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Showing Original Post only (View all)Chump Demands Cut of Donations to Down-Ballot Republicans Who Use His Name [View all]
Last edited Wed Apr 17, 2024, 10:46 PM - Edit history (1)
Rolling Stone link: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-demands-cut-donations-down-ballot-republicans-1235006262/
FLEECING HIS SUPPORTERS is not enough for Donald Trump, who is now asking down-ballot 2024 Republican candidates to fork over a portion of their fundraising if they use his name and likeness in their campaign. According to Politico, the Trump campaign sent a letter to vendors informing them that all candidates and committees who choose to use President Trumps name, image, and likeness split a minimum of 5% of all fundraising solicitations to Trump National Committee JFC.
Any split that is higher than 5% will be seen favorably by the RNC and President Trumps campaign and is routinely reported to the highest levels of leadership within both organizations, the letter added.
Trump by no means lacks fundraising revenue, but he is spending mountains of cash on the slew of civil and criminal cases against him. The former president has been leveraging his various trials as a motivator for small donor donations, but according to Federal Election Commission filings released earlier this week, he brought in $75 million less than President Joe Bidens campaign in the first quarter of 2024.
The letter demonstrates how fixated the Trump campaign is on ensuring that political donations in any way linked to Trump make it directly to the campaigns coffers. The notice includes a series of guidelines for vendors listing fundraising tactics they should avoid, including speaking on behalf of President Trump, mentioning the presidents family without their consent or the consent of the campaign, and even copying the language or style from President Trumps fundraising solicitations.
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Any split that is higher than 5% will be seen favorably by the RNC and President Trumps campaign and is routinely reported to the highest levels of leadership within both organizations, the letter added.
Trump by no means lacks fundraising revenue, but he is spending mountains of cash on the slew of civil and criminal cases against him. The former president has been leveraging his various trials as a motivator for small donor donations, but according to Federal Election Commission filings released earlier this week, he brought in $75 million less than President Joe Bidens campaign in the first quarter of 2024.
The letter demonstrates how fixated the Trump campaign is on ensuring that political donations in any way linked to Trump make it directly to the campaigns coffers. The notice includes a series of guidelines for vendors listing fundraising tactics they should avoid, including speaking on behalf of President Trump, mentioning the presidents family without their consent or the consent of the campaign, and even copying the language or style from President Trumps fundraising solicitations.
Hey this is great! They'll stop mentioning his name immediately. By this summer they'll all be saying, "Donald who?"
EDIT TO ADD: the actual letter ( PDF format) has been released by Politico and it can be downloaded here: https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000018e-ed56-dff0-a7de-fd7e8f970000
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Chump Demands Cut of Donations to Down-Ballot Republicans Who Use His Name [View all]
FakeNoose
Apr 17
OP
"Nice campaign you got there. Shame if something should happen to it. Maybe you like to buy
struggle4progress
Apr 17
#6