REVEALED: Michael Bloomberg will spend at least $100M to help Joe Biden win Donald Trump's adopted home state of Florida
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is committing at least $100 million to help Joe Biden's presidential campaign in the crucial battleground state of Florida.
Bloomberg's late stage infusion of cash reflects Democrats' concerns about the tight race in a state that is a priority for President Donald Trump.
A victory for Biden in Florida, the largest of the perennial battleground states, would significantly complicate Trump's path to reaching the 270 Electoral College votes needed to secure a second term.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (left) will donate $100 million to help Joe Biden (right) beat President Donald Trump in Florida
The Bloomberg million will go toward television and digital advertising to help Democrat Joe Biden (left) beat President Donald Trump (right) in Florida, Trump's adopted home state as of October 2019
Trump lashed out at Bloomberg on Twitter Sunday morning, likely in response to the reports that Bloomberg would be throwing money at Biden's campaign to help the Democrat win Florida
Trump lashed out at Bloomberg over Twitter on Sunday morning, over the money infusion.
'I thought Mini Mike was through with Democrat politics after spending almost 2 Billion Dollars, and then giving the worst and most inept Debate Performance in the history of Presidential Politics,' Trump wrote. 'Pocahontas ended his political career on first question, OVER! Save NYC instead.'
The president was referring to the opening scene in the Las Vegas debate in which Sen. Elizabeth Warren went after Bloomberg for his use of non-disclosure agreements to gag former female employees.
'In the highly competitive world of high tech, how come nobody has ever challenged Mini Mike Bloomberg and his very average, & supposedly outdated, "stuff" that he sells to so many? Did he use his position as Mayor of New York to create what is now a monopoly? Just askin'?' Trump also wrote, likely a reference to the Bloomberg terminals, which made Bloomberg worth more than $50 billion.
The billionaire Bloomberg launched his own campaign for the Democratic nomination late last year amid worries about Biden's strengths.
Bloomberg spent approximately $1 billion on his presidential campaign.
The former New York City mayor only seriously competed in the Super Tuesday primaries on March 3 and only won American Samoa.
He dropped out of the presidential race on March 4 and quickly endorsed Biden.
Bloomberg and other moderate Democratic presidential candidates backed the former vice president in order to stop Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' momentum, who campaigned farther to the left.
Biden and Sanders stopped campaigning due to the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March, and by April Sanders had also bowed out of the race and backed Biden.
Bloomberg's new spending is intended to boost Biden before the start of early voting in Florida, which begins on Sept. 24.
A Bloomberg adviser said much of the money will go to television and digital advertising.
Trump changed his residency to the important swing state in October 2019.
He registered to vote from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
