Trump campaign tells GOP candidates he's taking a cut of their cash if they use his name
by Raw Story
Raw Story— The campaign for Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid has come up with a new way to raise cash — which involves calling on down-ballot candidates who use his name and likeness in fundraising pushes to give him a cut of the money they raise. “Beginning tomorrow, we ask that all candidates and committees who choose to use President Trump’s name, image, and likeness split a minimum of 5% of all fundraising solicitations to Trump National Committee JFC. This includes, but is not limited to, sending...
Daily Kos—Trump's new grift: Charging GOP candidates to use his name. Poor Donald Trump. It seems he isn’t selling enough $399 high-tops or $60 Bibles, and his Truth Social stock is in the toilet, so it’s time for a new, new, new, new grift: charging his fellow Republicans for uttering his name. The Trump campaign announced in a letter Politico obtained that Republican candidates and committees are now expected to pay “a minimum of 5% of all fundraising solicitations to Trump National Committee JFC” for using his “name, image, and likeness in fundraising...
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Raw Story—GOP strategist accuses Trump of being too cash-strapped to fund campaign rallies. During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday afternoon, Republican Party campaign strategist Susan Del Percio dismissed Donald Trump's complaints that his Manhattan hush money trial is to blame for his inability to campaign across the country.Speaking with host Alex Witt, the two noted that Trump is only expected to be in court four days a week leaving him weekends and Wednesday free to roam the country and no court scheduled this coming Monday. Del Percio was quick to point out that the former...