Blackstone chief; backed Trump in May 2024, citing antisemitism
Blackstone chief · Person · United States
Stephen Schwarzman co-founded the private-equity firm Blackstone and is its chairman and CEO; Forbes values him at $40.5B (3 Oct 2026). In February 2018 he gave $10M to the National Library of Israel for the Stephen A. Schwarzman Education Center, which he described as his first donation in Israel. A long-time Republican donor and former Trump adviser, he announced on 24 May 2024, in the middle of Israel's assault on Gaza and the campus protests against it, that he would back Donald Trump: 'The dramatic rise of antisemitism has led me to focus on the consequences of upcoming elections with greater urgency.' The urgency was about the protesters, not the bombing they were protesting. The candidate he backed went on to rush bombs to Israel, sanction the International Criminal Court and launch a war on Iran. The UN Commission of Inquiry concluded in Sept 2025 that Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
Forbes values Schwarzman at $40.5B. In 2018 he gave $10M to the National Library of Israel for an education centre in his name, his first gift in Israel. In May 2024 he endorsed Donald Trump, saying 'the dramatic rise of antisemitism has led me to focus on the consequences of upcoming elections with greater urgency.'
Sources: malaymail.com, timesofisrael.com, axios.com
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Stephen A. Schwarzman (f)(g) — — 231,924,793 52.2 %
[ 46 ] In 2020, Schwarzman donated $15 million to the Senate Leadership Fund , [ 47 ] a super-PAC tied to Mitch McConnell , [ 48 ] $3 million to Donald Trump's America First Action PAC, and a combined total for the election cycle of $33.5 million to Republican candidates.
FEC Schedule A receipts (contributor_name SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A.) in filing 1801045, committee SLF PAC (Senate Leadership Fund) (C00571703). Fields: sub_id, contribution_receipt_date, contribution_receipt_amount: 4072920241980308932 2020-11-12 15000000
FEC Schedule A receipts (contributor_name SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A.) in filing 1475462, committee SLF PAC (Senate Leadership Fund) (C00571703). Fields: sub_id, contribution_receipt_date, contribution_receipt_amount: 4120320201963167611 2020-07-01 10000000
FEC Schedule A receipts (contributor_name SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A.) in filing 1391553, committee SLF PAC (Senate Leadership Fund) (C00571703). Fields: sub_id, contribution_receipt_date, contribution_receipt_amount: 4032320201704436089 2020-02-12 10000000
[ 46 ] In 2020, Schwarzman donated $15 million to the Senate Leadership Fund , [ 47 ] a super-PAC tied to Mitch McConnell , [ 48 ] $3 million to Donald Trump's America First Action PAC, and a combined total for the election cycle of $33.5 million to Republican candidates.
FEC Schedule A receipts (contributor_name SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A) in filing 1400619, committee AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC. (C00637512). Fields: sub_id, contribution_receipt_date, contribution_receipt_amount: 4041720201737288044 2020-01-31 3000000
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chairman and CEO
Stephen A. Schwarzman 2025 $ 350,000 $ — $ — $ 125,291,824 $ 125,641,824
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