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Trump is Renting Out His Name to Republican Candidates
Candidates must pay to use his name and likeness in campaign ads and literature
Ya know, Trump hasn’t really been sleeping during his trial. He’s actually been dreaming up new ways to grift money to pay his legal bills. And, in between pre-trial motions and having to listen to what potential jurors have said about him in the past, he came up with a new variation on an old way of making money.
We’ll get to that in a minute. First, let’s review what he’s been doing to skim money from campaign donations. Prior to declaring himself a candidate for president, he had been using his leadership PAC to pay his legal bills. After declaring his candidacy, he created a new super PAC to rake in large amounts of cash. 10% of donations to his super PAC were redirected to his leadership PAC to cover his legal expenses.
Next, he took control of the RNC by appointing a sycophant, Michael Whatley, and his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump as co-chairs. In 2020, Trump split donations with the RNC 75% to himself and 25% to the RNC. This time around, the split is 90% — 10%. In the case of large donations, the first $6,600 goes to Trump’s super PAC, the next $5,000 goes to his leadership PAC, and the remaining funds go to the RNC.
