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Hate him, love him—there is hardly an in-between—former President Trump is still playing the man in charge of the Republican party, as he continues his imposing national presence and rallies and events, while raking in millions in party contributions.
Trump’s political machine in January had more than $122 million in cash to spend as it sees fit. The Financial Times, citing the haul, reported that Trump has proven to be the party’s “most formidable fundraiser.”
“[Trump] is extremely engaged in trying to stay relevant, trying to settle scores, and making sure that when the midterms happen, he has got at least as many people on his side as he does now, and hopefully more,” Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor, told the paper.
Still playing the Presidential “trump” card, Trump continues to flirt with running for president again. Last month, during a golf outing, he was filmed walking to take a swing, “First on the tee, the 45th President of the United States. The 45th and 47th.”
The FT’s report pointed out that a vast percentage of the funds came from individual donors and the average amount was $31. The Republican National Committee also reported having $56.3 million cash in hand at the end of December.
Trump’s cash on hand was about the same as the Democratic and Republican national committees reported to start 2022—combined, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The Journal reported that Trump’s personal businesses have benefited from these political committees. The report said Save America paid about $100,000 for rental and catering fees to the Trump Hotel Collection. “MAGA PAC reported paying rent or meeting expenses for $188,000 to Trump Tower Commercial, $53,000 to the Mar-a-Lago Club and $3,000 to Trump Restaurants,” the report said.
TREND FORECAST: Back in May of 2016, when all the polls and the mainstream media had said Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump in the race for the White House, the Trends Journal said Trump would win.
In 2024, while Trump has a strong voter base, considering his Operation Warp Speed pro-COVID Jab stance, plus segments of his once strong base tiring of his rhetoric and his failure to live up to his campaign promises such as reigning in China’s trade, building “The Wall,” and fixing the nation’s rotting infrastructure… We forecast a stronger Republican candidate can replace him as a frontrunner in the Presidential Reality Show®.
At this time, we identify Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida, as the top Republican Presidential candidate. Other than DeSantis, we do not, at this time, see any other strong Trump contenders.