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GOP hopefuls oppose Iran deal to receive Adelson’s money

Sunday, 26 April 2015 3:13 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 26 April 2015 3:16 PM ]

Madsen says Republican presidential candidates are opposing a nuclear deal with Iran in order to get more money from Sheldon Adelson.

American investigative journalist Wayne Madsen says Republican presidential candidates are opposing a nuclear deal with Iran in order to get more money from the Las Vegas-based casino tycoon and hawkish Israel backer Sheldon Adelson.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz “and all of these other GOP Republican hopefuls are making their pilgrimage to the sin capital of the world to try to get the endorsement and the money, millions of money, from casino owner Sheldon Adelson, who’s also an ally of [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu, and who has given large sums of money to Republicans presidential candidates in return for their oath of loyalty to Israel,” Madsen said in an interview with Press TV on Sunday.

He made the remarks after GOP presidential hopeful Scott Walker said, “We need to tell the president to back off from a bad deal” with Iran.

Walker was referring to a possible final agreement between Iran and world powers, including the United States, over Tehran’s nuclear energy program before the self-imposed June 30 deadline.

Madsen said, “Walker’s comments are no surprise.”

Republican presidential hopefuls and some other GOP lawmakers were in the state of Nevada on Saturday to attract big donors for their campaign funding, most notably Adelson, who is the largest campaign donor in the US.

“Basically, Walker and his fellow candidates whether they are announced or unannounced are showing that their coin-operated by the Israel lobby in the United States,” Madsen concluded.

Adelson spent almost $150 million in the last presidential election in 2012 and he is set to throw in millions of more dollars behind his favorite contender in 2016.

About 800 members of the annual Republican Jewish Coalition’s spring meeting enthusiastically cheered the consecutive slaps on President Barack Obama and on a potential nuclear agreement with Iran.

The three-day conference came to an end on Saturday and saw about a dozen Republican presidential hopefuls attended the event.

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