Adelson implores Republican Jewish leaders to support Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire casino executive Sheldon Adelson is already at work on behalf of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Most RJC members backed other Republican candidates over Trump in the primary contest, and some have been put off by Trump's divisive comments and ideas, such as temporarily banning all Muslims from entering the country.

Earlier in the race, Trump dismissed GOP rival Marco Rubio as striving to be "a perfect little puppet" of Adelson, who in addition to supporting Israel wants to ban internet gambling.

Ari Fleischer, another board member and former press secretary to President George W. Bush, said that the RJC is in about the same spot as the broader Republican Party.