Larry Ellison Is a ‘Shadow President’ in Donald Trump’s America

“Maybe 10 years ago, he was like, ‘I want Marco Rubio to be president,’” the same source says.

Many players first started hearing of Ellison in the lead-up to the 2024 Republican presidential primary. At that point, after years of donating to both parties, Ellison was seen internally as doing Trump a small favor by pledging his financial support to senator Tim Scott, a Republican of South Carolina. My sources considered Scott to be a solid VP contender, if a slight long shot. He was seen as…