reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAnd beyond that, he wants to continue fundraising so that he can extend his influence into the 2028 presidential election, people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the AP said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s leverage,\u201d Marc Short, who was Trump\u2019s director of legislative affairs in his first term and became former Vice President Mike Pence\u2019s chief of staff, said. \u201cIt\u2019s a reflection of the power that he still holds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those close to the situation who spoke to the AP said that the day after he defeated Kamala Harris, he called some of his top staff to pitch his ambitious plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He wanted to start fundraising immediately, not just for his inauguration but to flex his muscle for the midterms and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He made the calls himself and asked people to match their own donations. If that person gave $1 million before the election, he asked them to give $1 million again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPeople in Trump\u2019s orbit describe him as someone with a strong sense of timing, and he knew that his influence was at its peak right after winning his comeback campaign. He had yet to make any personnel or policy decisions that could alienate key constituencies, and there was no shortage of people who wanted to get on board with the victorious team,\u201d the AP reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe has continued raising money at a rapid pace while president, headlining a series of high-dollar fundraisers, including a $1.5 million-a-head event on May 5 at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia for \u2018crypto and AI innovators,\u2019 and a pair of \u2018candlelight dinners\u2019 at his Mar-a-Lago in Florida on April 4 and March 1,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funds that have been raised are being used in several committees like his longtime PAC, MAGA Inc., and a nonprofit 501(c)(4) group, Securing American Greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he spoke to anchor Kristen Welker on \u201cMeet The Press\u201d earlier this month, he said that he would be \u201cvery active\u201d for the midterms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re talking about your agenda, your budget bill, your tax bill, and you think about the next big test, which is the midterms. How do you see your role in the midterms?\u201d the anchor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to be very active. I\u2019ve raised a lot of money for congressmen and senators that I think are good \u2014 really good people. We have some great Republican congressmen and women and senators that love this country, and they\u2019re not lunatics like some of these Democrats. What they\u2019re doing to the country is incredible. It\u2019s insane. There\u2019s something wrong with them. They suffer a major case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. I mean, it doesn\u2019t \u2014 nothing matters to them other than that. Yeah, I\u2019m going to be much involved. The interesting thing is \u2014 and nobody can explain why \u2014 but when somebody wins the presidency they seem to lose Congress. They seem to lose the House and the Senate or\u2026,\u201d he said before Welker asked him how concerned he was about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have a long way to go. I\u2019ve raised a lot of money. We\u2019re having a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago tonight for exactly that purpose. We want to win the House in bigger numbers,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut, you know, we had a one majority three months ago. Now we have seven because we won a few races. I guess you know that. But we won a few races. But we\u2019re up seven now, and we\u2019re up \u2014 we have 53 senators. And I think we\u2019re going to be in very good position. I expect to win by a bigger margin than we have now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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