Minority leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell Trump Praises Blunt’s Retirement, Who Opposed His Sentencing (R-Ky.) Privately boasted Wednesday that the GOP’s Senate Leadership Fund had surpassed the former President Trump
Donald Trump Manhattan prosecutors intensify investigation of Trump’s New York estate: report GOP leaders reiterate commitment to work with Trump amid back and forth Top Republicans seek to allay concerns about Trump’s funding needs .‘s super PAC in 2020, The New York Times reported, amid the former president’s target of Republican fundraising efforts.
McConnell made the comments at a weekly celebration lunch after a presentation by Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Who heads the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), three people who had been briefed about the lunch told the Times.
The Kentucky Republican reportedly said the funds raised by the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC that typically supports incumbent Republican senators, surpassed Trump’s America First PAC last year.
McConnell cited data presented on small cards titled “Super PAC Money Raised” that read “Total: $ 612 + Million” and “In 3 Cycles: Nearly $ 1 Billion.” Beneath it were the words “Trump: $ 148 + million.”
McConnell’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Jason Miller, a Trump adviser, told the Times he rejected the suggestion that the former president led to the loss of two Senate seats in Georgia, costing Republicans the majority and blaming the minority leader for not having a heavier COVID-19 relief bill. .
“A better comparison would be the $ 2,000 incentive checks promised by the Democratic candidates in Georgia versus the $ 600 incentive checks offered by the Republicans, which made us lose both seats,” Miller said. “Imagine if we had done one thing differently, the Republicans would be in control of the Senate right now.”
Last weekend, attorneys for Trump sent a ceasefire letter to the Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), and the NRSC, asking him to stop using his name and likeness for fundraising.
The RNC initially rejected the letters, but in recent days Trump has doubled down and released two statements calling on his supporters and Republicans to donate to his Save America PAC instead of the GOP fundraising arms.
In both of his statements, Trump shouted “RINOS,” referring to “Republicans in name only,” and condemned the GOP’s fundraising agencies for supporting such lawmakers.
“I fully support the Republican Party and major GOP committees, but I do not support RINOs and fools, and it is not their right to use my likeness or image to raise money,” he said in a statement Tuesday.
Scott, Chairman of the RNC Ronna McDaniel
Ronna Romney McDaniel GOP leaders reiterate commitment to work with Trump amid back and forth Trump doubles calls to donate directly to him Trump is fighting Republican leadership MORE and NRCC Chairman Rep. Tom Emmer
Thomas (Tom) Earl Emmer GOP leaders reiterate commitment to work with Trump amid back-and-forth Top Republicans seek to allay concerns about Trump’s funding requirements Trump doubles calls to donate directly to him MORE (R-Minn.) Released a joint statement on Tuesday that the committees are “grateful for President Trump’s support, both in the past and in the future.”