Billionaire whose firm backed Trump's $175 million bond reveals how the deal came together
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| "At first, Trump plaed to post a mix of investment-grade bonds and cash as collateral (80" | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "In 2022, Axos Bank, a California lender, loaned Trump $100 million to refinance the mortgage on Trump Tower." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Ultimately, he put up all cash, Hankey said, adding that he does not know where the $175 million in cash that Trump posted came from." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "(CNN) -- Don Hankey, the chairman and majority shareholder of Knight Specialty Insurance, told CNN on Tuesday that the deal to underwrite former President Donald Trump's $175 million bond in New York came together quickly and that Trump posted all cash as collateral." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "Hankey confirmed to CNN that he and his wife, as well as their two sons, have donated to Trump's presidential campaigns in the past and plan to support him again in 2024." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "At first, Trump plaed to post a mix of investment-grade bonds and cash as collateral (80" | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "After the amount of the bond was slashed to $175 million by a New York appeals court, the Trump team eventually reached back out to Knight Specialty, according to Hankey." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Hankey, who has supported Trump's presidential campaigns, said initially he reached out to the Trump Organization last month when the former president was having trouble putting together a bond of $464 million." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "It's not the first time Hankey and Trump's businesses were intertwined." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Ultimately, he put up all cash, Hankey said, adding that he does not know where the $175 million in cash that Trump posted came from." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "(CNN) -- Don Hankey, the chairman and majority shareholder of Knight Specialty Insurance, told CNN on Tuesday that the deal to underwrite former President Donald Trump's $175 million bond in New York came together quickly and that Trump posted all cash as collateral." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "(CNN) -- Don Hankey, the chairman and majority shareholder of Knight Specialty Insurance, told CNN on Tuesday that the deal to underwrite former President Donald Trump's $175 million bond in New York came together quickly and that Trump posted all cash as collateral." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
55% : At first, Trump planned to post a mix of investment-grade bonds and cash as collateral (80% bonds and 20% cash), Hankey said.50% : In 2022, Axos Bank, a California lender, loaned Trump $100 million to refinance the mortgage on Trump Tower.
23% : "Ultimately, he put up all cash," Hankey said, adding that he does not know where the $175 million in cash that Trump posted came from.
22% : (CNN) -- Don Hankey, the chairman and majority shareholder of Knight Specialty Insurance, told CNN on Tuesday that the deal to underwrite former President Donald Trump's $175 million bond in New York came together quickly and that Trump posted all cash as collateral.
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