WASHINGTON — Letantia Bussell, a Beverly Hills dermatologist, said she appreciates Donald Trump’s “unique personality.” Peter Zieve, an engineer in Washington, loves Trump because “the guy’s a person, not a robot.” Daniel Arias, an El Salvadoran immigrant in Florida, is positive Trump will put an end to newcomers “coming here and begging for food stamps.”

They are the few, the proud, the maxed-out Trump donors.

The leader of the Republican presidential contest ridicules donors and insists he is a billionaire who wants to “self-fund.” Yet there’s a prominent “donate” button on his campaign website, and he has raised more than $9.5 million, including from about 200 people who have given $2,700, the maximum allowed by law for the primary election.

Because it’s such a relatively small sample — a tiny sliver compared with Hillary Clinton’s nearly 29,000 maxed-out donors — it’s impossible to reach broad conclusions about Trump’s benefactors. Still, these are arguably the most loyal of Trump fans, and their interviews with The Associated Press reveal unexpected layers of the political newcomer’s appeal.

They’re both attracted and repelled by Trump’s inflammatory comments.