President Trump uses the Republican Party all -encompassing respect to apply even more control over the world of big money GoP, which has long been one of the last remaining Reds of Trump Skepticism.
For years, the Super Pac was associated with the Republicans House and the Senate of one of the most powerful and independent fiil in American politics, increased and spent hundreds of millions of dollars in every election.
But even though Mr. Trump is in his second term and cannot run again, he quickly brings them to his sphere of influence – a sign that his dominance over the party could withstand well for the future.
How Super Pacs, the Congress Fund and the Senate management fund, have new leaders this year and cooperate closer than ever with the White House, revise their Board of Directors and install veteran strategists in higher positions.
At the same time, the Super Pac Pac, Maga Inc., and its allied non -profit group, have already accumulated about $ 400 million from the elections to 2024, according to two people reported on the raising of funds who insisted on anonymity to discuss the organization’s finances. This amount is without precedens so early in the election cycle, especially for the award -winning president. Trump Super PAC is expected to play a major role in the middle of the period that seeks the usual flow of cash and interferes with the traditional domination of Congress Super PAC.
Changes – both in personnel and financial firepower – represent a fundamental re -evaluation of Republican financing and extraordinary expansion of the already stunning rocking of Mr. Trump. Interviews with the leaders of Republicans associated with leaders on Capitol hills reveal private concerns about the imbalance of power if the best Pac Gop is weakened and too flexible to Mr. Trump.
Fears are particularly acute in the house where speaker Mike Johnson owes his contribution to Mr. Trump. His allies are not only afraid of their independence, but also for how it will be played when the President’s personal resentment and the agenda are contrary to the political priorities of Republican chambers, divides GoP and potentially deliver the advantage to Democrats.
Some Republicans say that the relationship between the hands in the glove between Capitol Hill and the White House is simply a good politics and that the bringing of Mr. Trump’s allies to the tent is much more strategic than having the president from a distance. Republican strategists involved in elections in the middle of the period agrees that the party must motivate Trump’s supporters to show themselves even if it is not on the vote.
“Political matching in the middle of the period is an absolute necessity,” said Josh Holmes, who played a key role that advises the Senate leadership fund when Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was a leader. “I’m afraid much less about the bank account looks bigger than me of alignment.”
The influx of allies of Trump
In the Congress Fund, there are major changes, the main external group trying to vote for the Republicans to the house.
The new President of Super Pac and its allied non -profit group, Chris Winkelman, actively asks Mr. Trump’s team for cooperation. One of the top advisors of the President in 2024, Chris Lacivita, is now the leader of the group’s advisor in addition to the help of Steer Maga Inc.
The House Super Pac also adds at least three new people to its board of directors, including Andy Surabian, the best political advisor to Vice President JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr., and Richard Walter, the best strategist in the Republican National Committee during the first term of Mr. Trump and his campaign. The CEO of Pro-Trump Republican Jewish Coalition was not previously reported.
“We are actively looking for these people because they are good at what they do,” said Mr. Winkelman in an interview. “This is how the united government is to look among political professionals.”
The Allies of Trump also come to the Senate.
The new Executive Director of the Senate management and its allied non -profit group Alex Latcham was a Trump 2024 campaign officer. He said his group would “work closely with President Trump to ensure that the radical vision of Democrats for America would never become a reality.”
The Super Pac Senate replaces its entire board. But it is not clear what make -up advice will be its new chair He is a former Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado, who is close to some of the main donors. The other members are expected to be the allies of Senator John Thun, the new leader of the majority. One confidant Thune, Johnny Depefano, who served in the first Trump administration, joined the SLF Council and is already on the CLF board.
While Super Pac are predominantly guided – though not directly – the leader of the party in each chamber, changes in groups are important for their symbolism.
A vision of trouble forward
The fact that Super Pac Mr. Trump could cover the leader of the congress.
Of course, the President has always played a big role in Down-Ballot races and freely supported candidates for the middle period of 2022 in a way that frustrated some higher Republicans. But it was not a big factor. The Congress Fund spent about $ 260 million in this cycle, and the Senate management fund spent $ 290 million, while Mr. Trump’s group set only $ 19 million.
So far, at the beginning of the election cycle 2026, the Republicans say that there are few grades between Mr. Trump’s operation and the Republicans Capitol Hill. But in private interviews, some Republicans say they can see anticipation of trouble.
The highest concern is if Maga Inc. He starts spending a war chest against someone like Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, one of the most vulnerable Republican established in 2026.
This week, Mr. Tillis announced that he was not supporting Ed Martin, the nominated Mr. Trump for the United States attorney for Washington, because of his work that defended the rebels who attacked Capitol in 2021. forced the White House to pull out the nomination.
Incentives for Mr. Trump, who appreciate loyalty and are not re -election, can easily differ from the goals of the Super Pac Senate, which generally seeks to support milder nominated and strive to re -select established entities, the Republicans say.
In private interviews Mr. Winkelman expressed concern that his Super Pac was overcome by Mr. Trump groups, according to three people who discussed the matter.
Mr. Winkelman denied this sentiment. “That’s not true,” he said in a statement, adding that the Trump team was invested in holding most of the house. “We would be stupid not to lure more money and more wins,” he said.
Unprecedented raising funds
The president had never had so much strength to raise funds before.
The only other second president in the Super Pac era, which had such a group, was President Barack Obama after 2012.
Mr. Trump made another decision. Since he was elected in November, he has noticed at least six Funds for Maga Inc., while the price tag for the place reached up to $ 1.5 million per event with the head of the cryptocurrency, attended on Monday in Washington.
A lot of money Mr. Trump receives comes from the corporate interests that long for a better approach.
Mr. Trump’s allies basically say that he receives money because he can. However, it is hard to ignore that Gusher cash matches his repeated Comments on a constitutionally prohibited third period. Maga Inc. officials They did not answer the request for comment.
Even some people who help him raise money are privately confused, why it is a priority, although Mr. Trump is considered to be the importance of maintaining control over congress than in the first term.
Mr. Trump also now supports the richest man in the world Elon Musk, who He signaled that he wanted donate at least $ 100 million more presidential political operation.
“Cannibalization” of fears
So far, Trump’s political groups have mostly laid down when they vacuumed money. But on Friday, non -profit arms, providing American size, started to buy TV advertising for promoting the President’s tax plan.
Some Republicans are afraid of “cannibalization” or a super pac in the house and the Senate, because donors and corporations send their limited resources to Mr. Trump groups.
Mr. Thune maintains an aggressive plan to raise funds. This month, the Senate management fund organized a donor event on the secondary dormitory of Formula 1 in Miami.
However, some candidates who are concerned about the new landscape landscape are considering starting their own external groups.
For example, some people close to Mr. Tillis are not sure how much financial advances they receive from Mr. Thun, especially if Mr. Trump goes after the Senator of North Carolina. Mr. Tillis is in the process of establishing his own external groups for the race, according to two people about this matter. The purpose of this step will simply provide him with more ways to raise money, but it would also inevitably offer more financial autonomy.
Jordan Shaw, a strategist for Mr. Tillis, said the campaign had “all confidence in the world in the SLF, Maga Inc. and the whole Republican ecosystem”.
Maga Inc. itself brought one remarkable new advisor: Chris Buskirk, who leads An influential group of donors called The Rockbridge Network And he’s close to Mr. Vani. His role in Super Pac, which is previously unleavened, could help the vice -president on the line.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lacivita involves not only Maga Inc. And House GOP Super Pac. Recently, he was quietly added to the Republican company The Board of Data Trust – in his overlapping roles that placed him in the center of the billionaire world.
