{
  "id": 17183615,
  "title": "Manchester United director Glazer donates $220,000 to Trump ahead of midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/manchester-united-director-glazer-donates-220-000-to-trump-ahead-of",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-30T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/manchester-united-director-glazer-donates-220000-to-trump-ahead-of-midterms/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester United's American director, Edward Glazer, has become the top donor to President Trump's Republican Party among Premier League owners ahead of the US midterm elections. The football club's majority shareholder, whose family owns the team, has contributed over $220,000 to the Republican National Committee through the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL team. Glazer's eight separate donations range from $7,383 to $36,917, totaling $221,502 (£166,000). Manchester United's debt exceeds £1 billion, attributed to borrowing and credit usage. The Glazer family is believed to have amassed around £1.3 billion during their ownership of Manchester United. Meanwhile, the political stakes are high in the midterms, with the outcome potentially leading to Democrats taking control of both the House of Representatives and Senate, which could impact President Trump's remaining term. Glazer is not the biggest donor among the Americanized Premier League owners, as Crystal Palace co-owner Josh Harris donated $250,000 to an independent Republican-aligned lobby group.",
  "summary": "Manchester United director Edward Glazer has emerged as the leading donor to President Trump’s Republican Party among the Premier League’s sizeable American ownership contingent ahead of the US midterm elections. Glazer, whose family owns the majority of Manchester United, has donated over $220,000 to the Republican National Committee in 2026 through his Tampa Bay Buccaneers [...]",
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    "outlets": 4,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}