During his campaign in February, Trump was upset with the fact the Ricketts family was spending money (nearly $3 million worth) on negative ads, voter guides and mailers ahead of the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries.
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Trump tweeted the family “better be careful” and later told The Washington Post he would run ads saying they are doing a “rotten job” running the Cubs.
But Todd Ricketts backed Trump during the election, helping raise at least $66 million for outside groups called Future 45 and the 45 Committee.
