Former President Trump
Donald Trump Romance explodes end of filibuster, expansion of SCOTUS McConnell, GOP slam Biden’s executive order over SCOTUS US raises concerns over Iran’s seriousness in key talks MORE is going to talk to major Republican Party donors this weekend amid an internal party debate surrounding the swing he’s holding over the party’s funding.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is offering refuge in Palm Beach, Fla., Though donors on Saturday night will make the short pilgrimage to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to hear from the former president himself, a tacit sign of the force of gravity. he still holds in Republican circles.
The event comes as internal grumbling about the president’s stranglehold on the party – and the stream of contributions – has bubbled up since the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill. Trump and the party were at odds with each other earlier this year when Trump said donors should only give PAC to his leadership and forfeit contributions to party organs over the use of his name and parable. IDP officials have responded that the party still needs donations on the way to a mid-term cycle in which control of the House and Senate is at hand.
The prospects for a fundraising competition have become clearer after it emerged that Trump’s Save America PAC ended the first quarter with an almighty $ 85 million in cash, which put him in the marathon until November 2022 as a financial juggernaut.
“I think this cycle, you will make Trump’s PAC work at the same level or even higher in terms of how well funded it is and the ability to grab the megaphone and especially influence these primaries,” GOP donor Dan said. Eberhart told The Hill.
“I want to see Trump work to help Republicans, not get the score. And I do not want the NRSC [the National Republican Senatorial Committee] and NRCC [the National Republican Congressional Committee] to constantly have to fight with friendly fire to move the ball off the field, ”Eberhart added.
Trump has already promised to support a slew of candidates across the map in 2022, with most of his endorsements so far to non-controversial current lawmakers.
However, the former president has pointed out to the IDP that he will consider nominating candidates who may not be the party’s chosen candidate, suggesting that he can use his PAC as a vehicle to achieve intra-party scores.
‘Where necessary and appropriate, I will support primary competitors that are making America America Great Again and our America First policies. “We want brilliant, strong, thoughtful and compassionate leadership,” Trump said in a February statement.
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Warnings like these have been raised by Republicans that Trump could use his financial prowess to fill the coffers of far-right candidates who could defy a general election and would not normally have strong financial backing without the support of the former president.
‘I think his initial litmus test is, is he a Trump Republican, does he support MAGA policies, is he loyal to Trump? And I think this is going to be his first litmus test, ”said Eberhart. “And sometimes the winner may not be the most selectable person.”
On the other hand, should Trump and Republicans work together, donors say the party will be in a good position in the medium term.
The IDP only needs to turn over 5 seats in the House and one seat in the Senate to win majorities in both chambers, and the White House party traditionally loses seats in the first midterm of a new government.
“If they are able to work together and provide Trump World with air support and energy, I think that puts us in a very unique position to do very, very well in the midterm elections,” Eberhart said. “So if we have historically had the wind on our backs and defeated the Democrats and increased our energy and momentum and resources because of Trump’s involvement, we could have a giant night in November 2022.”
Some observers already see that the divide between Trump and the party is recovering.
After the fundraiser erupted in public earlier this year, the Republican Party continued to solicit fundraisers for support for a series of Trump policies. The requests were not pushed back by the former president, suggesting that Trump may have moved away from the quarrel.
“Trump has these kind of loud statements that you never hear from again. And if you look at what the party committees have done and so on, they are as pro-Trump as they can, without using his parable and so on, ‘Doug Heye, a former RNC communications director, told The Hill.
No matter how the fundraisers shake, Republicans say the fact that the refuge is being held in Palm Beach underscores Trump’s influence in the party and the Republicans’ eagerness to stay on his good side.
“There’s one reason they go to Florida,” Heye said, “and that’s because that’s where Donald Trump is. Period. ”