Man United owners split on US election support for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United co-owners Avram and Edward Glazer have backed different candidates in the United States presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Avram, 64, has contributed £2.62m ($3.4m) to Harris and Democratic party-related causes. However, Edward, 54, has donated £1.54m ($2m) to Trump and Republican party-associated causes.
But they are not the only Glazer siblings involved. Darcie Glazer Kassewitz and several of her brothers have also contributed to Gridiron PAC, the NFL's nonpartisan lobbying company, through the family-owned Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Avram's contributions are the most substantial from the family. Six-figure sums totalling £1.35m ($1.75m) before Edward's highest donation - £79,000 ($103,000) to the Republican National Committee - appears on the Federal Election Commission Individual Contributions list. READ MORE: Wayne Rooney opens up on playing golf with Trump - 'I was followed by snipers' READ MORE: 'You don't realise what you've done' - the role Trump played in setting up infamous Man United vs Leeds trilogy The elder Glazer's donations include those to the Harris Victory Fund, the Democratic National Committee, and the Iowa Democratic Party.
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