Rick Jackson donated over $1 million to Jeb Bush in 2016 to help stop Donald Trump.
— Kate (@kate_p45) May 20, 2026
From 2016 through 2020, Rick Jackson had zero public posts, statements, or donations supporting President Trump. His healthcare company donated to Stacey Abrams.
In the 2024 cycle, Jackson…
Rick Jackson donated over $1 million to Jeb Bush in 2016 to help stop Donald Trump.
From 2016 through 2020, Rick Jackson had zero public posts, statements, or donations supporting President Trump. His healthcare company donated to Stacey Abrams.
In the 2024 cycle, Jackson donated to Trump’s primary opponents, including at least $150,000 to Nikki Haley and $100,000 to Vivek Ramaswamy. He also donated to Liz Cheney’s leadership PAC just weeks after she voted to impeach President Trump.
Jackson has long been a reliable donor to establishment Georgia Republicans like Brian Kemp, Brad Raffensperger, and Geoff Duncan.
It wasn’t until December 10, 2025, right after the GOP establishment encouraged him to run for governor. that Jackson suddenly wrote a $1 million check to Make America Great Again Inc., Trump’s super PAC.
Not a single statement or social media post supporting President Trump from 2016 until late 2025. No public defense of Trump when Democrats and RINOs weaponized the courts against him. No mention of the 2020 election or the fraud that occurred.
Rick Jackson is a classic Kemp Republican, not MAGA, and clearly not united behind President Trump.
You cannot claim to be “America First” while your company recruits and supports foreign workers (with over 35,000 in his own county and growing), your nonprofit promoted DEI initiatives, and you’ve backed Friends of Refugees, an organization that has helped resettle Syrian and Afghan refugees into Georgia.
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