Trump, who never formally conceded defeat to President Joe Biden, has hardly stepped back from politics since his one term in office expired Jan. The Associated Press reported earlier in March that Save America has more than $80 million cash on hand. "Given the amount of money raised, it's entirely possible Trump could use Save America both to maintain control and influence over the Republican Party and also to benefit himself and his family members personally," Fischer told CNBC in an interview. But they "also can be used for just about anything else," said Brendan Fischer, Federal Reform Program director at the Campaign Legal Center. PACs such as Save America can raise donations for political expenditures such as supporting candidates, and Trump could use his to lay the groundwork for a presidential campaign in 2024. But experts say promoting his own PAC could also carry other perks for Trump.
Redirecting the flow of Republican money into his own war chest, if successful, could help Trump tighten his grip on the party as he aims to undermine his perceived enemies within it. Those requests echoed Trump's recent speech in Orlando - his first post-presidency public remarks - where he told a crowd of supporters that his own PAC was the only way to "elect 'America First' Republican conservatives." "So much money is being raised and completely wasted by people that do not have the GOP's best interests in mind," Trump's latest statement claimed. Trump added that "it is not their right to use my likeness or image to raise funds" - a reference to his growing feud with the Republican Party over its use of his name and likeness in its fundraising efforts.īoth statements were sent by Trump's political action committee, Save America, and both statements urged his supporters to donate to that PAC. In an apparent attempt to elaborate, Trump issued a follow-up statement Tuesday afternoon, saying, "I fully support the Republican Party and important GOP Committees, but I do not support RINOs and fools." Trump, without specifying his targets by name, asserted that they "do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base - they will never lead us to Greatness."
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