Oil Tycoon Switches From Backing Trump to Other GOP Candidates

Major GOP donor Harold Hamm, once a big financial backer of former President Donald Trump, has told his longtime friend that he believes other Republicans have a better shot of beating President Joe Biden in 2024, and for now is putting his money behind them.
Oil Tycoon Switches From Backing Trump to Other GOP Candidates
Harold Hamm of Continental Resources introduces himself at a dinner for business leaders hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 7, 2018. Leah Millis/Reuters
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Major GOP donor Harold Hamm, once a big financial backer of former President Donald Trump, has told his longtime friend that he believes other Republicans have a better shot of beating President Joe Biden in 2024, and for now is putting his money behind them.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Mr. Hamm, founder and chairman of Continental Resources, said he broke the news to Mr. Trump over a phone call in May.
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