Towel on Republicans Holding House in Midterms: 'Almost a Certainty' That Dems Win
Source: MEDIAite
May 5th, 2026, 2:55 pm
Billionaire GOP megadonor Ken Griffin has thrown in the towel on Republicans holding the House in this years midterm elections, calling it almost a certainty that democrats will win. Griffin, who is the founder of Citadel, told CNBCs Sara Eisen that the American people have had it when it comes to inflation.
Now [Donald] Trump is president, people want to see that return to having more purchasing power at the cash register, he said. If you look at the price of eggs, you look at the price of fast food, you look at the price of housing, you look at the price of almost anything in life, its materially higher than it was seven years ago.
And so when gasoline prices go higher, I think its really triggering to the American people that the inflation genie is back out of the bottle again, and I think Trump has to deal with that reality that the American people have just had it when it comes to inflation. Unfortunately, I think he is being disproportionately blamed for the diminution of purchasing power, the story of which was really written during the pandemic days of the Biden administration.
The conversation about inflation prompted Eisen to ask Griffin, Do you see the democrats taking Congress?. While Griffin seemed certain about the fate of the House, he found the Senates fate to be less clear-cut.
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cstanleytech
(28,569 posts)Skittles
(172,537 posts)Americans are SICK OF TRUMP and they are SICK OF THE ENTIRE GOP LINING UP TO SUCK HIM OFF
ENOUGH ALREADY
FakeNoose
(42,146 posts)The Repukes will be backing off and distancing themselves from Chump very quickly.

surfered
(14,052 posts)tanyev
(49,527 posts)Really, Ken?

Cha
(320,272 posts)billionaire PEDO apologist.
Cha
(320,272 posts)Luck with that, Ken Griffin.
PEDO is out there spewing .. "gas prices aren't high.." It's your lying eyes.
mdbl
(8,729 posts)He already got his big tax cut. All the other laws that try to keep billionaires from raping the economy are being watered down or cancelled. What else does he need?
Martin68
(28,004 posts)fujiyamasan
(1,977 posts)Still hung up on blaming Biden? This fucker may as well be blaming Clinton and his penis.
Post Covid inflation was a GLOBAL phenomenon, in case this fuck stick doesnt remember. And the US came out of it far better than many other countries (as hes well aware given his portfolio returns).
Sure some of the politics and rhetoric wasnt as effective as it could have been (the Biden admin should have been beating away daily how they were working hard on bringing it down and calling it transitory at first was a mistake), but they at least realized the importance of the issue, addressed it, and then worked effectively, giving the fed independence in raising rates and not triggering what could have been a much worse and longer drawn out stagflation. The administration deserves a lot of credit. Yellen did a great job, unlike that smarmy hack we have now.
Thanks to your buddy Ken, and due to his stupid tariffs and incessant war, were back to where we were.
Skittles
(172,537 posts)somehow the enfeebled Biden magically caused world-wide inflation on his own