“MAGA supporters and candidates who support President Trump’s America First agenda will be impressed by the political operation being developed here,” Miller said. ‘We expect the full team to include formal announcements in the coming weeks, which will include some very talented workers not yet mentioned. ‘
People familiar with the meeting – who touched on a wide range of topics related to Trump’s political activities and the organizations that support them – noted that the full plans for Trump’s operation have not been finalized and that they are uncertain about some details. It is also known that Trump is reversing or changing plans at short notice.
Trump has already established a leadership PAC, Save America, which has raised tens of millions of dollars. But unlike leadership PACs, which are limited in terms of how much money they can raise from individual donors, super-PACs are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts. Trump continues to maintain wide support among major Republican Party donors, many of whom may be willing to cut substantial checks.
Lewandowski emerged as an active figure in the early days of Trump’s post-presidency to seek out Republican candidates to challenge the Republicans who support the accusation and form a new PAC, Fight Back America. The 47-year-old also gave advice to Republicans, including the South Dakota government, Kristi Noem, who is considered a potential candidate in 2024.
Lewandowski was Trump’s first campaign manager before he was fired in June 2016. But he remained a close ally of Trump, and Lewandowski spoke with Trump regularly while he was president.
Trump has told advisers he is eager to run in the 2022 midterm elections, including taking revenge against Republicans in the House who supported his accusation and against the Government of Georgia, Brian Kemp, whom he criticized because he did not intervene to reverse the 2020 results. election. A super-PAC would give Trump another vehicle to spend massive amounts on racing where he decides to weigh in.
The former president is closely monitoring the battlefield in the midterm elections. He recently met with Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, and former Georgia Senator David Perdue, who lost his seat in January, also visited Trump in recent days. Perdue was considering a comeback bid in 2022, but he announced earlier this week that he would not be performing shortly after meeting with the former president.
Even after his defeat, Trump proved to be a fundraising figure. Save America, which was formed after the election, had $ 31.5 million in the bank at the end of December. Much of it arose from appeals to small-dollar donors who focused on the former president’s unfounded claims of election fraud. Millions of dollars more may still be waiting to be transferred to Save America from a joint fundraising committee linked to Trump.
The super PAC plans come as Trump gradually reappears in public view, a month after he left the White House. He is expected to deliver a speech at the Conservative political action conference on Sunday, his first major appearance since President Joe Biden was inaugurated. Trump is also expected to appear at the donor refuge in April of the Republican National Committee to be held in Palm Beach, Fla.