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Politico
01-08-2025
- Business
- Politico
Trump's political operation has stockpiled a massive amount of cash ahead of the midterms
The Trump-linked groups have largely not begun to deploy that cash, instead building up a war chest the president could use next year in primaries or to boost Republicans' prospects in the midterms. Trump has already shown substantial interest in the 2026 elections, with the White House intervening to encourage some GOP incumbents to run again, pushing potential challengers out of primary fields and asking Texas Republicans to draw new districts with the hopes of gaining seats. Having millions of dollars at Trump's disposal — an unheard of amount for a sitting president who cannot run again — could allow him to become one of the biggest single players in next year's midterms, alongside longstanding GOP stalwarts like the Congressional Leadership Fund and Senate Leadership Fund. Trump could boost his preferred candidates in GOP primaries, or flood the zone in competitive general election races in an effort to help Republicans keep control of Congress. Trump has a smattering of political groups. His primary joint fundraising committee, Trump National Committee, spent $17 million on operating expenses while transferring just over $20 million each to the Republican National Committee and Never Surrender. A range of other political groups, including his former campaign committees from his 2016 and 2020 presidential bids, continue to spend relatively small amounts of money and get transfers from older joint fundraising committees, but largely are not involved in building up his cash. Trump's primary leadership PAC now is Never Surrender, which was converted from his 2024 campaign committee. It ended June with $38 million cash on hand, after spending $16.8 million, the majority of which was expenses lingering from Trump's campaign last year. MAGA Inc., the primary pro-Trump super PAC, reported a whopping $196 million cash on hand, after spending only a few million dollars. The group, which does not face donation limits, benefited from fundraisers featuring Trump and Vice President JD Vance this spring. It raised money from a range of longtime GOP megadonors and cryptocurrency interests: The super PAC also received some donations made in bitcoin. Trump signed a landmark cryptocurrency bill favored by the industry in June, and his business empire has quickly expanded its crypto interests.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Donald Trump's infamous mugshot now hangs just outside of the Oval Office
Donald Trump appears to have hung his own mugshot along a hallway just outside of the Oval Office. The infamous booking photo, which appears to be a New York Post front page, was spotted hanging proudly in a gold frame as the president welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House. The viral mugshot, showing a scowling Trump, raising an eyebrow while looking straight at the camera, was photographed behind the head of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Thursday. Trump was photographed at Fulton County jail in August 2023 after surrendering on racketeering and conspiracy charges of an alleged scheme to overturn the state's 2020 election results. He was released on a $200,000 and denies all allegations. Afterwards, he decried the sprawling case – which has since been paused – as "a travesty of justice.' Prosecutors alleged that Trump, along with more than a dozen allies, "knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome" of the 2020 election in Georgia. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the case against Trump in February 2021, was dismissed from the case in December over a 'significant' conflict of interest. Rather than feeling an ounce of shame, the president weaponized the image to his campaign's benefit. From a day after the mugshot was publicly released, Trump began hawking merchandise – t-shirts, mugs and bumper stickers – emblazoned with image and the phrase: 'Never Surrender!' Within the first day after the image was made public, Trump's campaign reportedly raised more than $4 million, according to his then-aid, Steven Cheung. The mugshot bears an uncanny resemblance to the president's official portrait last month, which also shows him scowling, eyebrows raised as his eyes stare down the barrel of the camera. On Thursday, Modi became the fourth world leader to visit Trump at the White House during his second term as president. The interaction with U.S. and Indian journalists marked a rare unscripted moment for the Indian leader, who has largely avoided interactions with the media throughout his 11 years in power. Modi made several references to Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan and, at one point, suggested he would adopt his own version. "It's Make India Great Again,' he said. "MAGA plus MIGA...[is a] mega-partnership for prosperity.'
