Fundraising spit indicates Trump-GOP cracks

The fragile alliance between the elders President TrumpDonald TrumpPentagon Takes Heat For Extending Guard’s Time At Capitol Fundraising Spits Points At Trump-GOP Cracks Trump Rally Organizer Says Alex Jones Threatened To Take Her Off The Stage: Report READ MORE and GOP campaign organizations have shown signs of unraveling this week amid turf disputes over fundraising and the use of Trump’s name and image in advertising.

Over the past week, Trump has filed lawsuits and public appeals to try to redirect campaign donations from committees tasked with electing Republicans to his own political war chest.

And he has vowed to oust GOP lawmakers who supported his impeachment, including the senator. Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann MurkowskiFundraiser Indicates Trump-GOP Cracks OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Graham and Sullivan Signal Possible Support for Haaland Confirmation | Agency says Biden rental break will not impact 2021 power generation Senate panel unanimously pushes Biden’s choice for Deputy Energy Chief Rick Scott to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago MORE (Alaska), one of the Senate’s most prominent centrists who is due for re-election in the mid-term of next year, even as nearly half a dozen other Senate Republican institutionalists are heading to the exits.

At the same time, Trump worked out a strategy this week with National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) At his private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach. He also offered full-throated approvals to nearly half a dozen Republicans for re-election to the Senate, potentially helping them avoid major challengers.

Trump has said he is committed to helping Republicans regain a majority in the House and Senate, even though his actions at times seemed to defeat that goal.

Republicans say it will be a tricky dance with the mercurial former president as the 2022 election cycle heats up, a recognition the party will need the enthusiasm and loyalty that Trump is garnering among grassroots voters as ‘They seek to regain control of Congress.

“Trump is going to do what he wants to do and he is going to get involved in the primaries and it is a wasteful effort to try to convince him otherwise,” an insider from the Republican National Committee (RNC) said. “Trump has all the cards here. It has popular support and it has the support of most of the major donors. So yes, it would be nice if we could all get along and fly together, but there are people in the House and the Senate that he has the right to pick on. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but he has done more for the Republican Party than anyone alive and he deserves respect.

A Senate campaign source said Scott, a senator from Florida with presidential ambitions, was in Mar-a-Lago Thursday night to brief Trump on the NRSC’s plans for the cycle and how they can work with him to regain the majority.

A global source from Trump said he discussed the approvals of some incumbents, as well as recruiting candidates for several open seats. Trump has already publicly endorsed GOP Sens. John boozmanJohn Nichols Boozman Fundraiser Points to Trump-GOP Cracks Passage of John Lewis’s Advancement Voting Act is First Step to Heal Our Democracy On the Trail: Trump Threatens Tea Party Redux MORE (Ark.), Mike CrapoMichael (Mike) Dean Crapo Fundraiser Points Points at Trump-GOP Cracks Trump Announces New Installment of Endorsements Biden Calls Biparty Meeting on Cancer Research READ MORE (Idaho), John kennedyJohn neely kennedy (The.), Tim scottTimothy (Tim) Eugene Scott Fundraiser Points to Trump-GOP Cracks Conservative Journal Editor: Trumpism Has Become Something ‘Between a Business and a Racket’ Floyd Family Lawyer Strikes Immunity qualified for officers LEARN MORE (SC) and Jerry MoranGerald (Jerry) Moran Fundraiser Points to Trump-GOP Cracks A Year Later Lawmakers Long for Hugs and Chuck E. Cheese Editor at Conservative Newspaper: Trumpism Has Become Something ‘Between a Business and a racketeering ” MORE (Kansas), though none of them were supposed to attract serious primary challengers.

However, the Team Trump source said the former president refused to back down on his promise to travel to Alaska to campaign against Murkowski, the only GOP senator to be re-elected in 2022 who voted to convict him during the election. his second impeachment trial.

Also imminent in 2022: Trump’s sour relationship with Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell Pentagon Takes Heat For Extending Guard’s Time At Capitol Fundraising Spits Points At Trump-GOP Cracks Top GOP Senators: Capitol Police Don’t Justify More Security READ MORE (R-Ky.), One of the party’s best fundraisers.

