‘Immense benefits’: US envoy to Singapore flagged over US$1m Trump donation

South China Morning Post - Nov 13, 2026

US ambassador to Singapore Anjani Sinha was among dozens of individuals who allegedly “reaped immense benefits” after helping to fund President Donald Trump’s political operations and pet projects, according to an American think tank. Sinha donated US$1 million to Trump’s political action committee, Maga Inc, in February last year and was nominated as ambassador to Singapore the following month, according to the Centre for American Progress (CAP), citing the Campaign Legal Centre, a non-profit...

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