- President Donald Trump tells supporters and GOP donors that he wants to raise $ 2 billion for a presidential library and museum, according to The Washington Post.
- No official announcements have been made, but the presidential library is probably in Florida, home to its Mar-a-Lago resort.
- Following the January 6 riots, in which five people were killed, several former Trump advisers are skeptical about the president’s costly proposal.
- “I thought to myself, what is this alternative fantasy life you are living?”, A Trump fundraiser told The Post. “I have no idea where they think they will raise this money. Anyone who gives it to him will be radioactive.”
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President Donald Trump is telling supporters and GOP donors that he wants to raise $ 2 billion for a presidential library and museum, according to The Washington Post.
No official announcements have been made, but the presidential library is likely to be in Florida, home to the outgoing president’s Mar-a-Lago resort and the most likely political base for his eldest daughter and son, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. .
The Post reports that Trump wants Dan Scavino, director of social media and deputy head of the White House for Communications, to lead the ambitious effort. The president is reportedly convinced that he can raise the necessary funds through donations of small dollars from his political base.
The reported target is much higher than the price for other presidential libraries. Former President George W. Bush has raised just over $ 500 million for his Dallas Presidential Center, which is expected to cost the same amount to build former President Barack Obama’s own library in Chicago.
However, after the January 6 riots, in which five people were killed, several former Trump advisers are skeptical about Trump’s costly proposal. After Trump was accused for the second time, Trump was found in an unforgiving position with ten members of the House Society.
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“I thought to myself, what is this alternative fantasy life you are living?” told the Post a Trump fundraiser. “I have no idea where they think they will raise this money. Anyone who gives it to him will be radioactive.”
Asked about fundraising for the library, another Trump donor called the effort “insane” and said that, except for the wackos, everyone is running to the hills, according to The Post.
In the aftermath of the riots, GOP fundraising took a hit. Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ted Cruz of Texas, who both wanted to reverse the 2020 election results, saw their political capital and the 2024 presidential neighborhood tank.
Trump himself will leave the White House in Florida before the election of President Joe Biden on January 20 and will avoid the normal transfer of power between US presidents.