“There are tensions, especially with some of the incumbents in the House and Senate who supported impeachment, so GOP committee chairs will have to decide whether to stick with the incumbents or if they are. alongside Trump, “said a former Trump administration official. “If the pressure is on, I expect them to be on the president’s side. It’s just the reality of where the party is taking place. “

In the House, Trump endorsed former White House aide Max Miller, who is challenging the representative. Anthony GonzalezAnthony Gonzalez Fundraiser Shows Points on Trump-GOP Cracks Trump Urges Herschel Walker to Run for Senate in Georgia Wave of Senate retirements puts GOP ranks on defense READ MORE (Ohio), one of 10 House Republicans who voted for impeachment.

Trump adviser Jason Miller warned on Friday that the Congressional Republican National Committee (NRCC) or any outside group would step in to oppose candidates sanctioned by Trump.

“If the NRCC or the committee were to come in, really strong, to attack Max … No.1, that would implicate President Trump in a huge way,” Miller said on Steve bannonStephen (Steve) Kevin Bannon Fundraiser Shows Points On Trump-GOP Cracks ‘QAnon Shaman’ Is ‘Hurt’ Trump Didn’t Help Him Why The ‘Never-Trumpers’ Flopped MORE“War Room” podcast. “But I think it’s probably safe to say that any cooperation or work with such an entity in the future is probably over.”

“If President Trump approves somebody … and when the committee starts attacking him, there will be big problems.”

Trump maintains good relationship with GOP campaign committee leaders: RNC chairwoman Ronna mcdanielRonna Romney McDaniel Fundraisers Spit Spots at Trump-GOP Cracks McConnell Boasted GOP Group Outrage Trump: Report Dick Morris Met Trump: Report MORE, Scott and President of the NRSC Tom emmerThomas (Tom) Earl Emmer Fundraisers Spit Spots at Trump-GOP Cracks McConnell Boasted GOP Group Outrage Trump: Report Dick Morris Met Trump: Report MORE (R-Minn.).

However, Trump raised questions about his ability to cooperate with GOP leaders this week when he sent a cease and desist order to the three groups saying they couldn’t fundraise on his behalf or his image without explicit permission.

The RNC responded with a respectful letter saying that it “has every right to refer to public figures as it engages in grassroots political discourse protected by the First Amendment, and will continue to do so. to do in the pursuit of these common objectives. ”

Trump continued with a clarifying statement saying he fully supports the Republican Party and “important” GOP committees, but does not want the money he helps raise going to “RINOs and the fools ”who criticized him. .

“So much money is being collected and completely wasted by people who don’t have the best interests of the GOP in mind. If you donate to our Save America PAC at DonaldJTrump.com, you are helping the America First movement and doing it right. We will win and we will win big! Our country is destroyed by the democrats! Trump said.

This back-and-forth appears to have leveled off for now, with committees under the impression that Trump will sanction their fundraising efforts until it benefits the GOP rebels who voted to remove him.

The RNC will host part of its spring donor retreat next month in Mar-a-Lago, where Trump is expected to speak. The RNC used Trump’s name to raise money for the event, which is expected to attract several potential White House hopefuls keen to take up the Trump torch, including the governor of Florida. Ron DeSantisRon DeSantis Fundraiser Shows Trump-GOP Cracks Poll: 81% of Republican Voters Favor Trump DeSantis in Biden: Thought to Restore ‘Insane’ COVID-19 Restrictions MORE, South Dakota Gov. Kristi noemKristi Lynn NoemFundraiser Indicates Trump-GOP Cracks OVERNIGHT ENERGY: National Parks Service Denies Request for July 4 Fireworks at Mount Rushmore | Park Service Says Ranger Who Stunned Native Man Acted ‘In Accordance With Agency Policy’ National Park Service Denies July 4 Fireworks Request at Mount Rushmore READ MORE and former secretary of state Mike PompeoMike Pompeo Fundraiser Says Trump-GOP Crack Bill Would Prevent Biden From Removing Cuba From State Sponsor Of Terrorism Blinken List To Appear Before Foreign Affairs Committee READ MORE.

Of course, Trump leaves open the possibility that he could run again in 2024, and he will be the prohibitive frontrunner if he does.

“The RNC and President Trump are focused on the same goal: to regain our majorities in Congress in 2022,” said RNC national press secretary Mandi Merritt. “There is a lot more that unites our Party than divides it, and together we will work to denounce the bad policies of the Democrats and elect the Republicans by ballot.”